They had then played their usual games of verbal tag. She had asked if he would like to go out Friday night and with a sideways look and steady gaze, he had replied that he had plans. All efforts to glean information about said plans had failed. He had implied that it was a business commitment that he couldn’t avoid and apologised. After steering her into talking about what she was currently planning at work she had forgotten all about it. It wasn’t until he was pressing a polite kiss into her cheek as she left that she realised her mistake.