So, I was thinking....

As they moved through a crowd of people, he let go of her hand. But instead, he moved closer and put his hand on the small of her back again. She could feel herself melting inside. Was he just doing this out of habit? Probably.

She tried to remember what Maddie had said. No-stress date, relax and have fun, don't overthink things, just enjoy it. Right, okay.

He cleared his throat. "If I've forgotten to say it, you made this night at least two hundred percent better than it would have been without you. Maybe more."

She smiled at him. "I had a surprising amount of fun myself. Now, what's the plan for tomorrow?"

Classic Stella. Ignore the compliment; change the topic to logistics. Relaxing was definitely not her strong suit.

"So I was thinking . . ." He dropped his hand from her back and turned to her with a weird look on his face.