Elizabeth Summers Jasper drove me straight from his parents’ house to the nearest human town. He had made reservations for us at one of the most popular restaurants in town. It was a reservation we were dangerously close to being late for. I could see just from the look on Jasper’s face how frustrated he was about that. It was my birthday tomorrow and Jasper had been looking forward to taking me out for the last week. I didn’t really understand his excitement. He has taken me out for meals before, lots of them. What was so special about today or today’s date? Sometimes this whole dating thing really confused me. I didn’t have any experience when it came to dating and I wish there was some kind of guide I could read. “What are you thinking about?” Jasper asked. He had parked the car and

