The title for this chapter is like... I mean, it's the name of a couple different songs and also it's a line from a couple different songs so I'm still keeping with the theme here technically, okay, omfg.
Scientific Soul Mates
Chapter 4:
The Call
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He got the call, three days later, sitting in his office, going over some paperwork sent to him from his father on the top floor, that they'd found a match for him. Wedding arrangements—with some input from himself and his match—would be made for the following weekend when they would be wed. And he wasn't to know anything about the person he would be marrying—not even their name—until he met them at the altar. He would go through his tux fitting, telling his friends and father about the wedding, the pre-wedding jitters and possible cold-feet without knowing anything about the person he would be marrying.
Which, of course, he already knew, but, now that it was confirmed, now that he knew for sure he would be marrying someone…
Heart pounding in his ears, phone clenched to his ear, he cleared his throat.
"Can I at least…" he cleared his throat again, licking his suddenly dry lips before he made himself continue, "I know I can't know their name, but, can I at least ask… man or woman?"
There was a pause, and then Dr. Leslie asked, "Does it matter?"
"I just… want to know which pronouns to use when breaking the news to my father," he explained, a wry smile on his face as he did so.
There was another pause, and Arthur wondered for a moment if she was going to deny his request before she finally said, "Man."
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