Strawberry Cake, The Stand-in Celia

Chapter 1

"Hey Seraphina, that guy you wanted to set me up with... is the offer still on the table? I want to meet him."

On the other end of the line, my sister sounded shocked. "What changed your mind? Just a few days ago, you were swearing up and down that it was Clint Harrison or no one..."

I thought back to my grand declarations from last week. Now, they just felt like the punchline of a cruel joke.

"Just consider it a wake-up call," I said quietly.

"Alright. He's actually flying back t