Chapter Fourteen
When Janelle and Ethan collected the dirty plates to take to the trash, Naomi decided her friends would forgive her for being rude and she gave a tiny jerk of her head to Jason in invitation.
He immediately stood and offered his hand, then led the way to the front door. It was snowing lightly, so they paused while he put on his jacket, and she did jacket, gloves, hat and scarf.
“Are you heading home?” he asked. “I can walk with you, or drive you home.
“I don’t have any other plans for today. You?”
“I have a karate thing. I had already committed to helping teach a kids’ class this afternoon, otherwise I’d cancel.”
“That’s cool, I didn’t realize you taught, as well.”
“It’s kind of a volunteer thing. Can I take you out to dinner?”
She looked up at the sky. The snow wa
