“I'm so sorry, but I didn't hear my phone ring. I was probably sleeping when you called.”
He grinned and swept a hand through his already ruffled hair. “Wow! That's a relief. I was worried I'd ruined things with you. So are we still on for Saturday?”
Erin surmised he hadn't seen the paper yet if he was still asking for another date. “Umm...have you seen the paper?”
To her complete surprise, he chuckled and nodded.
“Ah that. Yeah, a friend showed it to me this morning. But I didn't take it seriously, had a few laughs over it in fact.” At her astonished expression, the smile slipped from his face to be replaced by an uncertain look. “Is there a problem?”
Erin opened her mouth to assure him that there was no problem, but her mother cut in.
“Of course there is a problem.” Victoria snappe
