"Does that make sense, now?"
"I think so." Joanne really wished that it would never make sense so she could stay at the malt shoppe with Roy forever! But he was a good teacher, and she finally understood her science.
"Good." Roy smiled and Joanne's heart melted. Roy was so handsome and nice, and Joanne liked him even more than she had imagined!
"Thanks for the soda."
"Oh, no problem!" Roy sipped at his cola.
"And thanks for the ride here. Your car's very nice."
"Oh. You like my old Mercury, eh? Beau helped me fix it up a little bit and make it faster."
"Beau works on cars?" Joanne could really care less about Beau, but at least she had started a successful conversation with Roy!
"Yeah. He figures he'll be a mechanic someday."
"I'd take my car to him! I'm sure a lot of the folks at school would."
"I'd only go to him!" Roy beamed. "He's a good guy."
Joanne nodded in agreement and sipped her cherry soda.
"So. What do you wanna be?"
"Hm?"
"After school. What are you gonna go to college for?"
"Um... I don't know. I thought maybe I'd wanna get married, instead." Hoping she didn't sound silly, she added quickly. "What do you want to do?"
"Well, I'm not sure, yet, but I was thinking of being a fireman. I wanna help people."
"That would be the perfect job for you, Roy!" She quieted, quickly, rather embarrassed by her sudden outbreak.
Roy didn't laugh, though. He smiled. "You think so?"
"Yes! I just know you'd love it!"
Roy slurped up the rest of his soda and said: "Hey Joanne? Maybe would you wanna go out with me sometime?"
