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"That was delicious, Cass!" Luke said, as Cassie picked up his empty plate.
"Thanks," she replied, heading to the sink with the plates and silverware they had used. She rinsed things off in the sink and placed them on the counter to be washed later. "Do you want some more ice tea?"
"No, thanks."
Cassie grabbed the dish rag from the sink, and walked back to the table.
"Is the stuff to do the invitations somewhere that I can get it?" Luke asked, as Cassie wiped down the table.
"Everything is in that pile there on my desk," Cassie replied, nodding in that direction. "Thanks," she told him, as her friend got up and went to retrieve the things.
Luke found the pile she was talking about and picked it up. "Hey, Cass, I've got a favor to ask you," he said as he headed back to the table.
"What is it?"
"Well, Elise's birthday is on Tuesday and I was wondering if you would bake a cake for me to give her. You know how limited my cooking skills are."
"Sure, not a problem. What flavor - chocolate?"
"Well, if it was for me, of course," Luke replied, grinning. There was a short pause. "You know, I'm not sure what Elise's favorite flavor is. "
"Well, I've seen her eat chocolate so maybe we should just play it safe. I'll bake it tomorrow."
"Thanks!" Luke said, reaching the table and placing the things down.
Luke sat back down and it wasn't long before Cassie joined him. Cassie had slid her chair over closer to Luke. She picked up one of the invitations she had made out of pale blue card stock. She had put the same Japanese characters on it as were on the tea cups.
"This is what I came up with for the outside. What I need help with is printing the information on the inside."
"These are really good, Cass."
"I was also going to put one of these in each one," she said picking up a small piece of paper off the top of a pile. "It explains a little bit about the Japanese Tea Ceremony."
Luke skimmed it over. It was basically a quick overview of the history behind the ceremony as well as etiquette for such an event. Luke found it very informative.
"This will give everyone a good idea about what to expect and give them an idea if they'll enjoy it or not."
"That's what I was going for," Cassie replied.
"However, it says that guests can take cues from the Shokyaku, but what exactly should the Shokyaku do?"
"Don't worry, I'll fill you in later," Cassie told him, patting his shoulder.
"You better."
Cassie pulled out the piece of paper where she had written out the information for the inside of the invitations on, and placed it on the table between the two of them. They each took one of the invitations, and started printing the information onto it.
Cassie was just about to start on a second one when her cell phone rang. Standing up, she walked into the living area, where the phone was sitting on the end table. She picked it up and saw Callie's name on the screen.
"Hey, Callie! What's up?" she asked, answering the phone. She listened as Callie told her about what was going on with Brandon.
"So, I was thinking," Callie continued, "that a group of us could get together and help him pack up tonight."
Cassie was surprised to hear that Brandon was leaving and felt bad for the aquanaut. She had an idea of what he was feeling and knew how hollow words of sympathy would sound. Showing support by helping him get ready to leave would mean more than anything that could be said.
"Count me in," Cassie told her.
"Okay, thanks. I'm going to call some of the others and let them know what's going on. How about we all meet at Brandon's in about a half hour."
"I'll be there. Luke is here with me, so I'll fill him in."
"Okay, and thanks Cassie."
Cassie ended the call and then turned to Luke who was looking at her curiously. Sitting back at the table she started telling him what she had just learned.
  
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