Work was finally over. I was free. My first thought was of checking my messages. The drive home was agonizing. Did she call? What if she didn't? If she did what if she needed me and I was not there? If she didn't what if she really needed me and could not call? I parked my car and ran to my door. I fumbled with my keys and finally made it inside. Three new messages. I hit play and listened. The first voice was my Buddy's. I skipped that one. The next was my sister. Something about her birthday. I deleted that one. The last message. Silence. I waited nervously. My heart was pounding out of my chest. Then finally she spoke. It was her. She sounded nervous. Like she was thinking of what to say to a machine. "Hi Josh. This is Alex. The girl from yesterday? We met on the street and you walked me home?" As If I could forget. I had been spending the last 26 hours thinking about her. "you said to call you so. Anyway I thought maybe we could hang out today? If your not busy"
