She had been three rows behind him during the lecture, but Toby lost sight of Ashlyn in the press of bodies as people left the hall. He was a bit disappointed as he packed up his books and joined the back of the crowd.

“You took your time, didn’t you?” Ashlyn was sitting outside the lecture theatre, and stood as he emerged. “I was about to give up.”
“Waiting for me, hey?” he asked.
“Mm, I thought you might like to take me out for dinner.”

“I had a dream about you last night,” Ashlyn said over her noodles.
“Me too, strangely enough,” said Toby.
“Oh really?” she raised her eyebrows. “Should my modesty be offended?”
Toby blushed slightly. “No! Well… I can’t really remember, to be honest.”
“Shame,” she smiled, and went back to her noodles.