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Date to Mate.

I never finishedmy profile.

Maybe it’s time.

Shush up.

I bite my lip.

Once upon a time, I put Carina’s info in there on a hunch.

Now she’s happily mated. Dina, too. And me?

I’m over here pretending I don’t want what they have.

That I’m perfectly fine being the spicy aunt who flirts with the produce guy and goes home to an empty bed.

I mean, I am fine.

Right?

Still, I pick up my phone.

Open the app.

Scroll past the welcome screen and those pastel pink hearts and Witchy runes Uzzi insisted on adding.

Then, I click on my profile, and my finger hovers over theGo Livebutton.

I hesitate.

Then, I click it and—nothing.

No matches yet.

But I hesitate a second longer than I should.

My thumb hovers over the profile settings.

Maybe I should update thepicture.

Maybe I should put "likes meat lovers' pizza and guys who trip over their own feet" under interests.

Maybe—just maybe—I’m ready for something more than pizza and peace and perfectly curated solitude.

Maybe.

Chapter 7

Carter

One Week Later

The ping came the day after I downloaded the damn app.

One bright little chime, followed by a swirl of sparkles and a message that read:

Date to Mate App

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