I froze for a second, then nodded. “If we’re a good match, I’ll be real with him.”

“Ryan must really be lacking in love, otherwise, with all those girls chasing after him, why would he end up with you?” Isabelle was so young and straightforward that she blurted out way more than she should have.

I was honestly surprised. All this time, I’ve only ever gotten to know Ryan himself, not all the stuff going on around him. As for how many girls are into him–honestly, I can’t even begin to imagine.

“Hey, how come you never ask me about all those girls chasing after Ryan?” Isabelle said, sounding bored as she poked at the row of trinkets on my dashboard, tilting her head playfully at me.

“I’m not looking to make myself miserable,” I replied.

“Not even a little bit curious?” Isabelle blinked in surprise. “If I had a crush, I’d be digging up every scrap of info I could.

find.”

“Why go snooping? Isn’t a little mystery way more fun?” I answered with a smile.

“You’re way too chill about this. You only look a few years older than me, but sometimes it’s like we’re from totally different worlds,” Isabelle said, giving me this look like I was some kind of alien. She clearly thought I was a bit weird.

but chuckle. “Maybe you’re right. If you get too nosy, you just

you and Ryan still have

surprised. “Why

grin. “The Jennings family isn’t just any family. Ryan’s dad was a huge name in both politics and business–he was a real heavyweight. His grandpa’s a legend too. Ryan’s basically

really hadn’t expected Isabelle to share all this with me–it totally caught

Ryan and Ryan’s dad? They’re only half–brothers, not full siblings. Uncle Ryan’s pretty awesome too–Ryan’s

So that’s the

I hope you and Ryan work out, but what I really want is to become Uncle

that. “Well,

we pulled up to the school, she hopped out of the car. Just as she was about to leave,

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once you do, help me get together with Uncle Ryan!” she

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