“It’s pretty clear he likes you.”
“Anything else?”
“He seems sweet. And he cleans up nice.”
“What if I told you he asked me out the day before the reunion?”
Katie squealed so loud Aurora thought her eardrum would burst.
“Katie! I’m. Right. Here.”
“Oh my God, Mom! Did you go?”
“Eventually. He wanted me to skip work and meet him for breakfast after he landed, but you know that wasn’t happening.”
“Well, no.”
“So, while we were decorating, he asked me to dinner instead.”
Katie squealed again, but more controlled this time. “Where did you go?”
“The hotel restaurant. Then we went for a swim.”
“Did you take the striped bikini?”
“I took the new polka dot one-piece.”
Katie pouted, but only for a moment. “Did anything happen at the reunion?”
“He requested a song and sang it in my ear as we danced.”
“That is so romantic! Which song?”
“Do they still play ‘Lady in Red’ at dances?”
Katie’s mouth dropped open. “That’s what he sang for you?”
“Yep.”
Katie flailed with excitement in the front seat. “Do you like him?”
Aurora released a sigh. “Very much.”
“Did you kiss him? ’Cause if a guy did that for me, I would kiss him.”
“We did. Not right then, but we did kiss.”
“So … you have a boyfriend?”
“I—I don’t know, Katie.”
“Mom, how can you not know?”
“Adults don’t talk about relationships the way people your age do. I remember being your age, and it’s different. It’s not, ‘Will you be my girlfriend or boyfriend?’ It’s more involved than that.” She paused. “Sometimes I miss the straightforward way high school students talk about relationships. Things were so much simpler.”
“Talk to him about it!”
“He’s on a plane, and you and I have plans.”
