Caleb paused for a moment on the other end before his apologetic voice came through, “Sorry, Autumn, did I make things awkward for you?”Hearing that, Autumn immediately denied it, “No, Mr. Jensen, don’t misunderstand. I really do have something going on tonight, so I can’t go to the gala with you.”She felt Caleb was being a little too enthusiastic. Even if he didn’t know about her and Keith, inviting someone he barely knew to be his date left her wondering what he was thinking.And if he used her as an excuse to skip the gala, then showed up later as Keith’s date, wouldn’t that be painfully awkward?“As long as I didn’t trouble you, that’s good. I was only asking casually, you don’t need to think too much about it.”After hanging up, Autumn thought for a moment, then called Keith.He picked up very quickly, and his low, smooth voice came through, “What is it? Miss me already?”Autumn hesitated for a second before saying, “I have something tonight, so I can’t go to the gala with you.”
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