Mom
Mom
I'm the best aunt in the world!
Emma
Emma
Mom, no! I told you not to try to find someone for Sarah.
Mom
Mom
You know, it'd be nice if someone respected me for my talents.
Emma
Emma
Mom, you're going to embarrass her.
Mom
Mom
Oh, hush. I don't have to take this. Sarah is much nicer to me when we text.
Mom
Mom
I'm texting her instead.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Who’s ready for a boyfriend??? 😍
Sarah
Sarah
Hi, Aunt Carol. Emma and Carrie warned me that you might text.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
My amazing matchmaking skills are all the buzz!
Sarah
Sarah
Emma and Carrie seem happy with the guys you found for them, but…
Sarah
Sarah
Really, I’m not looking for a guy right now.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Oh, honey please. Every girl is ALWAYS looking for a guy right now.
Sarah
Sarah
Not me. I promise you, I’m not looking.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
That’s why I’m here! To look FOR you!
Sarah
Sarah
And where are you exactly?
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
I know you like to read, so I’m at the bookstore!
Sarah
Sarah
That’s nice of you, but I’m just trying to focus on my career.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
And I’m trying to work on my future career as a matchmaker.
Sarah
Sarah
Please don’t talk to any guys.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
I’m already here…
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Let’s just see what we can find!
Sarah
Sarah
Aunt Carol! I said no.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Ooooooh! Lookiee lookie Mr. Bookie over in the travel section.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Maybe he’d like to travel to Sarah-ville. Let’s go find out!
Sarah
Sarah
Please, let’s not.
A few minutes later…
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
How would you like to travel to Vietnam?
Sarah
Sarah
Is this a serious question?
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
VERY serious.
Sarah
Sarah
With you?
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Don’t be silly. With Matthew.
Sarah
Sarah
Who’s Matthew? 🤷♀️
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
The hottie in the travel section. Keep up.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Matthew is super cute and is leaving on a three-month trip to Vietnam.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
I could introduce you two. Maybe you’ll hit it off and you can go with him!
Sarah
Sarah
I don’t think so.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Although he’s leaving in two days so the timing might be a little tight.
Sarah
Sarah
That’s a shame.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
I can give him your number for when he returns.
Sarah
Sarah
That’s okay.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Well, bon voyage, Matthew. Who else do we have in here?
Sarah
Sarah
We don’t really need anyone else.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Your mother told me that you haven’t had a boyfriend in two years.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
TWO YEARS!
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
We’re finding someone else.
Sarah
Sarah
Has it really been that long?
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
It’s been that long.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
I hooked up your cousins with some hot guys. Want me to keep looking for you?
Sarah
Sarah
Well, if you’re already there…
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
That’s what I wanted to hear! Let’s look around.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Oooooh, hello, Mr. Book Boyfriend.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Sarah, you have GOT to see this guy!
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
He should be on the cover of a romance novel.
Sarah
Sarah
I refuse to date a man with long hair.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Short hair, hard body…Sarah, you’re going to fall in love with him.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
I’ll sneak a picture for you.
Sarah
Sarah
Please don’t take a picture!
Sarah receives a blurry picture of a green eye.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Va-va-va-vooooom! Right?
Sarah
Sarah
Aunt Carol, that’s your eye.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Oh, I had the setting on backward 🤦♀️
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Why do they make these camera phones so darn complicated?
Sarah
Sarah
Probably to stop aunts from embarrassing their favorite nieces.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Well then, mission accomplished!
Sarah
Sarah
Not really…
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Don’t be rude.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Keep it up and I won’t talk to Mr. Book Boyfriend for you.
Sarah
Sarah
Really??? 😁
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
No. I’m talking to him.
A few minutes later…
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Ready for the scoop-da-loop?
Sarah
Sarah
I’m not sure…
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
His name is Dylan and he’s a writer for a men’s magazine. JQ or something…
Sarah
Sarah
GQ? Really?!?
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
No, I’m pretty sure it was JQ.
