you something.”
ared at me, studying me before ;Does it o do ; he asked.
I took a deep breath.
quot;Yes, sir. I ed to ask if it would be all rigook o dinner on New Years Eve.”
;Is t all?quot; he said.
quot;Yes, sir,quot; I said. quot;Ill bring ime youd need me to.”
ook off acles and ting tell aking a moment to t it.
quot;ill your parents be joining you?quot; he asked.
quot;No, sir.”
quot;t t t.quot; t clear it ime for me to leave. I stood from my carted to to go, I faced him again.
quot;Reverend Sullivan?”
ill t;Im sorry for to do alreat Jamie treated. But from no.”
o look rig enough.
quot;I love ; I said finally, and ention focused on me again.
quot;I kno; ;but I dont to see .quot; Even t , I t I saer.
quot;I do t to ; I said.
urned from me and looked out tcer sun tried to force its ter.
quot;en,quot; he wrong decision.
I smiled and ed to t. I could tell t ed to be alone. to see his face in his hands.
I asked Jamie an er. t t s t I told Id already spoken to on er t. t tell it looked almost as t t only didnt I understand it completely, I didnt o niger talking to my mom again, sion, and to be , it made perfect sense to me. must o tion t er o me. In a rue.
I picked on sc asked o ly erfront to taurant. to tess stand, to our table. It ter ones in the place.
It ime eenagers in t too out of place, though.
Jamie o Flauvins before, and it took a fees to take it all in. S a my mom suggestion.
quot;t; so me. quot;thank you for asking me.”
quot;My pleasure,quot; I said sincerely.
quot;have you been here before?”
quot;A feimes. My moto come imes won.”
S tared at a boat t aurant, its lig s in ;Its beautiful ; she said.
quot;So are you,quot; I answered.
Jamie blus;You dont mean t.”
quot;Yes,quot; I said quietly, quot;I do.”
e ed for dinner, and