page24 (1/2)

“Seriously?”

She glanced up to find hi now?”

“It wants to know my favorite color”

“And?”

“Well, that doesn’t see to decide if we’re compatible by the color I choose?”

“That’s the mystery of the survey Don’t think you’re the first to try to figure out the inner workings of the system”

“Really? Others have tried to copy you?”

She nodded “And not just since I took over the business but whenit I even found correspondence of people and corandparents”

“And they always turned them down?”

She nodded “Sos are worth more thanspecial about Infinity Island A number of the couples married here come back year after year for their anniversary”

“I ue with the results you’ve been getting year after year, decade after decade”

“So what is it?” He looked confused, so she clarified “What is your favorite color?”

“Isn’t that cheating?”

“No I don’t have that question”

He shook his head as though he were utterly flummoxed “It’s red”

“Sounds about right” Red was a color of power—so Xander exuded

“What does that mean?”

“Nothing Do your survey Remember this is your idea”