He asked, “How many people?”
"Just you and me," I replied.
There was a brief silence on the other end of the line. For a moment, I thought he was going to decline again, and I was already preparing my next words.
But to my surprise, he responded with a simple, "Okay."
I believed I had made my intentions clear enough for any adult to grasp.
But when we got to the hot spring, Caleb was more than three feet away from me, so far away that I couldn't even reach him.
And he kept answering his phone, engaged in endless work-related conversations.
I slid closer to his side and deliberately brushed my toes against his calf.
He gave me a look.
No surprise, no annoyance.
I figured this guy was better at this game of flirting than I was, but it was a challenge I was willing to take on.
My toes grew bolder, slowly moving up his calf.
As they crossed his knee, he leaned down slightly, grasped the back of my leg, and pulled my entire body toward him.
The hot water swirled around us as I threw myself into his arms.
"Don't touch," he whispered a warning in my ear.
Playing hard to get, eh?
I kissed him straight away.
The kiss confirmed to me that Caleb was indeed on a different level.