PART FOUR
"...so Professor Mohan told me to go do some research. So I did and I was right," Theresa was recalling another moment in college.
She is so animated when she talks, and she is so easy to talk to, Ethan thought. She never once mentioned his 'fall from grace,' but she wanted to hear all about his life these past four years. He always thought she was a beautiful girl when she was working for his mother, but she was still in high school; too young for him to consider her as anything more than a friend. But now, she was a woman - a beautiful and intelligent woman. Feelings that he had never felt before began stirring in his heart.
"Sounds like you did well at school," Ethan said. He couldn't keep his eyes off her.
"I really did, although I missed home," she told him, Especially you, she added in her thoughts.
"You didn't come home often, even over the summer. Why?" he asked her.
"I was working and also taking a few summer courses," she said to him. "I missed you the last time I came home."
"Yeah, Sheridan and Luis' wedding," he remembered. "I was at a convention and there was no way out of it."
The waitress chose that time to bring the check to the table. Theresa pulled out her wallet.
"No Theresa, this one's on me," he told her.
"Next time I buy," she said.
"So there's a next time?" he teased.
"Only if you're a good boy," she teased back, finding all her past nervousness gone.
Ethan looked at her seriously. "Theresa, would it be possible to see you again?"
Theresa's heart dropped into her stomach and started fluttering about. "O-of course Ethan. But I'm sure we'll see each other a lot now that I am back in Harmo-"
"That's not what I mean," he said to her. "I'd like to take you out on a date, not just a quick bite to eat between meetings."
Theresa sat there stunned. The words she had wanted to hear for as long as she could remember were being spoken to her. It took all her willpower not to jump up and start dancing around the diner. "I'd like that too," she finally said shyly.
"How about Friday night? I can pick you up at 6 o'clock," he said.
"Friday's good," she said with a smile. Wait until I tell Mama and Whitney!!! she thought to herself.
"Great," he said. "I need to get back to the office now, but I'll see you on Friday."
"Okay," she said as she stood up with him.
They walked out of the diner and before they parted, he gave her a quick peck on the cheek. She hardly remembered driving back to her house.
"...so Professor Mohan told me to go do some research. So I did and I was right," Theresa was recalling another moment in college.
She is so animated when she talks, and she is so easy to talk to, Ethan thought. She never once mentioned his 'fall from grace,' but she wanted to hear all about his life these past four years. He always thought she was a beautiful girl when she was working for his mother, but she was still in high school; too young for him to consider her as anything more than a friend. But now, she was a woman - a beautiful and intelligent woman. Feelings that he had never felt before began stirring in his heart.
"Sounds like you did well at school," Ethan said. He couldn't keep his eyes off her.
"I really did, although I missed home," she told him, Especially you, she added in her thoughts.
"You didn't come home often, even over the summer. Why?" he asked her.
"I was working and also taking a few summer courses," she said to him. "I missed you the last time I came home."
"Yeah, Sheridan and Luis' wedding," he remembered. "I was at a convention and there was no way out of it."
The waitress chose that time to bring the check to the table. Theresa pulled out her wallet.
"No Theresa, this one's on me," he told her.
"Next time I buy," she said.
"So there's a next time?" he teased.
"Only if you're a good boy," she teased back, finding all her past nervousness gone.
Ethan looked at her seriously. "Theresa, would it be possible to see you again?"
Theresa's heart dropped into her stomach and started fluttering about. "O-of course Ethan. But I'm sure we'll see each other a lot now that I am back in Harmo-"
"That's not what I mean," he said to her. "I'd like to take you out on a date, not just a quick bite to eat between meetings."
Theresa sat there stunned. The words she had wanted to hear for as long as she could remember were being spoken to her. It took all her willpower not to jump up and start dancing around the diner. "I'd like that too," she finally said shyly.
"How about Friday night? I can pick you up at 6 o'clock," he said.
"Friday's good," she said with a smile. Wait until I tell Mama and Whitney!!! she thought to herself.
"Great," he said. "I need to get back to the office now, but I'll see you on Friday."
"Okay," she said as she stood up with him.
They walked out of the diner and before they parted, he gave her a quick peck on the cheek. She hardly remembered driving back to her house.