by C. Fennessy
"Hi, I'm Sam," he said, holding out his hand to Cindy. She shook it and then he shook hands with Kelly and Jan. He again apologized for causing Cindy to fall. When she repeated that it wasn't his fault, Sam offered to help her.
"If you'll hold onto my arm as we skate, that will help you keep your balance. Come on, let's try," he said.
Kelly and Jan watched as Sam held out his arm to Cindy. She took hold of it and began to skate slowly at his side.
"Oh, yeah, this is much easier!" she said.
"Good! We'll just go easy for a while," said Sam.
Jan and Kelly smiled to each other and followed Sam and Cindy around the rink. Cindy looked over her shoulder and raised her eyebrows twice at her friends. They both got the message and laughed at her antics. Since Cindy was enjoying herself, they both skated off on their own.
After half an hour, Kelly joined Jan at the side of the rink.
"That was a great twirl," Kelly told her.
"It does take some practice," Jan replied, and then pointed to Cindy and Sam as they skated along together.
"What do you think of Cindy's new friend?" she asked.
Kelly smiled, "He seems nice. Cindy certainly enjoys his help."
"She'd better not tell Dave about him. He might get jealous."
Kelly laughed, "I can't imagine Dave mad about anything. He'd probably just shrug it off."
"You never know," Jan replied.
They skated for another hour and then Kelly and Jan decided to go back to their room, and told Cindy of their plans. Cindy also wanted to take a rest, so Sam said ‘goodbye’ and skated off on his own.
On the way back to their room, the girls talked about Sam.
"So what's the scoop, Cindy? Who is this guy?"
"Oh, just some guy who's staying at the hotel. He seemed pretty nice, didn't he?
"I think he likes you," Jan suggested.
"Oh, I doubt that!" Cindy said, waving her hand.
"He did make the first move, didn't he?" asked Jan.
"Yeah--by almost knocking me down!"
"But he did come back and apologized, and he skated with you for the past hour or so."
"Yeah, that's true. And he is kinda cute! But I doubt I’ll see him again.”
Kelly suggested, "Maybe we'll see him around and he'll ask for your phone number."
"Oh, I doubt that!" Cindy repeated, "He's just some guy who skated with me, that's all."
Jan shook her head, "You never know. Did I ever tell you how my mom met my dad when she was playing tennis one day?"
Cindy rolled her eyes, "Please! Don't make it more than it is! Besides, I already have a boyfriend, remember? Dave."
"So who says you can't have two? A Westfield boyfriend and a River Bend boyfriend?" asked Jan.
"No Way!” Cindy cried, "Managing one boyfriend is hard enough!"
Kelly and Jan just laughed.