She was supposed to go kayaking with Ben today. How was she supposed to sleep last night after being maneuvered into issuing the invitation? It did not matter that she actually wanted to spend time with Ben. Could it get any more embarrassing than to have her mother push her into issuing the invitation? What if Ben was not been able to go with her? There was no question that he wanted to go. They never even had another moment to talk to arrange a time to meet that morning or to give him an out. How was she to give him an out if they could not talk?
She ran into Ben in the dining room when she walked in and waited to be seated. He came up behind her, surprising her with a “good morning” spoken softly in her ear. She gave a small jump and turned to look at him. How was it possible that he was more handsome today than he was yesterday? This morning he was dressed in red swimming trunks and a white tee shirt.
"Are we still on for this morning?" Here was her chance.
