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dating. Tell me, how do you expect to find a wife if you don’t date?”
    Matt tried not to take offense, but something in her tone touched a nerve. It was almost as if she were implying that he couldn’t get a woman.
    “I may not be looking for a wife,” Matt said, “but I am dating someone.”
    It wasn’t entirely true. After all, he and Sierra hadn’t really been on a date. But they’d discussed the option and that had to count for something.
    Interest flickered across Tori’s face and she turned in her seat. “Is she marriage material?”
    Matt groaned. “Tori—”
    “Is she?” The determined look in her eye told Matt she wouldn’t let up until he’d answered.
    “I don’t know,” he said finally. “And it doesn’t really matter. Unlike you, I’m not looking to get married. At least, not until I’m at least thirty-five.”
    “Thirty-five?” Tori’s voice came out as a high-pitched squeak. “You’ll be practically ready for the nursing home.”
    Matt grinned. He remembered all too well being twenty-one. Anyone past thirty was definitely over the hill. “I’m hoping I’ll still have a few good years left.”
    “Seriously, Matt,” Tori said, her blue eyes blazing with strong emotion. “You don’t want to be ancient before you have children.”
    “That’s another thing. I don’t know for sure that I want children,” Matt said honestly.
    “Not want children?” Tori looked at him as if he’d just confessed to shopping at a discount store.
    “I don’t like kids that much,” he said. “They’re messy and loud and they demand a lot of attention.”
    Tori’s eyes widened and for once she didn’t have a comeback, she simply stared in stunned silence.
    Matt changed the subject, relieved he didn’t have to elaborate. His arguments sounded good and they were true as far as they went, but he had deeper concerns, ones that he didn’t feel like sharing, even with his sister.
    Though he wasn’t keen on kids, one of his big concerns about going the parenthood route was he didn’t think he’d be very good at it. From what he’d observed, most successful parents learned their skills from observing their own parents.
    The only man Matt had to model himself after was his dad. Though Dix had tried, he’d certainly never win any parent-of-the year honors. He’d done his best after his wife had left, but he’d had very little interest in parenting his motherless children and had relied on employees to see to their needs.
    Matt shoved the disturbing thought aside and pulled into a parking space on the street just around the corner from the Italian restaurant. He stepped out and rounded the car, opening Tori’s car. Once the alarm system was activated, they started down the sidewalk.
    Santa Barbara was a casual town and Tori fit in perfectly. She wiggled her fingers and smiled at a guy in shorts and a pair of flip-flops walking his dog down the street.
    “That’s Kyle,” Tori said. “He’s hot.”
    “How do you know him?” Matt asked before giving the hostess at the sidewalk podium his name.
    Tori smiled. “He’s in physics with me.”
    Matt lifted an eyebrow. “A potential mate?”
    “Shut up.” Tori punched him in the arm.
    “I’m just asking,” Matt said with a slight shrug. “After all, you did say he was hot. I would assume physical attraction is part of your assessment criteria.”
    “I am attracted to him,” Tori said with a regretful sigh. “But I’m a Christian. He’s an agnostic. It wouldn’t be a good combination.”
    “So he’s out?”
    Tori nodded and gestured with her thumb. “Out.”
    Matt shook his head and couldn’t help but laugh as they followed the hostess to a table in the sidewalk dining area. “Got any other prospects in mind?”
    Tori smiled at the waiter as he pulled out her chair and placed the menu before her. “I’m tired of talking about me. I want to talk about you. I especially want to hear about this new woman you’re