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“I’m setting you two up. I’m going to invite him on our trip so he can get to know you!”
Amelia leaned back in her chair. Her mom was a very determined woman, but this was too far. Setting her up on a week-long trip to the beach?
“Mom, no.”
“Why not? What do you have to lose?”
“It’s just weird,” Amelia said, her anxiety making her sit up straighter. “I don’t even know this guy.”
“Yes, but you could know him.”
“No way, Mom. No,” she said firmly. She hoped this would be the end of it.
It wasn’t.
“Give me one good reason why you can’t let me invite someone on this trip. He can stay on the couch and you can finally test the waters with someone new!”
Amelia pursed her lips, desperately trying to think of a way out. That was when she saw Daniel walking to his car for lunch. Despite her predicament, her mind replayed their interaction from earlier.
Her mother followed Amelia’s line of sight. “Who’s that?”
“No one.”
“I saw that look,” she said. “Is that someone you have a crush on?”
“No.” But Amelia’s eyes drifted back to him, just in time to see him getting into a red Miata. That wasn’t the car she’d pictured for him, yet she’d love to know why he’d gotten it. She’d love to know anything more about him.
“I think that’s a yes, then.”
Amelia blinked, forcing herself to look back at her mother. “What?”
“That man we just saw. He’s cute, Amelia.”
“Yes, he is,” she said slowly, and her eyes returned to his car, where she watched him drive off. His soft compliment that morning flashed in her mind.
“What’s that look for? Are you seeing him? Because if you are, I don’t have to invite Mr. Saylor’s boy on the trip.”
Amelia only registered the last part of the sentence. “That would be great.”
“And we can invite your new boyfriend instead.”
Oh, fuck.
“N-no, Mom. He can’t go.”
“Why not?”
“He’s busy, and we’re not . . .”
“Dating?” Her mom raised her eyebrows. “With how you looked at him, I thought . . . Well, never mind. If you’re not, I can still invite—”
“No need to invite him!” This would have been a great point to clear everything up. She wasn’t dating Daniel, and she didn’t want to be set up, but she knew that the latter point wasn’t enough to convince her mom.
“So, you’re dating him.”
“Y-yes?” Her cheeks burned at the lie, but it was the only way she could get out of this. “But he’s busy.”
“You won’t know until you ask,” she said. “What’s his name?”
