"I set him up again. He's on a date. You knew that."
"Yeah, but he's always home by now. He never likes those chicks."
Zac glanced at his watch and raised an eyebrow.
"Umm, well, I don't think he's come home yet. Umm, cause he always goes off his nut at me when he gets home."
"Zac!" Isaac's voice shouted down the hall.
"Ahh, there we go." Zac continued to Taylor. "Here he is now."
Taylor smiled at the cheeky expression on his face as Isaac entered the room.
"So, how was the date?" He asked. "You're home later tonight I see."
"Zac, congratulations you finally did it." Isaac said.
"Did what?" Zac asked, confused.
"Set me up with someone I actually like." He replied. "We had so much fun, we're going out again next week. So cancel all those other dates you had lined up for me would ya?"
And on that he turned and thundered up the stair, leaving Zac gaping after him in shock. His mouth was so far open that Taylor was certain his jaw would hit the floor.
"He, he likes Candice?" Zac asked in shock. "I didn't think he would."
"Then why'd you set him up with her if you thought he wouldn't like her?"
"Because I thought he wouldn't like her."
Taylor gave Zac a weird look. Then he laughed.
"You mean, all this time you've purposely been setting him up with chicks you didn't think he'd like?"
Zac grinned devilishly.
"Yup! And it's been so much fun irritating him."
"Oh man, if he knew he was a pawn in one of your little games..."
"Ahh, but he doesn't. That's the beauty of it." Zac laughed.
"I guess the games' kinda over then huh?"
Zac thought for a moment.
"Nah, he's bound to break up with her sooner or later. Then round two will begin."
Taylor just laughed.
**********
"Hello milady, we met again." Isaac said, almost a week later.
Candice blushed and tucked her hair behind her ear.
"So we do good sir." She replied. "And where are we off to tonight?"
"Hmm, I haven't really decided. Why don't we just drive around until something jumps out at us huh?"
"Sounds like fun to me."