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My head turned so fast, I nearly lost my balance. How adorable is he? What in the actual fuck?
“Right here,” Kipton continued, as she stepped to the side to show two small tables, each with a bowl on top, “is where we find out which lucky woman is Hunter’s first date, and what they’ll be doing. Are you ready, Hunter?”
With a jerky nod of my head, I watched as Kipton smiled at the camera. “Are you ready at home, audience? I’ll draw a name first…”
Kipton stepped closer to the pink bowl, turning her head and looking directly at me as she drew the name. If I didn’t know better, I would’ve sworn she was holding her breath right along with me.
I wanted to close my eyes and silently pray that it wouldn’t be Sarriah.
Kipton smiled at me encouragingly, then glanced back at the camera. “Forgive me if I look at Hunter to see his reaction along with everyone else, while we announce his first date.” She drew in a breath, then exhaled with a small laugh. “I’m so excited, I can hardly stand it!”
I hadn’t known Kipton long, but I did know that the words that just came out of her mouth were an absolute lie.
Her eyes met mine again. “Hunter, your first date will be with…”
I held my breath while she looked down at a round white token. A tiny line appeared between her brows, but it was gone so fast, I had to question if I’d really seen it. When she looked back at me, she smiled, but it didn’t reach her eyes. “Kimber!”
My entire body relaxed as I smiled and glanced over to the ladies, quickly finding Kimber. She jumped up and shimmied excitedly with a hand over her mouth, most likely attempting not to let out a yell or something.
Thank fuck it hadn’t been Sarriah.
“Based on your interview, you seemed pretty excited to get to know Kimber better. How does it feel, knowing she’s your first date?” Kipton asked.
Kimber started to make her way over to me when Kipton softly cleared her throat. It caused me to startle slightly and laugh.
“Sorry. Um…I’ve got to be honest, I’m glad Kimber’s my first date.”
I watched Kipton closely to see if she had any kind of reaction, positive or negative. Her eyes remained the same and her smile never once faltered. For a moment when she was drawing the name, I had the distinct feeling she was dreading it. Clearly I’d been mistaken, because she wore a wide smile and watched as Kimber made her way toward us. When she reached me, I leaned in and gave her a quick hug.
“Good seeing you again,” I said.
She nodded and blushed. “You too.”
“Well, now that we know who Hunter’s taking on the first date of many more to come, let’s find out a little more about Kimber.”
As the camera zoomed in on Kimber smiling at me, a PA swiftly handed Kipton a piece of paper, then the camera went wide once more.
“Each of the women were asked to fill out a questionnaire about themselves.”
Turning to face me and Kimber, Kipton read aloud, “Kimber loves to dance. The Lion King is her favorite movie. She enjoys horseback riding. Her favorite flower is an iris, and her favorite color is purple. And last, her favorite meal is hamburgers on the grill with homemade french fries.”
“My kind of girl,” I said, glancing at Kimber, who was still beaming up at me.
When no one said anything, Kimber and I both turned to Kipton, who was also smiling…but at the same time, I swore she was giving me a dirty look. Was that even possible?
“Sounds like you’ll both have fun on whatever excursion comes your way,” Kipton stated before looking back at the camera. “Okay, it’s time to find out what Hunter and Kimber will be doing on their first date.”
Kimber grabbed my hand and did a little jump, prompting me to grin. Kipton reached her hand into the second bowl, but this time, her eyes weren’t on mine. She pulled out a red disk and faced the camera. “Are we ready?”
“Yes!” the remaining women all shouted. I jumped, as Kimber laughed along with Kipton.
“For Hunter and Kimber’s date, they will be…”
“We’ll be what?” Kimber asked, after a long pause. “What will we be doing?!”
Of course, I’d heard the countdown leading into the commercial break, but Kimber hadn’t.
Kipton laughed as she glanced at Kimber, then back to the camera. “You’ll find out—along with the rest of us, right after this quick break!”
