Chapter 24
Thanks JennDur for beta'ing for me.
At six-thirty there was a knock on the door and I started to run to get, but Mom waved me off. "I've got this. You don't want to look too eager, dear."
I listened from the hall as my mom greeted Em and let him into the house. She called to me that he was here, and I waited a second before rounding the corner. I was surprised to see him holding two bouquets of flowers.
"Wow, you look gorgeous," he said, just staring at me. He shook his head and whispered a beautiful under his breath, but I still caught it. "These are for you," he handed me the slightly larger bundle, the turned to my mom. "And these are for you, Mrs. Clearwater."
"Oh, you shouldn't have," she told him.
"Nonsense. You're allowing me to take your daughter out, this is just a simple thank you for granting me that privilege." I could have sworn I saw my mother swoon a bit while sniffing her flowers.
More later/tomorrow depending on how you look at the current time.