"Andy!" Erin called happily, chasing after him. "Andy! Andy!" When she finally caught up with him, barely making the elevator, she caught her breath for a moment before automatically grabbing his arm, shaking it, and said excitedly, "Guess what I watched this weekend?!"
Andy could help but smile at her energy, and responded with enthusiasm. "The Notebook? Because that's what I watched!"
"No! Well, actually, yes, I turned it on for a few minutes, but something even better!" She said happily.
"Hmm...let me think. I'm gonna get this one..."
Erin could contain her excitement no longer. "Weekend at Bernie's!" She squealed.
"No way! Isn't it hilarious?" He gasped.
"Yes! Yes! And the best part is..."
"The guy's dead the whole time!" They said in unison, and laughed.
"So, did you do anything fun this weekend?" Andy asked.
"Watched Weekend at Bernie's. That's basically it." Erin said simply. "What about you?"
"Nothing really. Learned a few new banjo songs, watched the Notebook, and watched the Cornell football game."
"Sounds like a pretty productive weekend." Erin said positively.
"Eh." Andy mumbled, there was silence, and Erin knew that they were both thinking about the same thing. The date.
The date that should've happened. The date that didn't happen. Andy had puckered up all his courage to ask Erin out, and she enthusiastically accepted. Later, when they were talking, they each misinterpreted what the other was saying, leading them to believe that the other thought that the date was just part of the game. Stupid Savannah accents. That was the real culprit.
"I wonder if Naughty Nelly and Nathanial had fun on their date." Erin piped up.
"Their date was cancelled, remember?" Andy said glumly.
"No, our date was cancelled." Erin responded quickly, and then realized what she had said. Andy had originally asked her if she thought the date was real, last week. His tone implied that he thought it was part of the game, so feeling pressured, Erin lied and said she thought it wasn't real, although that was not the case. But now she had just let slip that the fact she thought it was real.
"Oh, yeah, you're right." Andy said, eyes widening in excitement. "I mean, I thought it would've been a giveaway, seeing as though Nelly and Nathenial are brother and sister. Now, I don't live in Savannah, but that kind of relationship is definitely frowned upon in Scranton."
"So you thought the date was real too?" Erin asked hopefully. There she went again! Now she had just admitted the date was real.
"I...well...um..." Andy sputtered. "I find you much more appealing than Naughty Nelly Nutmeg."