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assistance,” Cupid answered.
    â€œListen, you already caused enough trouble today. Sending your minions. That, that thing before… What the hell were you thinking? If Christy or Lilly had seen that—”
    â€œWhy, are you embarrassed of me, Ava?”
    â€œOf course I am,” Ava snapped.
    Cupid balked. And for a second… “How dare you?” he fired back. “I am a god! An immortal over men! A being of far greater importance than any stupid human or piddly fairy!”
    Ava guessed his little outburst was supposed to upset her or intimidate her. It didn’t work. She’d seen his temper tantrums enough in the past; they barely fazed her.
    â€œGet over yourself,” Ava replied dryly. “You and I both know the trouble we could get into if word got back to the Fairy Council about your attention toward me.”
    Cupid snorted.
    Ava sighed. “Besides, I figure we might as well let it go. It’s not doing either of us any good, anyway.”
    Cupid narrowed his gaze. “Why, who are you interested in?”
    Ava shook her head. “I’m not. I just don’t think we should be spending any more time together.”
    â€œYou have that glow, Avalynn. Who is it?”
    â€œI don’t have any damn glow,” she snapped. “Now go. Doesn’t Hollywood need more starlets getting married unexpectedly or something?”
    â€œAs much as I adore sharing the love in Hollywood, I think you need me here more than ever.”
    Ava snorted. “Really. I got this.”
    â€œAre you certain?” Cupid asked and gestured to the file.
    â€œWhat?” Ava looked down.
    There, almost glowing, was the listing of Happily Ever After potentials for her charge. There was a list, with two spots.
    Only one was filled in.
    Tessa Smith.
    Ava tried not to let her gut churn. She felt it in her bones that the blonde wasn’t the girl for Jason. But there it was.
    And the file was never wrong.
    â€œWell, see, this will be easy,” Ava said, forcing a smile on her face. “He just spent some time with her just a little bit ago. And oh, look, there she is, gesturing to Jason now.”
    And sure enough, Tessa had pointed to Jason, and he just happened to see it and waved back at her.
    â€œYeah, this will be easy,” Ava whispered. Maybe too easy.

Chapter Five
    Tessa beamed at Jason. “I really can’t thank you enough.” She squeezed his hands at her car.
    Jason nodded. “No big,” he said. “It was nice having a date.”
    She pulled him in for a hug. “Yeah, I know, and with Lucas…”
    â€œI know. I saw him.” Jason didn’t miss the dirty looks Tessa’s ex gave him throughout the wedding, every time Tessa came around. Granted, Jason couldn’t spend that much time with her, being that he was cooking and serving, but he did his best.
    And he wouldn’t deny it—having Tessa as an excuse had been nice when the randy single women at the wedding started their flirting. Because there were always randy women running around a wedding, looking for someone to flirt with, maybe even take home.
    Maybe his friend Roark was on to something, being the wedding planner’s stand-in date. He saw Roark and Stephanie slow dancing on the dance floor, which was a bit of a surprise because he didn’t think that wedding planner ever stopped moving. But she could sure put on a nice wedding. If he was lucky, maybe Stephanie would contact him again about catering.
    It wasn’t like the barbecue cook-offs he enjoyed, but today had its own charm. Of course, about anything around a barbecue grill had its charm.
    â€œThank you,” Tessa said a final time as she released him from the hug.
    â€œYou’re welcome.” When he pulled away, he took a second to press a kiss on her cheek, and she did the same back. He released her and held open the car door for her. She climbed in and said goodbye before