Thanks for the great reviews, follows, and favorites! I can't believe it's near 100 reviews - you all are the best! This request is from HawtDog, where Merritt messes around with things. Enjoy!

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Dinner

Merritt decided that he was the greatest matchmaker in the world.

Well, he always believed he was the greatest everything in the world. But what he was going to do today would prove that he was the greatest matchmaker ever. Seriously, Merritt thought, I could totally start a business and make millions.

Today, Merritt was going to set up a nice, romantic evening dinner between Daniel and Henley. The clearly meant-to-be couple was lagging in relationship advancement, so Merritt decided to work his hands of magic in the love department.

His teammates were in their respective rooms, which was perfect for Merritt to talk to Daniel and Henley individually.

First, he went to Henley's room. Merritt tapped on the door and waited.

"Come in," Henley said from inside.

Merritt stepped inside her room and closed the door. "So Henley, are you busy tonight?" Merritt asked.

Henley looked up from her book. She stared suspiciously at Merritt before replying, "No. Why?"

"I was thinking we could have a nice dinner. I think Jack and Daniel are going to eat at the burger place, and I don't really feel like having burgers. Would you stay with me?" Merritt asked innocently.

Henley didn't let go of her suspicion but smiled, "Sure. Are you going to make some of your famous paella?"

"Definitely," Merritt winked. "Just, dress up a bit fancy today?'

Henley raised an eyebrow.

"Well," Merritt defended, seeing Henley's questioning look. "My paella deserves to be eaten by the finest mouths attached to people who are dressed in their finest."

"All right, Merritt," Henley laughed. Sometimes, she wondered what went through his mind.

"Great! Dinner will be coming soon. Meet me in the kitchen at around 7:00," Merritt said as he walked out of her bedroom.

Perfect, thought Merritt. Merritt walked over to Daniel's room next. The door was open and Merritt found Daniel engrossed in his blueprints, as usual.

Daniel looked up after hearing Merritt's footsteps. "What?" Daniel demanded.

"Hey man, want to have dinner with me?" Merritt questioned. He figured that with people like Daniel, there was no point to beat around the bush.

Daniel stared at Merritt for a while before repeating, "What?"

Merritt sighed, "Jack really wants burgers, but I don't want to eat burgers. Henley offered to take him to the burger place in town, so I wanted some company to eat at home with me."

Daniel stared skeptically at Merritt. "You want… my company?"

"Yes," Merritt replied.

Daniel looked up and thought for a while before responding, "No."

"Why?" Merritt whined. He knew Daniel was going to be difficult. That was just how Daniel was.

"Because, I have better things to do. Besides, what if I wanted burgers as well?" Daniel posed.

"Then you can suck it up," Merritt snapped.

Daniel rolled his eyes, "That's a great way to get someone to do a favor for you."

Merritt sighed and knew he would have to bring out the big guns. "Listen," Merritt said calmly, "You can stay and eat dinner with me at home, or I'll tell Jack and Henley that you ate the ice cream in the fridge. Don't deny it! I'm a mentalist remember?"

Daniel glared at Merritt, "Ugh… fine."

"Great!" Merritt exclaimed. "So, I'm making paella, dress nicely, and come to the kitchen at 7:00!" And with that Merritt quickly left the room before Daniel could change his mind.

Merritt first set up the kitchen so that there were only two seats. He went outside, cut some trumpet vine flowers, and arranged them in vase before placing them on the table. He worked on his paella, and set the table just like the restaurants did. While Merritt cooked his paella, he made smoothies. After he cooked the main dish and made drinks, he worked on a peach cobbler for dessert. He even made the cobbler in the shape of a heart.

And when Merritt looked at the clock, it was just a few minutes before 7:00pm. He smiled and dimmed the lights just enough to create a romantic atmosphere.

Jack was shuffling his cards when Henley came into his room. She was wearing a nice black dress and red heels.

"Whoa Henley, got a hot date?" Jack winked.

Henley rolled her eyes, "I was suppose to have dinner with Merritt because you wanted burgers, but I accidentally broke my watch. Could you do me a favor and go eat with him in my place. I know you wanted burgers but…"

Jack scrunched his face in confusion. "What?" Jack asked. He didn't want burgers, but was in fact in a paella-eating mood.

"I know it's last minute, but please?" Henley pouted.

Jack sighed. "Sure," he replied.

"Thanks! I have to go before the repair shop closes," Henley said quickly. She gave Jack a quick hug and ran out of his room.

Jack got up and headed towards the kitchen. On his way, Daniel stopped him. Daniel was wearing a suit and tie.

"Hey, is it dressy Friday or something?" Jack commented.

Daniel ignored Jack and quickly asked, "Hey Jack, I need you to eat dinner with Merritt. He asked me to, but I think there's a leak in the roof above my room. I want to fix it in case it rains. I know you wanted burgers, but this is important. Get it? Got it? Good." And with that, Daniel left Jack standing in the hallway confused.

Jack wondered why he was the only one who didn't know Merritt was making dinner. And he also wondered why his teammates all thought he wanted burgers.

When Merritt heard footsteps, he smiled and said, "Welcome monsieur and mademoiselle." He even did a little bow.

"Merritt?" Jack came into the kitchen.

Merritt looked up, "Jack? No, no Jack. Why are you here? Go away!"

Jack looked offended. "Henley said she had to run down to the repair store because her watch broke, but she didn't want you to be lonely. So she asked me to eat dinner with you. Then, I ran into Daniel and he said that there was something wrong with the roof and went to fix it. He asked me to eat dinner with you in his place."

"No no no. I don't understand," Merritt mumbled to himself.

"What I don't understand is why you invited everyone else but me!" Jack demanded. "And you even made your famous paella!"

Merritt put his head in his hands and wondered how everything could've gotten so bad. "What am I going to do now?" he groaned to himself. Daniel and Henley were supposed to show up, Merritt would slip out, and the next day, the two would be a couple. And on their wedding day, they would shower Merritt with gifts as thanks for helping them become a couple.

While Merritt was complaining, Jack had gone over and sat at one of the table settings. As Merritt talked to himself, Jack was enjoying the delicious paella.

Merritt sighed and looked up, to find Jack already halfway done eating the paella.

"Well," Jack stated defensively when he saw Merritt staring at him, "I wasn't going to let the food go to waste. Hey, what's for dessert?"