[after the second ring she was mentally preparing to leave a message back, a start to phone tag, clearly. But as he picked up she smiled more, grinning down at her dog, hearing the simple hello and his statement of being a jackass.]

[She found the comment rather amusing.] Jackass? Not at all. That's what phones are for. [They also made it easier in case someone rejected the others plans, not that she was going to. Halloween was a holiday she came to really enjoy, and a party would be fun, or so she thought. She wasn't much of a party person either, but sometimes they could be a blast.]

You said you heard of a Halloween party? [and now with a bit of a teasing tone she asked slyly...] Are you asking me to go with you?