She did not miss the excitement in his voice and she immediately felt guilty. "I was only joking." She agreed to go with Eric.
"Really?" Liam asked with an unhappy voice. "I don't care if you are joking or not. I will go with you," he said firmly not offering her any room for escape.
"You are joking, right? I have a date already."
"I don't care. I will pick you up by nine o'clock," he told her before leaving.
She looked back at him to argue and refuse but he was already gone.
***
About half an hour before the time Liam said he was going to come to pick her up, she decided to call to Eric. He picked her call immediately.
"Hello," she said in a low guilty voice.
"Hello, I was just about to call you. I don't think we can go together again. I decided to help Debby. Her date bailed out and she called me," Eric began explaining in a very hasty voice.
