... my eyes nearly popped out of my head! If only I could get her interested in me, I thought to myself. But she'll probably go home right after the rehearsal as usual, with a polite good-bye to everyone. So I was rather surprised when she asked me if we were going out after band. I replied "Of course! You coming tonight?" She said, "Sure! It sounds more interesting than going home and watching TV." I made sure that we walked a little behind the rest of the group on the way to the bar. We didn't really talk about much, but at least she was walking with me and talking to me, and I had a feeling I might finally be getting somewhere with her. Usually the group's conversations work in small, constantly shifting groups as each person joins in the neighbouring conversation they find the most interesting. I imagine that night was probably no different, but I didn't notice. I was too busy talking with Heidi. Looking at her eyes. Buying her drinks. Sneaking a peek at the shapes in her sweater whenever I got a chance. But the most interesting thing was that she was giving me lots of hints that she liked me, and she'd never done that before. |