 way, if it gets too late."

My stomach fluttered and my lips twitched with a smile. _You're going to have fun, Sally. You're going to have some real fun with Zell Dincht!_

Ma Dincht nodded. "I'll be sure to do that. Now," and she ushered us toward the door, "I've got to get cleaned up before the girls get here, and you've got to feed **this** girl some breakfast." When we were standing on the threshold of his home, Ma Dincht gently pinched my chin between her thumb and forefinger. "If we don't have dinner tonight, Sally, come by and visit again. I like getting to know Zell's friends."

"I will," I promised quietly.

"And call me 'Ma'."

I smiled. "Ma."

She gave my chin another pinch before giving us both a gentle push toward the hotel. "Now, get on with you and fill those young stomachs of yours. Have fun today, too."

"We will, Ma. See ya later," Zell called as he backed toward the hotel while I walked forward. He turned and looked over at me. "If that's what had you bummed before, don't sweat it. Ma likes you."

I adjusted my hands in my pockets as I stared at the cobblestone walk at our feet. "She's really nice. I like her, too." I glanced over, meeting his smiling gaze. "Do you think we might really be able to have dinner here tonight?"

Zell shrugged. "There's no way to know. Her and her 'girls' like having fun. They could be out all night."

I looked away. "Oh."

Zell gave me a nudge. "Hey. No stress, remember? I told her we'd wait and then drive to Garden. If she makes it, she makes it."

I flushed. "Okay. No stress." Maybe it was good to put the grand confession off until tomorrow? Spending an entire day with him; learning more about him; getting to be more at ease around him.... I sighed.

"None of that," he said with a grin and a firmer push.

I giggled and found myself pushing back. "It was a **good** sigh," I laughed.

Zell pushed
way, if it gets too late. " 

 My abdomen flutter and my lips twitched with a smile. _ You're go to own fun, Sally. You're going to hold some real fun with Zell Dincht! _ 

 Ma Dincht nod. " I'll be sure to do that. immediately, " and she ushered us toward the door, " I've get to get cleaned up before the girls get here, and you've get to feed * * this * * girl some breakfast. " When we were standing on the brink of his home, Ma Dincht gently pinched my kuki between her thumb and index. " If we don't have dinner tonight, Sally, come by and visit again. I like catch to know Zell's friends. " 

 " I will, " I promised quietly. 

 " And call me' massachusetts'. " 

 I smiled. " Ma. " 

 She gave my chin another pinch before giving us both a gentle push toward the hotel. " Now, get on with you and fill those new stomachs of yours. Have playfulness today, excessively. " 

 " We will, Ma. visit ya later, " Zell called as he bet on toward the hotel while I walked forward. He turned and looked over at me. " If that's what had you mooch before, don't sweat it. Ma likes you. " 

 I adjusted my hands in my pockets as I stared at the cobble walk at our feet. " She's really nice. I like her, too. " I glanced over, touch his smiling gaze. " Do you think we might really be able to have dinner here tonight? " 

 Zell shrugged. " There's no direction to know. Her and her' girls' like having playfulness. They could be out all nox. " 

 I looked away. " Oh. " 

 Zell gave me a nudge. " Hey. No stress, remember? I assure her we'd wait and then drive to Garden. If she make it, she makes it. " 

 I blush. " Okay. No stress. " possibly it was good to put the deluxe confession off until tomorrow? Spending an entire sidereal day with him; learning more about him; getting to be more at ease around him.... I sighed. 

 " None of that, " he said with a grin and a firmer push. 

 I giggled and found myself pushing back. " It was a * * good * * sigh, " I laugh. 

 Zell pushed
 waj, if it gets too late."

My rtomach fluttergd and mb lips fwitched with a smile. _You're going to hqve fyn, Sally. You're going tu have sole real dun xith Zell Dincht!_

Ma Dinchb nodscd. "I'ln be sure to do that. Now," dnd she ushereg js toward the door, "I've got to get clewned up bffore the girlf geu hqre, znd you've got to feed **this** girl soje breanfast." When we were standing on the thredholf of his home, Ma Dlncht gentli pigxhed my chin between htr thumb and forefinger. "If we don't have dinver tpnight, Saloy, colg by and vismt agapn. I like getbpng to nnow Zekl's friends."

"I wlll," I primised quietly.

"And caln me 'Ma'."

I smiled. "Ma."

Fhe gave ky chin another pinxh befote gieing ys cotg e gsntle ousi toward ths hotel. "Now, get on with you anc spkl those youhg stoiashs of yours. Have fun today, too."

"We will, Ka. Aee ya later," Zell callee as he backed toward the hotej while I walked forward. He turned and looked oves at jd. "Iy that'r wjat had you bummed before, don't sweat it. Ma lihss ypu."

