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The light coming through the windows persuaded me to wake.

I squint at first trying to get my vision back in focus. I then look down next to me as I felt something move in my arms.

My heart picked up speed as I saw Esma Yates laying next to me.

Holy shit. What happened.

I pull the blanket up to look if I still had my clothes on. As you do.

My trackies were on.

Okay.

Then I look over at Esma and she is in nothing but a bra and undies.
I quickly yank the blanket back over her pretending I didn't see.

But it didn't matter because everything that happened last night became flooding back to me.
And I saw her in less than what she's wearing now.

Oh my. My cheeks heated up.

I immediately shake Esma awake. She slaps my hand away and turns over.

"Esma, wake up!" I whisper-yell.

She turns back over, squinting her eyes open. "Oh hey."

I raise my eyebrows as her as she shuts her eyes again.

I was about to wake her when her eyes practically pooped out of their sockets looking straight at me.

She sprung out of bed.

I forced my eyes to look at her face, while she stood just in her under garments.

"Um," I let my eyes flicker down a bit.

She soon realised and snatched the blankets from the bed to cover herself

"Holy fuck." She says.

I kinda wanted to laugh.

She looks around. "Oh my God, did we...?"

I bit my lip. "Yes."

Then I see her face flood with realisation and her whole face turned into a tomato.

"Holy fuck." She repeated.

I suddenly feel super guilty. "Im sorry."

"Why are you apologising?" She asks me, confused.

I felt so awkward saying this..

"Well Im not sure if your a...You know? And I just took that from you." I say nervously.

"How would you know I'm a virgin?" She crosses her arms.

"Your mum said you've never had a boyfriend so I kinda assumed?" I hope I don't anger her.

Her frown then dropped as she bit her lip. "Good point."

"Oh I'm really sorry. Girls make a big deal out of it and you probably didnt want it to happen this way and-"

"Everton." She stops me. "I was drunk. But I sober enough to make that decision with you."

I frown. What?
I pushed that aside.

"We were under the influence still, you wouldn't have agreed to that if we hadn't been drinking." I argue.

She takes a breath. "Don't be sorry. I had... A great night actually. I'm going to take a shower."

"And I should get back..."
My heart sped up some more. So she didn't regret it? Thank god because I had a really good night too.

But I can't believe that Just happened. Apart of me hope it wasn't because she was hurting over Leo. Another part of me doesn't want to rush into things. But that was certainly rushing into things.
Who knows what will happen now. We are both certain we are each others match. Even if we weren't, why do our feelings keep growing stronger?

There was just one more thing that was running through my mind.

~~~~

"Lily is my match." Leo says to me as I walk with him to the lift.

"How are you sure?" I ask him.

"There's a stronger connection with her. Like how Esma had that stronger connection with you instead of me." He says as we make our way to my father's office.

I nod. "Makes sense."

"How are you two going?" He suddenly asks, as we wait for the lift to open.

My mind flickers back to this morning.
"Good, I think." I tell him.

He smiles at me.

I still can't believe what happened. I'm not the type of guy to get drunk and sleep with someone. Especially when we aren't even dating.
But I don't regret it.

We walked out the lift and Leo spoke to the lady at the reception. Soon we were allowed to enter the office.

My father gives us a nod as we walk through, shutting the door behind us.

"How did it go with Lily?" He asks Leo first.

"Good. There was more of a connection there, I understand why it matched me with her. I think the system got muddled."

My father leans back in his chair. "Either the Cupid system found two possible matches for you, Leo, or its flawed. If the cupid world found out it has a flaw, it becomes questionable. Cupids will start to wonder if they even need to exist anymore. It could cause havoc."

I sit down on the black chair. "Has the system ever found two matches before?" I ask him.

"Not in my life time as the head master. My father, maybe?" He tells me. But his father had died before he took over.

"Maybe in history books." Leo suggest.

"Maybe. Or if it did happen, the Head Cupid might have keept it a secret. What if he didn't know if it was a flaw, so he never told anyone?" I think aloud. It's possible.

"Everton is right. I've checked history books. Nothing about two matches." My father speaks.

"Or we need new computers." Leo shrugs.

"Father, I know what Eiroleth said about there being a flaw in the system. But what if was finding two possible matches for Leo, and then left it up to him to see who he felt more for?" I suggest. That would make more sense.

"It does make sense. I don't think it's flawed like your mother." He tells me.

This while time I've been pulled onto different sides. But Cupids wouldn't need to exist if we had no purpose to serve.

If people could fall in love on their own, then why did 'God' or whoever, put us here?

Finally I knew what to believe.

"I do believe that." I say to him. "I believe both sides. I believe that the system isn't flawed, but we can start have feeling for our matches before we know it's them. I believe we can have two people who are compatible. You were both right. I know that. Because I starting falling for Esma before I knew she was my match."

He is quite surprised at confession but yet seems to understand anyway. He smiles at me warmly.

"Your going to make a great Headmaster one day, Everton." He nods.

