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chanting, “Stud muffin, stud muffin,” over and over again as we make our way through the museum.
Hugh checks his watch and informs us that we have a scheduled stop at the Rose Center for Earth and Space. Evan takes Regan right over to see the Moon rock while Hugh chats with one of the employees. After a few minutes, he motions for us to join him. The employee unhooks the rope and Hugh leads us through a maze until we find ourselves entering the doors to the planetarium. The room is completely empty. We are the only ones here.
“Dr. Tyson has arranged for a private viewing for your group. Make yourselves comfortable. I’ll be in the control room. Let me know if you need anything at all, Mr. McGuire.” Hugh excuses himself, leaving us to select our seats. We choose seats in the center of the theater, with Regan sitting between us. Evan drapes his long arm over the back of her seat and rests it on my shoulder, giving me a comforting squeeze.
Regan is babbling excitedly with Evan about this big room. She wants to know where the movie will be shown. When Evan points up at the ceiling, she’s awed. While he explains to her what she can expect to see, my mind travels back to Evan’s phone conversation earlier this morning. The words “restricted”, “private”, and “discharged” reverberate through my mind. When we arrived, we parked in a restricted lot. Now we’re sitting here for our private show. What could he have meant by “discharged”? I’m not quite able to sort that out. Throwing caution to the wind, I decide to simply ask him. “Evan, I have to admit something. I think I overheard you arranging all this on the phone today. You really thought of absolutely everything.”
“I wanted to have a perfect day out with my favorite girls.” He leans down and kisses Regan on top of her little head as she beams with pride.
“Maybe you can clear something up for me. I heard you talking about restricted parking and a private viewing, but what were you talking about when you mentioned ‘discharged’?”
“Discharged?” Evan has a confused look on his face. Then I see it hit him. “Admission charge – I was asking what the admission charge would be for the three of us.”
I smile at him, hiding the fact that for a fraction of a millisecond I doubted him. I’m incredibly grateful that Adam called when he did, stopping me from invading Evan’s privacy. I should have known better.
I have just enough time to ask one more question before the show begins. “How did you pull this off – a private viewing in the Hayden Planetarium?”
“One of the producers of Cosmos is an old friend of mine from UMD. I promised him tickets to a playoff game if he could pull some strings with his boss, Neil deGrasse Tyson. The two of them might be joining you in our suite if we make it to the playoffs this year.”
Right on cue, the room darkens and Dr. Tyson’s unmistakable voice echoes throughout the room, starting the show. I feel Evan’s strong hand on my shoulder, tracing soft, lazy circles as he stares up at the sky. This man is my hope, my dream, and my fantasy. No one will ever be able to take his place in my heart. He really has ruined me.
A s soon as the car starts moving, Regan is sound asleep. She did a lot of walking today. She must be exhausted. She’s certainly going to sleep well for Callie tonight.
We arrive at Evan’s sister’s house just in time for dinner. Evan carries Regan up to her room while I help Callie set the table. Her husband Dean emerges from the basement, carrying a bottle of red wine.
Callie knows her brother’s dietary demands during football season, and has prepared one of his favorites, shepherd’s pie. She makes it the traditional way, with ground lamb. The potatoes are whipped, not mashed, and it looks like she used a pastry bag to add them to the top of the casserole. Callie really
Hugh checks his watch and informs us that we have a scheduled stop at the Rose Center for Earth and Space. Evan takes Regan right over to see the Moon rock while Hugh chats with one of the employees. After a few minutes, he motions for us to join him. The employee unhooks the rope and Hugh leads us through a maze until we find ourselves entering the doors to the planetarium. The room is completely empty. We are the only ones here.
“Dr. Tyson has arranged for a private viewing for your group. Make yourselves comfortable. I’ll be in the control room. Let me know if you need anything at all, Mr. McGuire.” Hugh excuses himself, leaving us to select our seats. We choose seats in the center of the theater, with Regan sitting between us. Evan drapes his long arm over the back of her seat and rests it on my shoulder, giving me a comforting squeeze.
Regan is babbling excitedly with Evan about this big room. She wants to know where the movie will be shown. When Evan points up at the ceiling, she’s awed. While he explains to her what she can expect to see, my mind travels back to Evan’s phone conversation earlier this morning. The words “restricted”, “private”, and “discharged” reverberate through my mind. When we arrived, we parked in a restricted lot. Now we’re sitting here for our private show. What could he have meant by “discharged”? I’m not quite able to sort that out. Throwing caution to the wind, I decide to simply ask him. “Evan, I have to admit something. I think I overheard you arranging all this on the phone today. You really thought of absolutely everything.”
“I wanted to have a perfect day out with my favorite girls.” He leans down and kisses Regan on top of her little head as she beams with pride.
“Maybe you can clear something up for me. I heard you talking about restricted parking and a private viewing, but what were you talking about when you mentioned ‘discharged’?”
“Discharged?” Evan has a confused look on his face. Then I see it hit him. “Admission charge – I was asking what the admission charge would be for the three of us.”
I smile at him, hiding the fact that for a fraction of a millisecond I doubted him. I’m incredibly grateful that Adam called when he did, stopping me from invading Evan’s privacy. I should have known better.
I have just enough time to ask one more question before the show begins. “How did you pull this off – a private viewing in the Hayden Planetarium?”
“One of the producers of Cosmos is an old friend of mine from UMD. I promised him tickets to a playoff game if he could pull some strings with his boss, Neil deGrasse Tyson. The two of them might be joining you in our suite if we make it to the playoffs this year.”
Right on cue, the room darkens and Dr. Tyson’s unmistakable voice echoes throughout the room, starting the show. I feel Evan’s strong hand on my shoulder, tracing soft, lazy circles as he stares up at the sky. This man is my hope, my dream, and my fantasy. No one will ever be able to take his place in my heart. He really has ruined me.
A s soon as the car starts moving, Regan is sound asleep. She did a lot of walking today. She must be exhausted. She’s certainly going to sleep well for Callie tonight.
We arrive at Evan’s sister’s house just in time for dinner. Evan carries Regan up to her room while I help Callie set the table. Her husband Dean emerges from the basement, carrying a bottle of red wine.
Callie knows her brother’s dietary demands during football season, and has prepared one of his favorites, shepherd’s pie. She makes it the traditional way, with ground lamb. The potatoes are whipped, not mashed, and it looks like she used a pastry bag to add them to the top of the casserole. Callie really
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