Yes, things are getting a little scary, but there are a few high points:
Lara was stunned for a second and then with a screech of his name, “Mike!” She threw herself into his arms. She gasped out, “What are you doing here?”
He had overheard her complaint as she was entering and replied, “I couldn’t let my girlfriend go to the Homecoming Dance alone, now could I? Also, I didn’t want to take the chance that you’d meet someone else that you might like better.”
For a man to save his money and fly out just to take his girl to the Homecoming, that's more than just puppy love!