Noah yawned and took a long pull from his insulated coffee mug as he waited for the girl from the parking lot. Once again, he"d failed to ask her name. When that first message had chimed his phone last night, he"d been so surprised and excited he"d forgotten, and hadn"t realized it until this morning.
The crunch of gravel under tires made him look up. He spotted her little Escape coming. He quickly topped off his mug with coffee, grabbed his backpack and went out to meet her.
“Hey, you look good this morning.” He stepped out the door as she got out of the little SUV. She was wearing loose jeans, a jacket and hiking boots, much like he was. She"d pulled her hair back into a high ponytail. Noah thought she was pretty with her hair down, but without it to draw your attention away, she was a
