Meaghan had taken and opened the letter so quickly it was like a reflex, and before she knew it, she was reading her mum's very short message. 'Get packed.' She certainly didn't waste words.
And Meaghan couldn't waste time. For all she knew, her mum would be there any minute. She stood up, turned and -
Hesitated. She couldn't just leave without saying or doing anything, but what the hell could she say or do at this point? She could kiss him, she guessed, but the thought occurred to her that she didn't have any right to kiss someone who she knew liked her if she wasn't sure she liked him. Besides, there was a table in the way.
Damn table. She stared at him helplessly for a moment, then said, "I'msorryI'vegottago!" and fled for the entrance hall.