[i]I coulda swore I threw that away,[/i] Olivia thought to herself as she saw the outfit Shawn was holding. [i]Musta missed the trash can.[/i]

Then Olivia realized what Shawn was saying. He had spent two days looking for her, scared that he had hurt her feelings and that maybe she was in trouble. Olivia felt ashamed for making him worry like that. At the same time his next words made her feel like she could scream for joy. He liked her. Shawn had worried over her and missed her, and he [i]liked[/i] her. And he was hoping she liked him. Olivia was utterly blown away. She didn't know what to say or how to say it. She blushed at Shawn's compliment, but when he kissed her cheek her entire face turned a deep shade of red.

Shawn started to walk away and Olivia realized that if he took one more step she might miss her opportunity. "Wait!" She cried, stepping toward him quickly. Olivia wrapped her arms around Shawn's middle to keep him from leaving. Looking up at him, her face still red, she explained, embarrassed, "I'm sorry about making you worry, Shawn. The other night I thought maybe you didn't like the dress, or you thought I was being too forward or somethin'. I just kept thinking about it, and thinking about it. I got really nervous and self-conscious. It didn't help that wearing the dress felt strange--s'been three years since I've worn one. I went back to my cabin but couldn't cool my head so I went into the city to walk. I thought the dress was terrible so I threw it away. Anyway, I just walked and walked the city. Next thing I knew it was evening, so I came back here and passed out. I didn't wake up until the next day. My fish had gone bad and I was hungry so I thought I'd go to Central Park and do some hunting. I managed to catch a deer and I stopped to clean it, but it took me so long 'cause those damn Walkers kept scaring off my quarry."

Olivia had to take a big gulp of air. She had rushed her words out so quickly she had hardly stopped to breathe. Now, however, she took it a little slower. She still had her arms wrapped around Shawn and her body was pressed close against his, her face still red as she shyly asked, "Maybe you'd like to stay for dinner and we can talk more about this notion of what a sweet, good looking guy like you might want with a little country girl like me?" Olivia felt absolutely elated because Shawn liked her and she [i]definitely[/i] liked him. She really, REALLY hoped that he would stay for dinner so they could openly talk and discuss what they wanted their relationship to be.