I tried to stay awake until Ben came home, but I ended up falling asleep, and didn’t even hear him come home. I had written and read until suddenly what I was reading and writing blurred into a dream where Caspian became Silas who became Ben. The next day, I got a text from Ben, asking me if I were free for dinner that evening. We made plans to meet in Old Town. I had that excited I have a date feeling all day at work. I smiled as I handed out orange slices to the toddlers at snack time. “These so spicy!” Cole said. “Spicy!” agreed Tameryn. I laughed, imagining telling Ben about this little moment. I used to always tell him funny things my students said, and it always made him laugh. I had stopped doing that in the last year. After parking, I hurried to San Felipe church, where we were to meet. I saw Ben standing there, and my heart started beating really fast.
