said.
"You think or you know?" Audrey asked.
Peter then gazed into Audrey's eyes and gave her a deep kiss.
"I know," Peter answered.
Audrey then gave Peter a kiss.
"I second that," Audrey said.
***
"Well, another terrible date," Audrey joked.
"Talk about a brutal losing streak. Just one bad date after another, huh?" Peter replied, dropping Audrey off at her doorstep.
"Yeah, we just can't catch a break," Mark said, keeping up the ruse.
"What do you say we call it a night before it gets even worse?" Peter replied, sarcastically.
"You know, it's funny. I've never met anyone that can keep up with my jokes before," Audrey admitted.
"How does it feel to meet your match?" Peter asked.
Audrey gazed into Peter's eyes.
"It feels really good actually," Audrey said.
"In more ways than just jokes too," Peter replied. "I couldn't imagine a better romantic match either."
"Now you're just buttering me up," Audrey said.
"I can't help it. When I'm around you, the compliments just fly out," Peter replied.
"Well far be it for me to change a winning formula then," Audrey said.
"So, do you have any plans for tomorrow night?" Peter asked.
"That depends. Are you asking me out again?" Audrey replied.
"Of course. I couldn't imagine a better way to spend a night than with you," Peter said.
"I can't see how I can say no to that," Audrey replied.
"So is that a yes then?" Peter asked.
Audrey smiled.
Chapter Thirteen
Just as Audrey's life seemed to be getting back on track, life threw her another curveball. She returned home the next day with an e-mail waiting for her. But it wasn't just any e-mail--it was from Florida. Audrey knew what that meant. Isabel's single friend from Hawaii had finally written back. That was just the complication Audrey didn't need in her life. A month ago, Audrey would have opened the e-mail without thinking twice. But things had changed since then.
"Are you just going to stare at it, or are you going to open it?" Elizabeth asked.
Audrey was not eager to get into that conversation with her sister. But Elizabeth's curiosity wouldn't be denied.
"Actually, I was just going to ignore it," Audrey said.
Elizabeth couldn't believe what she'd just heard.
"Are you serious?" Elizabeth asked.
"Don't you have wedding preparations to make or something?" Audrey deflected.
"Really. You're seriously going to try to deflect with me?" Elizabeth asked.
"Ok fine. I don't see any reason to open it," Audrey admitted.
"To find out what it says of course," Elizabeth replied.
"Except that maybe I don't see any benefit in finding out what it says," Audrey revealed.
"Even if the guy says he's interested in you," Elizabeth wondered.
"Elizabeth, you know I'm dating Peter now," Audrey replied.
"I know, but you made this huge deal about Hawaii before. You were talking about moving there even," Elizabeth said.
"Things change," Audrey replied.
"Things must be going pretty well with Peter then, huh?" Elizabeth asked.
Audrey couldn't contain her excitement. "Better than I even imagined."
"Well, this just got more interesting. Tell me more," Elizabeth said.
"What do you want to know?" Audrey asked.
"Everything," Elizabeth said.
"I'm not sure we have enough time for that. But rest assured that I like Peter enough to put those thoughts of Hawaii behind me," Audrey explained.
"That's good to hear," Elizabeth said.
"And it's long overdue," Audrey replied.
"So you're finally happy then?" Elizabeth asked.
"Oh yeah. And here's hoping it continues," Audrey said.
Three Months Later
Audrey and Peter's relationship didn't lose any steam over the next three months. They had so much in common and found that they could never spend too much time together. Whenever a date ended, they looked forward to the next one. It was the honeymoon phase for sure, and there was plenty of mooning to
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