Likes: On the hunt for the perfect craft beer and the perfect girl to find it with. Do you like quests? Exploring this amazing city with both a purpose and no real reason at all except to enjoy the company you’re in? If so, drop me a line.

I finish with a flourish.

“Oh, that’s good,” Jude says. “That’s really good.”

“Thanks,” I say. “So, if you’re ready to sign up, I can e-mail you the contract and it’ll have instructions for changing the log-in passwords to your dating profiles so that you can give us access. FYI, nothing will be changed without your approval.”

“Right,” Jude says, nodding and taking a final swig from his cup. “What the hell? Let’s do it, right?” He smiles at me and offers his hand again.

“Great,” I say, shaking it. “And, listen, before you go, there’s a little game I like to play.” I take out my phone and click into the 24/7 app again. “Since I’m going to be helping you craft your voice, I like to try and see how well I get to know my clients just through the questionnaire. So, tell me, which five of these women would you pick as your matches?”

“Hmmm . . . okay,” Jude says, as he takes my phone and looks closer.

“Just jot down your answers,” I say, handing him my notepad and pen.

He has my phone for a long time. I actually start a game of KenKen on my laptop before I hear him clear his throat.

“All right. I think I’m ready.”

I look over his notepad. And then I grin, flipping it over to reveal the ones I had picked for him earlier. Of course, I maybe wouldn’t have shown him my answers if my results hadn’t been so good.

But they usually are.

Four out of five. Miles Ibrahim: Love Wordsmith is back.

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 4

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