Palmer was busy, too. He and I both knew that our relationship was going nowhere, and I even asked him about it last week. But he told me he didn't care any more than I did, and then he asked me out again. So at least he knew what he was getting.
And in the meantime, I kept my sights on the things that mattered to me the most-my work, my plans to become a writer, and now a Fiery Boys concert.