Chapter 5

The coffee house on campus was emptying out but there still remained a few students studying or surfing the net on laptops. "I think that he should be here by now Corwin," said Morgan. She looked at her cell phone once again to make sure that it was on and that it had signal. "Don't worry about Trent. He is a big boy and he can take care of himself. Besides, if there was a problem, he'd call," he responded. Morgan thought to herself, "I know. It's not like Trent and I are a couple or anything." She didn't want to say this out loud but Corwin took the opportunity to ask, "So, are you guys a couple or what?" She reached into her "conversation toolbox" and pulled out the "ignore and continue" tool. "Well, I didn't see his car in the lot this morning and he knows that we always meet here after class," she tried. Corwin, without skipping a beat, continued, "No offense Morgan, but I just don't see your parents approving of a guy like Trent." Morgan made a mental note to try a different tool on Corwin next time. She looked at her watch as she stood up to put her bookbag on. "You are probably right. Got to go. See you Wednesday?"