“What are you saying?” I mouthed like a professional ventriloquist. Jase and Leo remained engrossed in conversation unaware of our lame attempts. We were on a double date and everything so far had gone like a dream. It was obvious both Jase and Nicole doted on each other in such a short span of time and she seemed smitten in a way I had never witnessed. “Excuse us,” Nicole announced, wiping her mouth with her napkin before placing it on the table. Both men moved to stand out of courtesy, but I was already being dragged between the maze of tables toward the ladies room too quickly to appreciate the gentlemanly gesture. “Sooo?” she asked as the swinging door fell back into place. “You two are perfect together.” “Does it look like he’s into me? Like, you know,” a frown marred her perfectly made face, “he really enjoys my company?” “I may be jumping to conclusions, but I’m almost certain Jase and you were made for each other.”
