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“Yes,” Lark says “We’ll have two pancakes, one waffle, an order of scrarits, also with cheese, but Ae, and two biscuits All to share, so could you also bring an extra plate, please?”
“Of course” The waitress tops off our coffees before hustling over to the computer to type in the order
“That was hot,” I murmur beneath my breath
“The way I order food?” Lark asks, her s when I nod “What can I say? I knohat I want, Mason, and I’m not afraid to ask for it”
“And that was even hotter” I lean forward, elbows propped on the table to add in a whisper, “A to be allowed to kiss you today?”
“Very possibly” She shoots ain “Noere we talking about?” She takesup my arm
“I don’t re “Probably wasn’t important Not as important as my plans for us for tomorrow”
“And what are those?”
“I got tickets for theat the Lyric in Atlanta The matinee”
“You didn’t!” She laughs “You hate musical theater”
“But I lo…” I s the word, not wanting the first time I say it to her to be so casual “I really like you, and you really like musical theater And I like happy hour at Damon’s after the show”
“Sounds like a heavenly fifth date” Lark threads her fingers throughto be so spoiled after this week I won’t ever want to go back to work”
“Well, maybe you could take a few o so drive”
Her brow furrows “Both sound a up in June, two corporate parties that want a big spread, and three baby showers I’ until the ust Not that I’,” she hurries to add “I’d rather have too h, but it would be nice to have a few more days with you”
“We have asher hand “We’ll find tiether I don’t start work until next month and when I do I’m one of five doctors at the practice We share rounds and take turns being on call, so the hours shouldn’t be nearly as deadly as med school or residency And Bliss River’s only an hour from the city I could be at your place by six thirty or so hts”
She shakes her head slowly back and forth
“What? What’s wrong?” I ask “Has traffic gotten worse since I left? I used to be able to make it home from Atlanta in fifty minutes, an hour tops, but—”