Off the hook until—Monday? At least.
* * * *
“My mother told me last night you’d called; what’s up?” Caroline said as she sat down in homeroom on Monday morning.
“Uh, I was calling to see if you wanted to go to a movie on Sunday,” Gavin said, staring down at the top of his desk. “Midway is—was playing and you like war movies and—”
“Oh, Gavin, of course, I would love to go. But it can’t be until weekend after next. This church retreat is for training Sunday school teaching assistants and it’s for two weekends, back to back. Midway might be gone, but we can see something else…”
Gavin wasn’t sure whether he was relieved she had said yes, or worried now that he would have to actually come up with after-movie conversation with her. At least now he had two weeks to practice. He could do thi
