To: Eric Ambrose
From: Tyler Norris
Subject: RE: Schedule
Hey, sorry I didn’t respond to you when I responded to Dani.
Thanks for the schedule, this will be really helpful as I plan out our interviews. Speaking of…I could type something up and send it over to make sure the schedule I come up with works for you, or we can get together when I make it to Dallas and talk it through in person. I’m down for whatever you prefer.
Excited to see you.
-Ty
Excited to see you.
That last line is enough to make my hands shake as I type out my reply.
To: Tyler Norris
From: Eric Ambrose
Subject: RE:Schedule
I would love to get together. Does dinner sound alright?
Excited to see you, too.
I stare at my phone for five minutes waiting for her reply before I give up and start the drive home. I’d like to say I don’t check it every time I stop at a red light, but that would be a lie. When I pull into my garage, I check again and see her reply.
To: Eric Ambrose
From: Tyler Norris
Subject: RE: Schedule
Dinner sounds perfect. My number is below, in case you’d rather text or call me to work out the details. If you’re more comfortable sticking to email, that’s fine. I completely understand not wanting to give your number to random strangers you pull off the street. ;)
And there it is, at the bottom of the email. The thing I’ve been desperate to have for four months: her number. A connection. A lifeline.
I immediately add her to my contacts but force myself to hold off on sending a message. Just because Iamout of my mind desperate for this girl, doesn’t mean I need toactdesperate.
I put my phone face down on my nightstand and shower off the sweat from rehearsal before collapsing into bed and picking up my phone. My fingers hover over the keyboard while I try to come up with something clever to say to Ty.
Eric: Hey, it’s Eric.
Okay, so it’s not exactly clever, but I can’t think of anything else, and I just want to hear from her. I’m surprised that as soon as I lay my phone on my chest, it vibrates with her reply.
Tyler: Hey!
Eric: How are you?
Tyler: Nervous, but excited.
Tyler: How are you?
Eric: Feeling good. Feeling ready.
Ready to get this tour underway. Ready to be back in my element. Ready to see her.
