Try as she might Mary-Anne wasn't going to be able to stop the blush that crept up on her cheeks just then. "I... dinner would be nice then," she said shyly, wishing she could've answered less awkwardly.
"It would be fairly easy to find a pattern for knitting cats," she said. Then she blushed again and smiled shyly. "Thank you. When you decide what Cathy might like you could owl me or whatever and I can get a start on it."
"Thank you, I'd appreciate it," she said. "I don't think they were too worried once they saw you were my date for the evening."