Dinner went with its usual banter and petty squabbles over who sat where and who got what food and was suddenly stopped by a knock at the door.
"I'll get it." Lorna said as she got up.
They listened carefully as she opened the door. "Kate it's for you!" Lorna yelled from the front door.
"Who is it?" Kate looked puzzled as everyone looked at her.
"Some guy!" she yelled back.
"Guy?" her dad looked at her suspiciously.
Caitlin shrugged her shoulders and went to see who this 'Guy' was.
"Hey," he greeted.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" she looked at him quizzically. They fell silent as they noticed Lorna was still there.
She looked from one to the other, "Oh you wanna be alone? Fine by me." she wandered back to the kitchen. Her parents and brothers were still listening to the conversation…
"You…err…left your book in my car." he clarified.
"My book?" 'What book?' she thought.
"This one." he held it put to her. It was her Biology textbook.
"Oh thanks. It's a good job you noticed otherwise I wouldn't have been able to do my homework." she took the book from his grasp, brushing fingers slightly she blushed.
"Well that's really all I came to do so…." he trailed off.
"So…"
"Goodnight. Katie."
"Goodnight Leroy."
He made his way down the path then stopped and turned back to face her and asked "Do you…have any frees tomorrow?"
"Umm I think…yeah. Why?"
"Well, I was wondering if you'd like to join me."
"Doing what?" she asked uncertainly as to what he was asking.
"I'm going to practice for Saturday's Big game. I just wondered if you'd like to watch. It doesn't matter." he turned to walk again.
"Sure why not. There'll be nothing better to do."
"Great, I'll see you tomorrow then."
"Tomorrow. You're not gunna dive on me again are you?" she said remembering this morning.
"No don't worry it was just a phase. Tomorrow I should be out of it." he flirted. He took note on how well he could make her blush bright red. They said their 'Goodbyes' again and he left. Kate smiled contently as she walked back into the house to an unusually quiet kitchen. "What?" she asked as she noticed six sets of examining eyes fixed on her. "He just brought me my book that I left in his car." They continued to stare at her, "What?" she sat down and quietly but hurriedly ate her dinner then rushed to the safety of her new bedroom away from the questioning looks and interrogating eyes of her family.
She sighed quietly and slumped back down on her bed.