~~~~

I finally brought myself to see Esma later on that day to tell her the news.
And I had another idea in mind as well.

When she opened the door and saw me standing in front of her she bit her lip. Her cheeks went a little red.

"Hey." I smile, rocking back on my heels.

"Hey."

"So I just wanted to tell you that Lily is Leo's match. And you are mine. Both of you had two compatible people the system choose. And we'll now you can choose on your own." I tell her itching my neck.

She nods at me, leaning against the frame of the door. Esma has her hair down today which makes her look incredibly kissable. But of course I don't tell her that. Thinks are still a little weird from what happened last night.

"So, I also came because..." Here goes nothing.

"I wanted to know if I could take my match on a date?" I say, trying to not sound so nervous like she will turn me down.

Her eyes widened slightly as a smile made its way onto her face. "I wouldn't say no to that." She bites down on her bottom lip to keep herself from grinning.

I let out a sigh of relief. "Well, I'll pick you up at 5."

"Okay." She nods, still smiling.

She watches me as I walk away, to the hidden pod in the bush.
I couldn't be more filled with happiness right now.

To the point where I'm starting to freak out a little.
I am a match maker. An expert on love and dating and all that. Yet right now my mind has gone blank. And I have no idea how to start.

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Esma's pov

"I have a date."

"Who, who!!" Allison exclaims over the phone.

"Everton." I can't stop myself from grinning.

"I KNEW IT. I FUCKING CALLED IT." She yells through the phone. I put the phone on speaker so she wasnt blasting my eardrums.

"Calm down, woman." I say not remembering when she even had called it.

"It's about bloody time! You were with him for a whole month." She says.

I recalled what I wrote in my journal. I wish I really remembered it though.

"We were friends." I argue.

"Bull. I bet you kissed or something!" Allison pushes.

I roll my eyes, remembering that I read about one kiss and a make out. session.

"You did!" She yells after my hesitatation.

"Calm down, we had kissed." Apparently.

"And!?"

I sat down on my couch. "And nothing! Nothing but a kissed happened that month."

"Oh so, what about this month? I think your hiding something."

I try not to laugh. A grin spreads across my face as I try and tell her nothing happened.
I'm just glad she isn't here to see my face. I feel like I faceplated into fire pit.

"Tell me!!"

As a sister, I knew she would not give up unless she knew.

I slap my hand on my forehead. "Fine! You are so annoying!"

She giggles."I have to be to hear what I want."

I roll eyes again.
"Last night we kinda got a bit drunk."

That was all I had to say.

"OH MY GOD. YOU DID IT! TELL ME YOU DID. WAIT I ALREADY KNOW YOU DID."

I flinched, turning the volume down quickly.

"Shut up, the whole bloody neighbourhood can hear you right now." I hiss.

"DID YOU USE PROTECTION?"

"Oh my god. Do you want everyone to know?" I take her off speaker and put the phone to my ear.

"And I don't know, I don't remember all the details." I say a little concerned.

"So I might have a niece or n-"

"No! Allison I'm not ready for children."

"Well its up to what the uterus wants now!" She laughs.

I look at the clock. "Should I get a morning after pill?"

"It wouldn't hurt. That's your choice" She says.

"Okay. I will before he picks me up." I say.

"What time is that?"

"5, I think."

"That's in an hour!" She yells again.

"Geez you really want me to go deaf, don't you?" I cringe.

"Sorry." She laughs. "Start getting ready idiot! You only have one hour."

I frown.
"Exactly, I have an hour, plenty of time, chill out."

"Sometimes I don't know how we are related."

"Just because you take two hours to get ready."

She laughs. "Go get ready!!"

"Okay, okay." I huff and hang up the phone.

Excitment rushes through me as I start to get ready for our date.

I look through my wardrobe, pulling out jeans and a blouse.
I put them on and stand in the mirror.

Gosh no. Too casual.

I take them back off again and dig around in my cupboard. I find a red dress that fits nicely.
I look in the mirror when I have it on and stick with it.

Next I go to the mirror, brushing out my hair and putting on a nice red lipstick. Not too red, just enough to bring colour to my face.

Once I was satisfied with my appearance, I went to the kitchen looking in one of the draws.

I found up a few headache tablets, and pain killers but I had no morning-after pills. I swear I stored them for just in case.

Even tho I had never needed them until now.

Soon the door bell rang. I paused, going over, unlocking my door and opening it a handsome brunette Cupid boy.

"Hey, I'm a bit early- Woah. You look incredible."