the driveway. Ian Hamilton.” They shook hands.
“ There was a blackout tonight and the lights just came on,” Lily explained. “Daniel’s a friend of Paige’s. He’s in Chappaqua visiting his aunt and came over to keep us company.”
“I hope you don ’t mind,” said Daniel.
“No, of course not. I’m so glad that Lily wasn’t home alone tonight,” said Aunt Cecile.
“I tried calling , but your phones were off,” Lily said.
“Sorry, my phone died . Your dad left his at home.”
“I bett er get going. I’m sure my aunt is wondering what happened to me. It was nice meeting all of you. Good night,” Daniel said.
I t had stopped raining so I walked him out to his car, which was a black BMW.
“Do you still want to meet for breakfast?” I asked not sure if he still wanted to get together.
Daniel looked at me an d said, “Of course, unless you don’t want to?”
“ I do. I thought maybe since I saw you tonight….” I stopped talking.
“Paige, what does the blackout have to do with breakfast?” He look ed confused. “I’ll see you at ten. Pleasant dreams.”
I walked back into the house on cloud nine.
Noelle was grinning . “You’re right. He’s sooo cute and sooo nice!! So… what happened?”
“What do yo u mean? I walked him to his car.” I was totally confused. I glanced at Lily with a look like what was she talking about. Lily widened her eyes and shrugged.
“ Did you kiss for heavens sakes?” Noelle asked sounding frustrated.
“Give me a break, Noelle. We just met. I don’t even know if he likes me.”
It was almost one o’clock. Noelle stayed with me in the guest room and kept talking about Daniel, so I pretended to fall asleep.
The next m orning, while Noelle slept, I snuck out and went upstairs. I couldn’t believe that Daniel had been in Lily’s house. I wanted to pinch myself in case I was dreaming.
Walking into the kitchen, I found Aunt Cecile reading the paper. “Morning, Paige. Lily told me that you are all meeting Daniel at Susan’s.”
I nodded. “We were supposed to yesterday, but he got stuck in the city,” I answered, trying to sound very casual.
“He seems very nice, but h ow old is he?” she asked.
I told her he was ninete en and hoped that the questioning wouldn’t last too long.
“Does your mom know him?” she asked.
“No, she doesn’t. Aunt Cecile, we’re just friends. I’ll tell her when I get home,” I said trying not to seem upset even though I was. “Is Lily in her room?” I was trying to get away as quickly as possible and started walking down the hallway.
Aunt Cecile said, “S he’s outside on the deck, talking on the phone.”
When I got outside , I overheard Lily making plans to go swimming. She waved at me and finished her call. “Want to ask Daniel to come to the pool? It’ll be fun.”
“I’m not ready for that besides he might think it’s juvenile to play Marco Polo.”
Lily said I was being ridiculous, but she gave up trying to change my mind.
Aunt Cecile dropped us off and we got the last available table outside at Susan’s. It was very hot, but all the tables inside were taken. The girls wanted to go swimming and I felt guilty dragging them out again.
Daniel’s car pull ed up in front of the cafe just as a car pulled out of a spot. I saw that he wasn’t alone. When he stepped out of the car, he looked like a male model from a Ralph Lauren ad. He was wearing a white linen shirt and beige linen shorts. He seemed oblivious to the way he looked. His friend looked older and was dressed in tennis whites.
“Good morni ng. You all survived the night,” he said in a mischievous tone.
“ You make it sound like you had doubts,” I joked back.
“Of course not,” he said and winked. “ This is my friend, Pierce. I didn’t think you’d mind if he joined us. I didn’t want to be outnumbered.”
“Are you afraid of us?” joked Noelle.
“You never know,” Daniel kidded back.
We
“ There was a blackout tonight and the lights just came on,” Lily explained. “Daniel’s a friend of Paige’s. He’s in Chappaqua visiting his aunt and came over to keep us company.”
“I hope you don ’t mind,” said Daniel.
“No, of course not. I’m so glad that Lily wasn’t home alone tonight,” said Aunt Cecile.
“I tried calling , but your phones were off,” Lily said.
“Sorry, my phone died . Your dad left his at home.”
“I bett er get going. I’m sure my aunt is wondering what happened to me. It was nice meeting all of you. Good night,” Daniel said.
I t had stopped raining so I walked him out to his car, which was a black BMW.
“Do you still want to meet for breakfast?” I asked not sure if he still wanted to get together.
Daniel looked at me an d said, “Of course, unless you don’t want to?”
“ I do. I thought maybe since I saw you tonight….” I stopped talking.
“Paige, what does the blackout have to do with breakfast?” He look ed confused. “I’ll see you at ten. Pleasant dreams.”
I walked back into the house on cloud nine.
Noelle was grinning . “You’re right. He’s sooo cute and sooo nice!! So… what happened?”
“What do yo u mean? I walked him to his car.” I was totally confused. I glanced at Lily with a look like what was she talking about. Lily widened her eyes and shrugged.
“ Did you kiss for heavens sakes?” Noelle asked sounding frustrated.
“Give me a break, Noelle. We just met. I don’t even know if he likes me.”
It was almost one o’clock. Noelle stayed with me in the guest room and kept talking about Daniel, so I pretended to fall asleep.
The next m orning, while Noelle slept, I snuck out and went upstairs. I couldn’t believe that Daniel had been in Lily’s house. I wanted to pinch myself in case I was dreaming.
Walking into the kitchen, I found Aunt Cecile reading the paper. “Morning, Paige. Lily told me that you are all meeting Daniel at Susan’s.”
I nodded. “We were supposed to yesterday, but he got stuck in the city,” I answered, trying to sound very casual.
“He seems very nice, but h ow old is he?” she asked.
I told her he was ninete en and hoped that the questioning wouldn’t last too long.
“Does your mom know him?” she asked.
“No, she doesn’t. Aunt Cecile, we’re just friends. I’ll tell her when I get home,” I said trying not to seem upset even though I was. “Is Lily in her room?” I was trying to get away as quickly as possible and started walking down the hallway.
Aunt Cecile said, “S he’s outside on the deck, talking on the phone.”
When I got outside , I overheard Lily making plans to go swimming. She waved at me and finished her call. “Want to ask Daniel to come to the pool? It’ll be fun.”
“I’m not ready for that besides he might think it’s juvenile to play Marco Polo.”
Lily said I was being ridiculous, but she gave up trying to change my mind.
Aunt Cecile dropped us off and we got the last available table outside at Susan’s. It was very hot, but all the tables inside were taken. The girls wanted to go swimming and I felt guilty dragging them out again.
Daniel’s car pull ed up in front of the cafe just as a car pulled out of a spot. I saw that he wasn’t alone. When he stepped out of the car, he looked like a male model from a Ralph Lauren ad. He was wearing a white linen shirt and beige linen shorts. He seemed oblivious to the way he looked. His friend looked older and was dressed in tennis whites.
“Good morni ng. You all survived the night,” he said in a mischievous tone.
“ You make it sound like you had doubts,” I joked back.
“Of course not,” he said and winked. “ This is my friend, Pierce. I didn’t think you’d mind if he joined us. I didn’t want to be outnumbered.”
“Are you afraid of us?” joked Noelle.
“You never know,” Daniel kidded back.
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