"You Want to Date Me?"

“Sorry Pops. I gotta go. Rehearsals for the Christmas program have started and our group is preparing an a cappella song. I have to be there early. And then softball starts conditioning this week as well.” Claire rushed into the kitchen, grabbed a muffin, an orange juice, kissed Jack on the cheek, and darted out the door to the waiting car of her friend, Trevor.

All before Jack could wish her a good day.

Trevor, a human boy who was a year older than Claire, was one member of their choral group. He has been picking her up early in the mornings for the past two weeks for their rehearsals. And Jack had suspicions that the boy had his eyes on Claire.

Claire’s phone vibrated in her bag as she slid into the blue pickup truck.

Jack: “I need to meet this Trevor, you know.”

Claire: “ugh….fiiiiiine…. I can ask him what he is doing after the football game Friday. Satisfied?”

Jack: “Deal. Love you.”

Claire: “Love you. Now go do whatever retired old folks do :)”

She couldn’t believe her