Luckily she seemed to ignore my last words, her giddiness back. "Great, can I pick you up at 6:15? I already know where you live, I asked Karen."

"Sounds good to me," I agreed.

"See you then, Jenny." Her voice did things to my name in a way that had me melting.

"See you tonight, Ashley," I replied and soon was listening to nothing but the dead air of a cell phone. I hung up the phone and considered the implications of tonight. Was it really a date? A growing friendship? What should I wear? These thoughts bounced around in my head while I walked to my house.

My thoughts...