Chapter 36

Hayden decided that they should go out to dinner again. Same place, same time. Act as if last night didn't happen. Carol had already made plans to sleep over a friend's, so she wasn't going to be home. Abigail took her aside before she left.

"Hayden is going to ask me to marry him tonight, honey," Abigail said. "You're part of this, so I'm telling you I'm going to say yes. Is that ok with you?"

"What a silly question, Mom," Carol replied. "If you don't, then I will!" Both laughed.

As Carol left, Hayden stopped her. "Carol, does your mom have the phone number of where you're staying?"

Carol turned and looked at her mother.

"Go ahead. It's ok."

Carol kissed her mom. "Bye, Dad."

Abigail looked at Hayden. "What? Did I do something wrong?" he asked.

"We'll talk later. Now I have to get dressed if we're going to get there on time."

The dinner was great. They sat in the same spot. The waiter gave them a quizzical look but didn't ask any questions. At least they ordered something different. B