She shook her head and smiled.Graham would just need to adapt.“No, I don’t think it’s a problem.”
“Great.I’ll set things up with Mrs.Waverly.”He was excited—because she had said yes—and a thrill ran down her spine.Here was a man, a very attractive man, excited to be taking her on an actual date.
“We could go for dinner ahead of time, if you like.Take the kids and then drop them off here at home.”
His excitement was palpable, and she was swept up in it.“That sounds great.The girls might like to go out for dinner.”
“Or we could give them dinner at home and go for dinner alone,” he mused, and she felt a sense of panic.A dance with a large group of people was one thing.Dinner alone?She wasn’t sure she was ready for that.
“What time does the dance start?”
“It’s an early one.At seven they have a Latin dance lesson I thought would be fun.Then the dance runs about eight to midnight.”
“Might I suggest we go with the girls this time?We would still need to go home, change clothes, get ready.”
“Right.That’s a good point,” said Simon.
“I should probably get Riley and Dash and head home now,” she said.“I need to text Graham and get my head around all this.”
His face fell, and she regretted killing his buoyant mood.
“Yes, of course,” he said, careful now, as though he’d stepped closer than he’d intended.“I’ll call the girls in.”
He walked toward the rear door and Sarah thought of all the things she needed to do, starting with getting a new dress, making a salon appointment, and, oh, getting a pedicure.
This was going to be fun.She hugged herself.
And so what if it was a date?It was pretty harmless.Just because they went out dancing together didn’t mean it needed to lead to more.
But what if it could?
Would that be such a bad thing?
ChapterTwenty-Two
What are you doing, Mom?Riley hopped up beside Sarah at the kitchen island.
“Looking for a place to get my nails done.”
“Your nails?
“I’m going to the dance on Saturday after the dragon races, and I thought it would be fun to get my nails done.”
“We don’t get our nails done,” said Riley.
“No, not often.But I thought it might be fun, and I need more fun.”
“You don’t dance either,” said Riley.
“Well, I haven’t danced for a long time, but I used to dance.Before your dad and I got married.”
“Like you used to crab?I didn’t even know you knew how to crab.”
“There may be a lot of things I’ve done that you don’t know about.I wasn’t always a lawyer.”
“Don’t you like being a lawyer?”
“I like it well enough.I like helping people, and I learn a lot.But it hasn’t left me much time for other things in recent years.”
