After about a week of morning runs together with small talk all along the way, David summoned the nerve to ask Jennifer out to dinner. It was quite difficult for him because his hopes were high. It went something like this:
"So-o-o," David had choppy speech somewhat because he was winded from running but mostly because he was nervous as hell. "So-o-o, Jennifer I was wondering if you'd like to go to dinner this Saturday night," his vocal cadence was extremely fast and a bit high pitched. While Jennifer really only took about four seconds to answer, it felt like a lifetime to David. He had really thought through the risks and defined them as: we have a good thing starting with this running together, if I ask her out and she doesn't want to she may also feel uncomfortable running with me. But ? if she wants me to ask her out and I don't she may think being with me is a waste of time. Is there any way to win, he thought? In the end he decided just to risk it, and go for it.
"Sure, that sounds great," replied Jennifer with happiness in her voice. She felt excitement and joy. David felt surprise and relief. It was an awkward moment that came through in the end with positive results. Both David and Jennifer quickened their strides without even noticing; it was a burst of energy from positive minds.