be so even-keeled, especially when to her they obviously needed to test their relationship to see if anything was there.
Come on, Mark. Don’t make me initiate this!
They all walked together to the parking lot. Mark said good-bye, got in his car, and left. Now Teri was mad. How was she supposed to interpret that? If he didn’t want to date her, fine. If he didn’t want to see her at all while she was here, she could live with that. But this silence was ridiculous. Whatever had clicked between Teri and Mark last summer had definitely disappeared. Poof. Gone. Or at least she thought it was. It was hard to make that final judgment when they hadn’t talked one to one.
Teri gave a half-hearted wave to Gordon and Kai. Gordon smiled at her and said his farewell of “Until,” and Teri plopped down in the passenger seat of Dan’s car.
What is Mark’s problem, anyhow? Is there another woman? Fine! Just tell me. Is it me? Did he change his mind since those notes he wrote saying he enjoyed being with me and was looking forward to my coming this summer? What?! I’m going crazy waiting for him to talk to me. As soon as we get home, I’m going to call him. He and I are going to have a heart-to-heart talk and get this settled
.
Feeling fired up enough to make the call right then, Teri was frustrated when Dan stopped at a convenience store on the way home. Dozens of tourists were inside the shop. Teri couldspot them easily now. They had a certain frenzied appearance about them, and all their clothes looked new. Dan picked up some 7-Up and saltines, and then he wandered off into the pharmaceutical aisle. Teri picked out a few postcards and examined a bin of coconuts by the door. The sign gave instructions on how the coconuts could be mailed to the mainland.
“Ready?” Dan asked, calling to Teri from his spot in line at the checkout. She joined him and looked at the small box he held. It was a home pregnancy test.
Chapter Nine
T eri held the telephone receiver to her ear and waited for the answering machine’s long beep. “Hi, Mark, this is Teri. It’s Sunday afternoon, and I’d appreciate it if you could give me a call. Thanks. Bye.”
She was fired up and ready to talk, which made it frustrating to be stuck with an answering machine. Who knew when Mark would check his messages? She hung up the phone and let out a sigh. Dan and Anita were in their bedroom with the door closed. Teri could hear them arguing. She guessed they disagreed about using the home pregnancy test.
Men can be so insensitive sometimes. What do they know about pregnancy? This Gordo-guy suggests this is a good time for Annie to be pregnant so Dan runs out and buys a home test. That’s real scientific. Men can be so clueless!
Is that Mark’s problem? He doesn’t call me or talk to me because he’s naturally clueless?
Just then the phone rang and Teri grabbed it, hoping Mark was calling.
“Hey, gorgeous, mind if I pick you up early for dinner tonight? I get off work in about half an hour.”
“Scott?” Teri said.
“Yeah, who were you expecting?”
She quickly cleared her thoughts. “You. I was expecting to see you. Tonight.”
“So, I can pick you up in an hour, if that’s okay.”
“Sure. That’ll be great! I’ll see you. Bye.” Teri hung up and ignored her confused feelings about Scott. She wished she were going out to dinner with Mark tonight. She would feel better if she could resolve that relationship before moving on to the next.
To divert her feelings, she concentrated on what she should wear. She still had on the straight skirt and cream colored knit shirt she had worn to church. Was that too dressy? Maybe she should change into jeans. Or shorts. She didn’t want to look like a tourist. Yet, if Scott was taking her to some nice place, she didn’t want to look too casual either. She settled on the outfit she was wearing convinced, after a few turnarounds in front of the full-length mirror on the hall closet door, that it
Come on, Mark. Don’t make me initiate this!
They all walked together to the parking lot. Mark said good-bye, got in his car, and left. Now Teri was mad. How was she supposed to interpret that? If he didn’t want to date her, fine. If he didn’t want to see her at all while she was here, she could live with that. But this silence was ridiculous. Whatever had clicked between Teri and Mark last summer had definitely disappeared. Poof. Gone. Or at least she thought it was. It was hard to make that final judgment when they hadn’t talked one to one.
Teri gave a half-hearted wave to Gordon and Kai. Gordon smiled at her and said his farewell of “Until,” and Teri plopped down in the passenger seat of Dan’s car.
What is Mark’s problem, anyhow? Is there another woman? Fine! Just tell me. Is it me? Did he change his mind since those notes he wrote saying he enjoyed being with me and was looking forward to my coming this summer? What?! I’m going crazy waiting for him to talk to me. As soon as we get home, I’m going to call him. He and I are going to have a heart-to-heart talk and get this settled
.
Feeling fired up enough to make the call right then, Teri was frustrated when Dan stopped at a convenience store on the way home. Dozens of tourists were inside the shop. Teri couldspot them easily now. They had a certain frenzied appearance about them, and all their clothes looked new. Dan picked up some 7-Up and saltines, and then he wandered off into the pharmaceutical aisle. Teri picked out a few postcards and examined a bin of coconuts by the door. The sign gave instructions on how the coconuts could be mailed to the mainland.
“Ready?” Dan asked, calling to Teri from his spot in line at the checkout. She joined him and looked at the small box he held. It was a home pregnancy test.
Chapter Nine
T eri held the telephone receiver to her ear and waited for the answering machine’s long beep. “Hi, Mark, this is Teri. It’s Sunday afternoon, and I’d appreciate it if you could give me a call. Thanks. Bye.”
She was fired up and ready to talk, which made it frustrating to be stuck with an answering machine. Who knew when Mark would check his messages? She hung up the phone and let out a sigh. Dan and Anita were in their bedroom with the door closed. Teri could hear them arguing. She guessed they disagreed about using the home pregnancy test.
Men can be so insensitive sometimes. What do they know about pregnancy? This Gordo-guy suggests this is a good time for Annie to be pregnant so Dan runs out and buys a home test. That’s real scientific. Men can be so clueless!
Is that Mark’s problem? He doesn’t call me or talk to me because he’s naturally clueless?
Just then the phone rang and Teri grabbed it, hoping Mark was calling.
“Hey, gorgeous, mind if I pick you up early for dinner tonight? I get off work in about half an hour.”
“Scott?” Teri said.
“Yeah, who were you expecting?”
She quickly cleared her thoughts. “You. I was expecting to see you. Tonight.”
“So, I can pick you up in an hour, if that’s okay.”
“Sure. That’ll be great! I’ll see you. Bye.” Teri hung up and ignored her confused feelings about Scott. She wished she were going out to dinner with Mark tonight. She would feel better if she could resolve that relationship before moving on to the next.
To divert her feelings, she concentrated on what she should wear. She still had on the straight skirt and cream colored knit shirt she had worn to church. Was that too dressy? Maybe she should change into jeans. Or shorts. She didn’t want to look like a tourist. Yet, if Scott was taking her to some nice place, she didn’t want to look too casual either. She settled on the outfit she was wearing convinced, after a few turnarounds in front of the full-length mirror on the hall closet door, that it
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