Sarah
Sarah
What book was he buying?
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Of Rats and Men or something boring like that. He seems decent besides his horrible taste in books.
Sarah
Sarah
Of Mice and Men??? I LOVE John Steinbeck.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Oh right, I forgot you’re a famous book editor now 🤓
Sarah
Sarah
Is he single?
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Not for long! I’ll go tell him all about you!
Sarah
Sarah
Wait! What are you going to say???
Sarah
Sarah
Aunt Carol!
Sarah
Sarah
What are you going to tell him???
A few minutes later…
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
I gave him your number.
Sarah
Sarah
What??? What happened?
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
It wasn’t easy. He almost called security on me.
Sarah
Sarah
🤦♀️
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
I like a guy who plays hard to get.
Sarah
Sarah
What happened exactly?
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Oh no, here comes the security guard.
Sarah
Sarah
What did you do?
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Oooooh he’s cute! I’ll ask if he’s single. You like security guards, right?
A minute later, Sarah gets a text from Dylan.
Dylan
Dylan
Is this Sarah?
Sarah
Sarah
Yes.
Dylan
Dylan
The famous editor?
Sarah
Sarah
Editor, yes. Famous, not so much.
Dylan
Dylan
Haha. That’s not what your aunt said. She said you were the Elvis of the literary world.
Sarah
Sarah
Yeah, well, she’s the Elvis of the stick-my-nose-in-your-business world.
Dylan
Dylan
Haha, I can see that!
Sarah
Sarah
So, I hear you’re a Steinbeck fan?
Dylan
Dylan
Old John? I love him.
Sarah
Sarah
And a writer for GQ? Pretty impressive.
Dylan
Dylan
It’s a fun job and I get lots of free designer clothes.
Dylan
Dylan
What kind of books do you edit?
Sarah
Sarah
Mostly Mystery and Thriller. Do you read that?
Dylan
Dylan
Read it? I write it! I’m in the middle of writing a mystery book.
Sarah
Sarah
Wow, that’s amazing! I’d love to hear more about it.
Dylan
Dylan
How about I buy you a drink and I can get your professional opinion?
Sarah
Sarah
Since my aunt harassed you, I’ll be there 😊
Dylan
Dylan
Tomorrow night?
Sarah
Sarah
Sounds great!
Sarah
Sarah
Oh, just curious, why did you almost call security on my aunt? What did she do?
Dylan
Dylan
She wrote your number on the cover of Fifty Shades of Grey and tried to stuff it into my bag.
Dylan
Dylan
She said to call that number if I wanted the live version.
Sarah
Sarah
🤦♀️
Sarah
Sarah
I’m so sorry about her. Did she pay for the book at least?
Dylan
Dylan
No, and she’s currently being escorted out of the bookstore by security.
Sarah
Sarah
Oh, Aunt Carol…
Sarah
Sarah
I’ll reimburse you for the ruined book.
Dylan
Dylan
It’s not ruined. It has your phone number on it.
Dylan
Dylan
I’m definitely keeping that!
Sarah
Sarah
Okay, then I’m buying the drinks.
Dylan
Dylan
We’ll see about that. I’ll text you tomorrow to figure out the details.
Sarah
Sarah
Sounds perfect. Enjoy Of Mice and Men 😁
Dylan
Dylan
And Fifty Shades of Grey? Haha.
Sarah
Sarah
Yeah, that one too 😉
A few minutes later.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Well, I just got kicked out of the store by the security guard who is NOT single.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
What a jerk. He made me delete the photo I took of him.
Sarah
Sarah
It’s okay, Aunt Carol.
Sarah
Sarah
Like I said, I’m focusing on my career right now.
Sarah
Sarah
Maybe you should find a boyfriend for Tara. She’s been single for a while.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
😵
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
Your sister Tara is single?
Sarah
Sarah
And in desperate need of some matchmaking.
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
I’m on it!
Auntie Carol
Auntie Carol
She likes firemen, right?
Sarah
Sarah
Definitely!
Mom
Mom