[quote=UnlikelyDisguise] "When do you start? How long of an internship is it?"[/quote]

Victor shrugged, "Don't know yet. I have to be at the offices on Monday. Eight AM sharp!" He paused when the waitress brought their drinks and took a long swallow of his iced tea. "The lady said I was to be introduced to my instructor and given a full schedule and what-not then. I'm sure I'll be stuck in a lab or an office.... At least at first." He took another drink and sat back, crossing his legs. "The only draw back is I'm going to be really busy until classes end. We're going to be doing a lot of phone hanging out, you and I. Don't want my best girl forgetting me," he finished with a wink.

It was only Thursday, so he had three days of waiting and only one class on Friday to keep him occupied. Uncrossing his legs, he leaned forward and assumed a conspiratorial tone. "I had an idea. Sort of a celebration, waste time type thing. How 'bout, we drive out to that old cabin in the woods. Granddad doesn't use it this time of year and we can just hang out, hike, watch the stars, maybe even have a swim in the lake or fish. I'd offer hunting, but the season isn't open yet." He beamed at her across the table, hoping for a yes, but not really expecting one. "We can leave after I get out of class tomorrow. Or I could ditch class and we could go tonight?" The last sounded more like a question and he hoped he didn't sound desperate. He knew her time was valuable to her, a good portion of the time his offers were rescheduled or refused completely. He tried to understand, but sometimes it kind of hurt.