Keefe sighed, wrapping an arm around Sophie's shoulders. "So, when is Biana going to pick us up?"
"I dunno," Sophie replied, leaning back on the couch. For almost forty five minutes, they had been waiting at Havenfield for Biana to pick them up and take them to the Matchmaker's office to retrieve their scrolls. By now, they were both tired and hungry waiting for her to come. Suddenly she asked, "Hey, when's Sandor coming back from his honeymoon?"
"Shouldn't you know that?" Keefe asked, raising an eyebrow.
Sophie rolled her eyes. "Yeah, probably. Honestly, as long as he's with Grizel, I'm fine. It took them forever to get together."
"No kidding," Keefe said. "Hey, let's make sure that we don't take that long to get married."
"It was like two years, though. Not that lon- wait, what?" Sophie asked in shock. "You- you want to get married someday?"
Keefe looked away, a blush tinting his face. "Yeah, eventually. I mean, we're both getting our Matchmaking scrolls, and hopefully we'll be on each other's list. We probably will be."
"Yeah, but, we've been dating for like a week. We haven't even kissed," Sophie said. "Don't you think it's a little, you know, soon?"
"Well, duh," Keefe said, rolling his eyes. "Whoever my lucky bride is, I plan to date her for at least a couple years before proposing. So don't get any ideas. I know how amazing and lovable I am."
"Don't worry, I think I'll be fine," Sophie said.
"Sure, we'll go with that," Keefe said. "You love me."
"Nah."
"What?" Keefe asked, trying to hide his hurt face.
Sophie snorted. "Of course I love you! Maybe not as a boyfriend yet, but we're best friends, and best friends love each other."
"Isn't Dex your best friend?" Keefe asked.
"It's a tie at this point," Sophie said. "Between six people. Fitz, Dex, Biana, Tam, and Linh."
Keefe gasped, putting his free hand to his mouth. "I'm offended!"
Sophie grinned, resting her head on his shoulder. "You should be."
They stayed quiet for a while, drinking in the comfortable silence. It wasn't awkward, like Sophie expected it to be, but nice. After a couple minutes, Keefe asked quietly, "What if we're not on each other's scrolls?"
"I... don't know," Sophie said. "I mean, I guess we could be a bad match. But who knows? By the time one of us wants to get married, we could be broken up. I could be dating... who knows, Tam, or something."
"Tam?" Keefe asked, laughing as he gave out a small laugh.
"Probably not Tam," Sophie agreed. "He's like a brother to me. And anyways, he only has eyes for Biana."
"That's definitely true," Keefe said.
"Speaking of Biana," Sophie said. "There she is!"
"Sorry I took so long," Biana said apologetically as she light leaped into the room. "I wanted to look good for the matchmakers. Linh and I are applying for early job admissions, and matchmaking was one of my choices. It's one of my favorites, too. Linh's applying, too, but I don't think her heart's really into it."
"Well, good luck!" Sophie said. "Anyways, let's go."