"It's a date." He leaned in and kissed her as he finished. "Thank you for dinner and for a great evening," he said.

"Thank you," she replied. "Talk to you tomorrow?"

"Count on it," he said, and kissed her a final time before she slid from his grasp.

Several long looks back and sighs of resignation later, she finally disappeared inside. With a deep sigh, Don hopped into his truck and started it up, slowly pulling off for the trip back home.

***

As he drove home, Don tried to get rid of his embarrassment at what had just happened. Cass had been standing in a prime position to be...