Tim spent the rest of the weekend trying to ignore his phone and the lack of texts from Lucy on it. He had cleaned his house, gone grocery shopping, and worked out at the gym. Then he tackled a month's worth of errands just so he would stop wondering if he was going to hear from her again.

He knew he could just message her back but he didn't want to seem too needy. Which he definitely wasn't. Because they were just normal platonic friends.

Sunday night he was making chili with football on in the background when he heard his text sound chime. He lunged across the room for his phone.

Lucy: Sorry for disappearing. We all went out to dinner last night after learning how to infiltrate a gang and I didn't want to wake you up. I know how early you go to sleep.

Tim: Shows what you know. I was up until 9:30. How was the seminar? Lots of amateur theatre?

Lucy: Yes, I got to play a drug lord which is always fun. I'm not sure how much it will have helped me if I actually have to infiltrate a gang though.

Tim: I have seen your UC skills firsthand, I'm sure you can do it.

Lucy: Thanks. How was your weekend?

Tim: It was fine. Went to the gym and did stuff around the house and took Kojo on lots of walks.

Lucy: How is he? I miss him so much. Does he miss me?

Tim: We both do.

Okay. This was not following the plan. Did platonic friends say I miss you? Had Tim ever said that to anyone?

No big deal, he just needed to type something else.

Tim: Work just isn't the same without you, I mean.

There, now it was clear he was just missing her as a colleague.

Lucy: I miss you both too, a lot. We will have to take him to the dog park when I get home. And maybe we can all grab some dinner.

Was she asking him out? Or did the addition of Kojo just make this a fun co-dog parent outing? Tim's heart was pounding.

He needed to get it together. He had talked to women before. He had even talked to Lucy before. Why were his hands so sweaty? She was probably just being friendly.

Tim: I'm sure Kojo would like that.

There was a long silence from his phone before one final text.

Lucy: Sounds good. Tell him I said goodnight. Talk to you later.