roommate in Notting Hill, and about his
student loans. Katy wryly wondered if he'd wished she'd offered to pay for
dinner. A slight smile escaped her lips.
When they'd finished eating, Ted suggested they go play
miniature golf.
"Really?" she asked
"Yeah, it's awesome!"
"Okay," she laughed.
Katy followed him down the freeway a couple of exits and
pulled into the parking lot.
"This would have been so much easier if you'd
just let me pick you up," Ted said. "Come on." He grabbed her
hand and dragged her to the front door.
Katy offered to pay and Ted thought that was a brilliant
idea. Katy smiled and produced a credit card and in return the cashier gave
them two putters and two balls.
She had to admit that she actually enjoyed herself. She
couldn't remember the last time she had played and it was a welcomed light
ending to an emotionally overwhelming couple of days.
Ted beat her by several strokes, but he said that he brought
every date here so he had a lot of practice. Katy chuckled and knew that there
was certainly no future for her and Ted. But he made a good friend at work and she
appreciated him asking her out anyway.
"Milkshakes?" Ted asked.
"Why not?" Katy laughed.
It was just after eleven o'clock when Katy turned into her
driveway, only to find a big SUV parked in her spot.
"Who the hell parked in my driveway?" she
muttered, opening her door and stomping down the concrete.
Mark jumped from the car and all but ran to her.
"You okay?" he asked.
"Yeah," she said, totally confused. "What are
you doing here?"
"Well, you called earlier and I didn't know if...you
sounded like...I was worried."
"So you dropped everything and jumped on a plane? Are
you fucking crazy?"
Mark looked at her trying to see her eyes in the dark.
"I called the hospital and they said you weren't
working today so where have you been?" The worry in his voice was obvious.
"I was on a date," she said and turned and walked
to the front door.
"What?"
"A date! You know when two people go out and have
dinner?" Katy mocked him.
"Oh."
Katy had the front door open and was entering the alarm code
into the panel on the wall just inside the house.
"Are you coming in?"
Mark looked at her. A date?
*****
Mark had sat in his office for about five minutes after he
had hung up with Katy. Her sobs had broken his heart and all he wanted to do
was be there for her. He'd told Jill to get him on the first flight out going anywhere
near Portland. On the way to the airport he'd quickly packed a bag and made it
to his flight with about seven minutes to spare. Having money had its perks and
not having to be concerned with last minute ticket prices was one of them.
He was restless most of the flight and when he'd arrived at
her house and she was gone, he about freaked. Trying to remain calm, he called
the hospital, assuming, hoping, she was still there with the girl. And when he
was told she wasn't there, all manner of disasters crossed his mind. But he'd
only had to wait a few minutes for her car to pull in behind him. But in a
million years he wouldn't have guessed she had been on a date!
And she was so nonchalant about it too. In fact, she almost
seemed irritated at his sudden appearance.
He followed her into the house and paced back and forth
while she went into her bedroom. He was relieved she was fine, but also
something else, something he couldn't put his finger on.
Katy appeared in the living room, minus the knee-high boots,
her stockinged feet padding across the carpet. She sat on the sofa and pulled
her knees up and tucked her ankles under her.
"I'm sorry you flew all the way here for nothing."
"It wasn't for nothing," Mark said sitting on the
other end of the couch. "I was worried about you. Obviously this girl has,
has, well, made you think about some stuff."
"Yeah," Katy looked at her hands in her lap.
"So she's okay?"
"Her grandma arrived this afternoon and as soon as
Shelby is well enough, she'll go back to Wisconsin with her.
student loans. Katy wryly wondered if he'd wished she'd offered to pay for
dinner. A slight smile escaped her lips.
When they'd finished eating, Ted suggested they go play
miniature golf.
"Really?" she asked
"Yeah, it's awesome!"
"Okay," she laughed.
Katy followed him down the freeway a couple of exits and
pulled into the parking lot.
"This would have been so much easier if you'd
just let me pick you up," Ted said. "Come on." He grabbed her
hand and dragged her to the front door.
Katy offered to pay and Ted thought that was a brilliant
idea. Katy smiled and produced a credit card and in return the cashier gave
them two putters and two balls.
She had to admit that she actually enjoyed herself. She
couldn't remember the last time she had played and it was a welcomed light
ending to an emotionally overwhelming couple of days.
Ted beat her by several strokes, but he said that he brought
every date here so he had a lot of practice. Katy chuckled and knew that there
was certainly no future for her and Ted. But he made a good friend at work and she
appreciated him asking her out anyway.
"Milkshakes?" Ted asked.
"Why not?" Katy laughed.
It was just after eleven o'clock when Katy turned into her
driveway, only to find a big SUV parked in her spot.
"Who the hell parked in my driveway?" she
muttered, opening her door and stomping down the concrete.
Mark jumped from the car and all but ran to her.
"You okay?" he asked.
"Yeah," she said, totally confused. "What are
you doing here?"
"Well, you called earlier and I didn't know if...you
sounded like...I was worried."
"So you dropped everything and jumped on a plane? Are
you fucking crazy?"
Mark looked at her trying to see her eyes in the dark.
"I called the hospital and they said you weren't
working today so where have you been?" The worry in his voice was obvious.
"I was on a date," she said and turned and walked
to the front door.
"What?"
"A date! You know when two people go out and have
dinner?" Katy mocked him.
"Oh."
Katy had the front door open and was entering the alarm code
into the panel on the wall just inside the house.
"Are you coming in?"
Mark looked at her. A date?
*****
Mark had sat in his office for about five minutes after he
had hung up with Katy. Her sobs had broken his heart and all he wanted to do
was be there for her. He'd told Jill to get him on the first flight out going anywhere
near Portland. On the way to the airport he'd quickly packed a bag and made it
to his flight with about seven minutes to spare. Having money had its perks and
not having to be concerned with last minute ticket prices was one of them.
He was restless most of the flight and when he'd arrived at
her house and she was gone, he about freaked. Trying to remain calm, he called
the hospital, assuming, hoping, she was still there with the girl. And when he
was told she wasn't there, all manner of disasters crossed his mind. But he'd
only had to wait a few minutes for her car to pull in behind him. But in a
million years he wouldn't have guessed she had been on a date!
And she was so nonchalant about it too. In fact, she almost
seemed irritated at his sudden appearance.
He followed her into the house and paced back and forth
while she went into her bedroom. He was relieved she was fine, but also
something else, something he couldn't put his finger on.
Katy appeared in the living room, minus the knee-high boots,
her stockinged feet padding across the carpet. She sat on the sofa and pulled
her knees up and tucked her ankles under her.
"I'm sorry you flew all the way here for nothing."
"It wasn't for nothing," Mark said sitting on the
other end of the couch. "I was worried about you. Obviously this girl has,
has, well, made you think about some stuff."
"Yeah," Katy looked at her hands in her lap.
"So she's okay?"
"Her grandma arrived this afternoon and as soon as
Shelby is well enough, she'll go back to Wisconsin with her.
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