Love in the Lost Cities

Chapter 4: Keefe

I was pretty confident of who I would find on my list. In all truth, I was hoping Foster would be my #1.
Sometimes that girl could be so oblivious about my crush on her, it was almost humorous.
Sophie is so fierce, so beautiful, loyal, strong, and a really great friend. I love being around her. She is... literally the light of my day, the one thing that's keeping me optimistic these days. I dared say I loved her.
Wow.
Seriously, Keefe?
I chuckled silently to myself.
I took a steady breath, warming my hands together as I looked down at my matchmaking scrolls.
My eyes widened with both surprise and love, my stomach doing a series of flips and turns as I saw who was on my list.
#1 Sophie Foster.
Biana was my #16.
Marella Redek was my #30.
I smiled to myself.
I swapped papers with Sophie.
I scanned through it, looking for any names I recognized.
I tried to keep my cool as I saw the names on her Top Tiers.
I was her #1.
Fitz was her #14.
Dex was her #53.
This was...fortunate news, because she was my #1.
My heart filled with an unfamiliar feeling of love and warmth as I locked my fingers with Sophie's.
Thank god she isn't gonna be manifesting as an empathy anytime soon, that would kill all the fun of her oblivion to me being in love with her, haha.
I put my chin on her shoulder and slowly wrapped my arms around her, closing my eyes peacefully, and whispering in her ear, "Surprise, surprise, Foster."
A slow smile crept across my face.