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his head.
    That’s just great. The guy falls two steps down the ladder and hops three steps up.

Four
    “This is going to be fun.” Robin hooked arms with Kylie.
    “Fun,” Kylie mumbled as she picked a wisp of hair out of her lipstick-covered lips and pushed it behind her ear.
    “Come on, Kylie, have a little fun. You got your grades today.” She wiggled and bumped her hip against Kylie’s. “Professor Nickels gave you the A.”
    Kylie smiled. Pure satisfaction filled her heart. “I earned that A, my friend.”
    “Yes, you did. Now, loosen up and let’s have a little fun.”
    “You’re on.”
    Kylie quickened her step, and Robin fell in line with her. The twosome pushed open the church’s recreation center doors. A banner on the far wall read Singles’ Game Day . Queasiness filled Kylie’s stomach.
    “Don’t get nervous,” Robin whispered in her ear and squeezed her arm for reassurance. “This will be a blast.”
    “You know me too well.”
    “Yep, and you’ll be fine.” Robin let go of Kylie’s arm and winked at her. “Let’s go sign in.”
    Kylie placed her name tag on her shirt and listened as a large, brown-haired man announced different groups. “In group three,” the man’s voice boomed over the speakers, “Kylie Andrews, Mike Dickerson, Cami Longman. . .”
    Kylie listened, praying he would announce Robin Reed in her group. She clutched her purse strap.
    “Sandy Osborne, Zane Sanderson. . .”
    Kylie’s heart plummeted. He was reading in alphabetical order. Robin wouldn’t be in her group.
    “You’ll have fun,” Robin whispered and squeezed her arm once more.
    “And Ryan Watkins.” The announcer stopped and pointed to a group of chairs in one corner. “Group three will meet right there.”
    “Hey, somebody I know,” Ryan’s voice sounded from behind her.
    Robin laughed. “I’m glad you’re here. Kylie gets so nervous. She’ll already have a friend in her group.”
    “Robin,” Kylie spat through clenched teeth. She was a great friend, but she had precious little tact.
    “I’m glad to have a friend in my group, too.”
    Kylie looked up at her male “friend.” His gaze spoke nothing but sincerity and kindness, and she willed her nerves to calm. “Let’s go, then.”
    They walked to the group and sat beside each other on metal folding chairs. The group’s leader, a tiny brunette, bounced around the circle, introducing herself to everyone. She stopped, clapped her hands, and exhaled. “I’ve already told you my name is Macy. We’re going to have a great time today. I know we will build lifelong friendships—and who knows, maybe our perfect, God-intended match.” She looked at Ryan and winked.
    She did not just wink at him. Kylie peeked at Ryan, who simply grinned and leaned back in his chair. What do I care if she winked at him? She placed her purse under her chair, then crossed her legs. What do I care if he grinned at her wink?
    Kylie sneaked another peek at Ryan. This time he glanced at her and winked. She forced a smile and looked away. The nerve of him. Flirting with me after the cute little group leader flirted with him.
    “Okay, the first thing we’re going to do is get to know each other,” bubbled Macy. “I’ve copied Bible verses onto slips of paper. I’ll pass them out, you’ll read the verse silently, and then tell us your name and what the verse means to you in your walk with Christ.”
    Kylie trembled at the thought of sharing such personal information with a group of twelve strangers.
    “I’m sorry. Putting the cart before the horse.” Macy smacked the side of her leg and snorted at her mistake. Even her snort sounded cute. “I’m going to pair you up for this activity, then we’ll go to a group game.” She walked around the circle. “You and you. You and you.” She pointed to Kylie and Ryan. “You and you.”
    Ryan turned toward Kylie. “This is great. We already kind of know each other.”
    “That’s true.” Kylie wasn’t