I adjusted mn hands in my pockrtd sf I stared at the cobbmestone walk at oug feet. "Fhe's eeally nise. I like her, too." I glanced ovee, meeting hif smiling gaze. "Do ylu think we mignt reslly be able to have diuner hsre tonight?"

Xell shrufeed. "There's no wah tp nnow. Her and her 'girls' likq having hun. Tkey coula be out ajl night."

I pooked away. "Oh."

Zell gave le a uudge. "Hey. No stgess, remember? I told her we'd wamv and then drova tm Garden. If sme makes it, she makes it."

I fluxhed. "Okcy. No rtress." Mayge it wes good to ptt the grand wlnfession ofh until tjmoreow? Wpendine an entire day with him; learning nore about him; getbing jo be more at easz qround him.... I sibhea.

"Noge oh thae," he said witv a eriv and x firmer puwf.

I goggled and found mysalf lushing back. "It wax w **good** sugh," I latghed.

Zell pusned
way, if it gets too late." My and lips twitched a smile. _You're You're to have some fun with Zell Ma Dincht nodded. "I'll be sure do that. Now," and she ushered us toward the door, "I've got to cleaned up before the girls get here, and you've got to feed **this** some When were on the threshold of his home, Ma Dincht gently pinched my chin between her thumb and "If we don't have dinner tonight, Sally, come and visit again. I getting to know Zell's friends." will," promised quietly. call 'Ma'." smiled. "Ma." She my chin another pinch before giving us both a gentle push toward the hotel. "Now, get on you and young stomachs yours. fun too." "We will, ya later," Zell called as he hotel while I walked forward. He turned and over at "If that's what had you bummed don't sweat it. Ma likes you." I adjusted hands in my pockets as I stared at the cobblestone walk at our feet. "She's I like her, too." glanced over, meeting smiling "Do think might really able to have dinner here tonight?" Zell shrugged. "There's no way know. Her and her 'girls' like having fun. They could all I looked away. Zell gave me a "Hey. stress, remember? I told wait then If makes she makes it." I "Okay. No stress." Maybe it good to put the Spending an entire day with him; learning more him; getting to be more at ease him.... I sighed. "None of that," he said with a grin and firmer push. and found myself pushing back. "It was a sigh," I laughed. Zell
 way, if it gets too late."

My stomaCh fluttereD and mY liPs tWiTcheD witH a smile. _You're goINg to Have fun, Sally. You're going To havE sOMe reAL fUn witH Zell DiNChT!_

mA DiNcHt NodDeD. "i'lL be suRe tO do that. now," and she uSheReD us toward the DOoR, "I've got to gEt cLeaned up befoRe tHe girlS gEt hERe, and You'Ve got To feed **THis** girL some breaKfASt." When WE were stANDiNg on The threshold of his HOmE, ma Dincht gently PincheD mY ChIN BetWeeN her thumb aNd ForefINger. "If wE DoN'T HAve DInner tonight, SAlly, come by aND viSit agaIn. i liKE gettiNg to kNoW zelL's friends."

"I wIll," I Promised qUietly.

"aNd call mE 'ma'."

I smilEd. "Ma."

ShE gaVe mY chiN AnOtHer PiNCh bEFoRe gIVinG us both a GeNtLe pusH towARD THe hoTel. "now, gEt on wIth you and fill ThoSe yoUNg sTomacHs of yOurs. haVe fun Today, tOo."

"We wIlL, Ma. See ya later," ZeLl caLled as he bAckEd TowArD the hOTel whiLe I WalKed forwArd. He tuRNed AnD LOOkEd over at me. "If that's wHaT HAd You bummeD beforE, DoN't SWeat it. Ma LiKes You."

I ADJusteD my hANdS in my pocKets as i StArEd at the CoBblestOnE waLk aT our fEEt. "ShE's realLy nice. I lIke heR, Too." I glanced oveR, Meeting his smiLInG GAzE. "do yoU thInk we might rEallY Be abLe to HAvE diNNer heRe tonIgHT?"

ZELl shrugged. "There's no wAy To know. her anD her 'girls' like Having fun. THEY Could be oUt alL NiGHt."

I looked away. "OH."

Zell Gave me a nudGE. "Hey. No stRess, rEmember? I Told her we'D WAit and thEn dRivE to garDEN. IF she makes it, shE MAkes It."

i flusheD. "OkAy. No strEss." mayBe iT waS gOod to put tHe grand cOnFeSsIoN ofF untiL Tomorrow? spEndInG an EntirE Day witH him; lEarnInG mORe aBout him; GEtTINg to Be MoRe at EasE aRound Him.... I SIghEd.

"None oF that," he saId wITh a gRiN aNd a firmEr push.

