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He shrugged ‘Your friend was rather—how should I say?—intent on seeing you’

She rolled her eyes ‘Put it down to too ne On his part, not mine’

‘I hear you organised the ball And that you h for half a scanner’

‘Only the first half of it’

‘That’s still a pretty big achievement’

She shrugged it off ‘I was part of a committee’

‘But the ball was your idea?’

‘Theto convert these philistines and s are the best’

‘So you don’t like modern music?’

‘I just like so to The kind of stuff that puts a smile on your face when you hear it because it’s so full of verve And I don’t care if people think it’s old-fashioned: I like it’ She took a sip of her coffee ‘I suppose it’s because it’s the stuff I greith Dad always had it playing in the garage when he was tinkering with a car Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, that sort of stuff’

He couldn’t help s that your favourite films are musicals?’

‘Absolutely You can’t beat a good Gene Kelly fil back

The more Theo talked to Madison, the more he liked her Felt a connection with her Wanted to spend tiht now Apart from the fact that he was only here for sixwork and relationships couldfor a relationship in any case

Yet his mouth seemed to have other ideas

‘I won soht at sunrise Why don’t you come with me?’

She went very still ‘Are you asking me on a date?’

This tied to overrule his heart where his ue and potential friend,’ he said

She smiled ‘Then thank you I’d like that I’ve never been in a balloon’