Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck! Why me?! Why now?!

Of course, it had to be on the one weekend I had something scheduled to do, and not something I can easily get out of. And of course, she was going to be there...

This sucks...

Should I try to get out of the scheduled thing? I don't want to miss an opportunity to chat with her, I could care less about the actual event, but since all of the departments were invited, not only will she be there, but that jackass Kevin will be too...

I know he has an eye for her too, and if I'm not there to run interference, I can only imagine what he will try to do. She doesn't seem interested in him, but I don't want to risk it.

Fuck!!! What the hell should I do?! Is there anyone that could take my place? Is there even anyone qualified to do it?!

Aaaargh! This is stressing me out like crazy! The more I think about it, the higher my stress gets and the more my imagination runs wild at possible scenarios that could play out.

Wait...

What if I asked her to join me that weekend instead? She has the skillset that would be valuable to it, but would she want to do something like that instead of attending a party?

I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask.