Being the responsible person he is, he goes and meets the young woman, Ash, that sent him the text, to explain so she won’t felt stood up for her blind date. I would say, just like his brother Calvin would, that he is stuck in a rut and so set in his ways he can’t function otherwise! But, that all changes on his 32 nd birthday when he receives a wrong number text. Henry Hathaway is a text book copy of what it means to be scheduled and have an exact routine, if you were look at him clinically. I really loved this story and couldn’t set it down. Socially awkward and attached to his routines, Henry is nevertheless one of the most charming and kind men Asher has met in a long time.Īn accidental date, an impulsive kiss, and a few conflicted feelings later, can Asher get Henry to see the world-and him-in a different light? But when he receives a wrong-number text confirming the details of a date, he does what any considerate person would-he goes to meet them and explain why they’ve been stood up.Īsher Wescott hadn’t expected his blind date to go well, because when do they ever? Henry shows up instead, and things are suddenly looking up. Evolutionary psychology professor Henry Hathaway is ready to spend his birthday the same way he does every year: a good teeth cleaning followed by lunch with his brother.

Textual Relations by Cate Ashwood