Heading HomeAfter splitting the bill, as they walked to Grand Central, Eileen said that she had a very nice time. “You know, I’d forgotten just how pleasant a quiet evening with a charming man can be.”
Not sure how to respond, Tom offered, “I’m a ‘charming man’ in your eyes then?”
“In anyone’s eyes, believe me. I do not want to scare you off. I would like to see you again, if you’d like to see me.”
Tom laughed. “I think we’re both a bit at sea here. I would like to see you again. May I call?”
“You may.”
They got to the stairs that led to Eileen’s platform. Though they were on the same Metro-North train-line, his train would not stop in Tuckahoe where she lived so she headed for her train first.
Then after pausing like two high-schoolers standing on the girl’s porch, Eileen and Tom ga
