The two families- The Greens and the Welby's joined by Ruth, Mrs Payne and Edwin Berrycloth were discussing the half-done preparations and how they were going to manage the rest in the remaining short time.
Amongst the group, only Ruth was the one restless. She kept fidgeting nervously, her face painted in a pretty shade of pink and her hazel eyes unsteady and stealing glances towards her right.
The peck on her cheek from that night still burned on her skin. Yes, after discussing with Ida- with the help of a hypothetical tale that she had come up with- and secretly reading some selective pages of the romantic books from Elsie's bookshelf, Ruth had come to the conclusion that it was only a peck and could not be considered as a kiss.
That did not help her mind to wander in the very wrong directions. She inhaled deeply to calm her untamed thoughts. Edwin watched her chest rising up and down, and he gulped.