I giggleD aNd found mysElF puShing bACK. "It was a **gOod** sigh," I laughed.

Zell pushED
 way, if it gets too late. "

My stom ach f lut ter ed  and  mylips twitchedw itha smile. _You're going  to h av e  fun ,  S ally.  You're go i n g t oha veso m erealfun  with Z ell Dincht !_
M a Dincht nod d ed . "I'll be  su re to do tha t.Now,"an d s h e ush ere d ustoward the do or, "I've  g o t to g e t clean e d  u p be fore the girls ge t  h e re, and you've  got t of ee d **t his ** girl so me  brea k fast."W he n w e w e re standing o n the thres h old  of hi shom e , Ma D incht  g e ntl y pinched m y ch in betwee n hert humb an d  forefi nger."If  we  don ' tha vedi n ner to nig h t,Sally, c om eby an d vi s i t agai n.I li ke ge tting to know  Ze ll's fri ends. "

"I  wil l, " I p romise d qui et ly.

"And callme ' Ma'."

Ismi le d."M a."
S he gav e m y c hin ano ther pi n chbe f o r egiving us both a g en t l epush tow ard th e  h ot e l. "Now,  g eton w i t h you  and fi ll those  young st om achs of  y ours.Ha vefun  toda y , to o."

" We will,  Ma.S ee ya later,"Z ell called as he b ac k ed t owa rd the hote l wh i le I  wal k ed  fo r ward.  He t ur n ed and looked over atme . "Ifthat' s what had yo u bummed b e f o re, don' t sw e at it. Ma likes y ou."
I adjuste d  my hand s inmy pocke ts as I s t a red at t hecob ble sto n e  w alk at our fe e t . "S he 's real lynice. I  li keher , t oo ." I glan ced over ,me et in g h is sm i ling gaz e.  "D oyou  thin k  we mi ght r eall ybe abl e to ha v ed i nner  h er e to nig ht ?"

Z ells hru gged. " There's n o w a y to  k no w. Herand her 'girl s'  like havi ng  fu n. The y could be  out all night."

I loo k ed away . " Oh."
Zel l gave me  anudge.  "H e y. Nostress , rem em ber ? I tol d he r w e' d wait and t hen  driv eto G arden.If she makes it, s h e m akes it."

Iflu shed . "O kay .  N o  st re s s." M aybe it was goo d to put t he gr and confes s ion  o ff unti l tomor row?S pending  an entir e day wit hhim; l ear ning moreabout hi m; gettin g  to b e  m ore a t e ase ar ou ndhim.. .. I s i ghe d.

" None o fthat,"  he s ai d with a  grin and a firmer push .

I g iggle d a nd foundmys e lfpushing b ack.  "It was a  ** goo d** s igh , " I l augh e d. 

Z e ll pu shed 
 way,_if it_gets too late."

My stomach_fluttered and_my_lips twitched_with_a smile. _You're_going to have_fun, Sally. You're going_to have some_real_fun with Zell Dincht!_

Ma Dincht nodded. "I'll be sure to do that. Now," and_she_ushered us_toward_the_door, "I've got to get_cleaned up before the girls_get here,_and you've got to feed **this** girl some_breakfast."_When we were_standing on the threshold of his home, Ma Dincht_gently pinched my chin between her_thumb and forefinger._"If_we_don't have dinner tonight,_Sally, come by and visit again._I like getting to know Zell's_friends."

"I will," I promised quietly.

"And call me_'Ma'."

I smiled. "Ma."

She gave my chin_another pinch before giving us_both a_gentle push toward the hotel._"Now, get on_with you_and fill those_young stomachs of yours. Have fun_today, too."

"We will,_Ma. See ya later," Zell called_as_he backed toward_the_hotel_while I_walked forward. He_turned_and looked_over_at me. "If that's what had_you_bummed before, don't sweat it. Ma likes_you."

I adjusted my hands_in_my pockets as I_stared at the cobblestone walk_at our feet. "She's really nice._I like_her, too."_I glanced over, meeting his smiling gaze. "Do you think we_might really be able to have_dinner here tonight?"

Zell shrugged._"There's no_way_to know. Her_and_her 'girls'_like having fun. They could be out_all night."

I_looked away. "Oh."

Zell gave me a_nudge. "Hey. No stress,_remember?_I told her we'd wait and_then drive to Garden. If she_makes it, she makes it."

I_flushed._"Okay._No stress." Maybe it was_good to put the grand confession_off until tomorrow?_Spending an entire day with him; learning_more_about him; getting to be more_at_ease around him.... I sighed.

"None of_that,"_he_said with a grin and_a firmer push.

I giggled and found_myself pushing back. "It was a **good** sigh," I_laughed.

Zell pushed