Melinda tapped the computer keys to finalize the hotel reservations for the wedding. She was glad to have someone to spend the weekend with. All of their friends would be paired off, and being with Adam was fun. She printed the ferry schedule and then sent the hotel and ferry information to Adam in an email.
Her office phone rang. “Hello, Melinda Phillips.”
“Melinda, hi. This is Nick.”
“This is a surprise. Did we have a phone conference scheduled?” She flipped through her appointment book on her desk and didn’t see anything with his name listed for a call.
“No. But I enjoyed meeting you and wanted to see if you were free for a drink this evening.”
She hesitated. Shoot. I didn’t want this to happen.
Taking a deep breath, she said, “Nick, thank you for the invitation, but I don’t date
