Zachary laughed. “Then I wish you the best of luck, and I hope you’ll bring Ms. O’Connor back to meet us soon.”

Austin grimaced. “It’s still too early to say that. Anyway, I’ll still be spending this holiday season single.”

“Christmas is right around the corner. I definitely don’t expect you to get a girlfriend before the year ends. It’ll be great if you do next year though. Even Dylan and Peter haven’t gotten girlfriends this year either.”

Dylan kept everything about his pursuit tightly under w