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“Before I realized that you two have this—” she shimmies her shoulders— “chemistry.”
I roll my eyes. “Did you forget the part where I told you we’re just friends? And that we’re totally opposite? And that I screwed this up a long time ago?”
“Owen. Emmy is not a grudge-holder,” she says. “I may not have seen it in high school, but whatever feelings she had for you back then, she’s still got them.”
“How do you know?”
“Just trust me. And I think this list is a great place to start. It’s like making her the heroine of one of her favorite romance novels. She’ll eat it up.”
I hesitate for a few long seconds.
Then, I finally relent.
She’s right. As pointless as I think romance is, Emmy lives for it. And somehow, that makes it seem less pointless and more like something worth trying.
“Fine,” I say. “Let’s just, for the sake of argument, say that I’m going to try. . .” I wave an abstract hand, “. . .all of this. Where do I start?”
Mack smiles.
“Flowers,” she says simply. “You start with flowers.”
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Owen
I have no idea what I’m doing, and I’m going to need some professional help.
As much as I don’t want to ask, whoever this podcast lady is might have some answers. Plus, maybe I can deduce whether or not she is Emmy.
On the landing page, there’s a “Contact Us” link. I click on it, and start to type, but stop. There’s no way I’m using my real email. Thankfully, [email protected] isn’t taken.
I click again, and write out some thoughts.
Dear Hopeful Romantic,
Found the “Contact Us” link.
Hopefully this doesn’t go into some assistant’s junk mail.
I stand by my original belief that practical is better than romantic any day of the week.
However, I’m kind of stuck. If a practical person—like me, but not me—were to become interested in someone else who is way more into romance, is it insincere for that person to do the things you suggested in an effort to win her over?
Asking for a friend.
—Practical in Poughkeepsie
I click send, and head out for a run.
When I return, I notice a new email in my inbox.
She wrote back.
Dear Practical,
First, I think it’s fun that you nabbed that email address.
Second, I don’t think it’s a bad idea at all.
