I dialed the number slowly, wanting to get it right. Two rings, and he picked up. <br />"Yes," I said after his hello. <br />"Mclean?" he asked. "Is that you?"<br />"Yeah," I said, swallowing and looking out my open door, at the ocean. "The answer's yes." <br />"The answer . . ." he said slowly. <br />"You asked me to go out with you. I know you probably changed your mind. But you should know, the answer was yes. It's always been yes when it comes to you." <br />He was very quiet for a moment. "Where are you?" <br />I started crying again, my voice ragged. He told me to calm down. He told me it was going to be all right. And then, he told he'd be there soon.