Rose soaked up all the attention like a sponge. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Willaby," she said with a blush and a coy smile. She relished the knowledge that a man who was known to be 'handsome' paid attention to her. She wondered if Pearl would be jealous, and some part of Rose enjoyed that idea. She looked down at her bag. "I..." There was some time. She could always say that it had been very busy at the bakery. "would love that. Thank you."