43.

I tell Zoey the date went really well.

“Oh, that’s great!” she says. “Did you tell him about your, uh, work?”

“Oh,” I say. “Um, no. But I would. I think I would. If I keep seeing him I will.”

I hadn’t even thought about it. Jonah and I talked non-stop for almost two hours and work hadn’t really come up. I told him about my role at the non-profit. He told me about his job working for the Coast Guard. But mostly we talked about other things. Hesse. LeGuin. Physics. Star Trek. Space. God.

When I kissed him goodnight, I couldn’t believe I’d almost cancelled the date.