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Mayor Banks’s gaze lowered to the flyers in her hand. “So, it’s you that’s putting those up all around town.”
“Yes, sir.”Ugh. Had she really just called him sir? She swallowed hard. “I just want to get the kitten home where he belongs. I hope the flyers aren’t a problem.”
The mayor hesitated, making her wonder if he was going to make her take them all down. “Just don’t forget to take them down when the owner is located.”
“I won’t. I promise.” The man made her so nervous.
Kent joined them. “Is there a problem?”
“No,” Sara said quickly. “The mayor was just making sure we remember to take the flyers down once the kitten’s owners are located.”
Kent’s gaze moved to Mayor Banks. “Hey, Tony, how’s it going?”
“Just trying to stay on top of things. With the Concert on the Beach coming up, there are a lot of preparations to see to.” The mayor’s gaze moved between the two of them. “Are you two going to the concert?”
“Uh…I don’t know.” Sara’s gaze moved to Kent’s.
He shrugged. “I hadn’t thought about it.”
The mayor frowned at their lack of enthusiasm for the event. “You both should go. It’s going to be spectacular. You should check out the lineup. It’s even more impressive than last year.” And then he continued on down the sidewalk.
Kent leaned over and whispered, “Between you and me, I didn’t go last year.”
“You didn’t? I thought everyone was there. It felt like it with the massive crowd. You should check it out this year.” Her gaze moved to him. “So, what do you say?”
“About what?”
“Going to the concert together?”
His brows rose. “Are you asking me on a date?”
“What?” Her voice rose a couple of octaves as the heat rushed to her cheeks. “No. Of course not. I just thought we could go as you know, friends…and, uh, celebrate finishing the lobby.” As he continued to stare at her, she became even more flustered. “You know what, never mind. It was a bad idea.”
He let out a laugh. “We’ll see how it goes. If we get our work done on time, perhaps I could meet you at say seven on that Saturday night.”
“Sounds good. Where do you want to meet?”
“I don’t know.”
She gave it a little thought. “How about at the sandcastle sculpture in the park?”
He nodded. “I’ll see you there.”
They continued distributing the flyers around town. Lots of people inquired about the kitten, but none of them knew where he belonged, and they’d promised to let her know if they learned anything.
“I know,” Sara said. “We should put a flyer up on the bulletin board at the Lighthouse Café.”
“And instead of going to Hamming It Up for sandwiches, we can just grab some lunch at the Lighthouse.”
“Sounds good to me.”
A few minutes later, they were seated in a booth at the café. They were lucky to get the only available table. The place was hopping. And if a couple hadn’t just vacated the spot, they’d still be waiting by the door. In fact, they had snagged the spot before the staff even had a chance to clear the table and reset it. But she didn’t have time to waste, and Kent hadn’t seemed to mind.
Once the table was reset and they’d had a chance to look at the menu, she ordered a chicken salad with fries, and he ordered a cheeseburger with a side fries. She pulled her phone from her purse and placed it on the table. There were no messages or missed calls. She sighed. She wasn’t good at waiting on things.
Kent leaned back on the bench. “Did you really think someone would have seen your flyer already?”
“You can’t blame me for hoping. And I’ve been playing phone tag with my sister. It’s her turn to call. I hate how hard it is to stay in contact.”
