The Match: A Romantic Comedy

Oh, by the way, there are chocolate-chip muffins in the kitchen.”

Before we move into the living room, Jacob speaks and makes me fall in love with him in a single statement.

guess I…want you to get to know me.”

“Oh.”

“Somehow I doubt that’s completely true. I’ve seen how you are with her.”

He smiles. Actually smiles. There are crinkles beside his eyes, people! “Okay, good.”

I can’t handle any more hours with this beautiful woman than I already am. After spending the first half of the day together, I feel like I’ve been staring at the sun. I shut my eyes, and the image of her face is burned there. I might never see properly again.

Oh, by the way, there are chocolate-chip muffins in the kitchen.”

Oh, by the way, there are chocolate-chip muffins in the kitchen.”

She understands that sometimes people just need to talk and be heard—not fixed

“It’s going to be torture.”

“Will you be there?”

I laugh. “Yeah.”

“Then it’ll be worth it.