Show some guts! Keep going!

The moonlight on the beach made it easy to find my way across the sand to Shawna's tent. As I approached the closed tent flap, I took a deep breath and rehearsed what I might say, and what I would do if she was asleep.

As I hesitated, I heard Shawna's voice from inside the tent. "Well?"

I almost thought she was talking through the door to me, until I heard: "I'm thinking!" Linda was in there with her! Oh, great, I thought, the girls are sitting up late and chatting. No sense in trying anything now. I turned to leave.

...but then I stopped. Well, wait a second. It wasn't probably the most ethical thing in the world, but I could just listen for a while. I might blow my chances entirely with either of them if they caught me, but on the other hand, they might talk about me and Jimmy, and give me some insight into what I should do next.