Blind Date // A.I (completed)

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< Saturday 22nd, 2018 >

{ Hannah }

I was anxiously getting ready for my blind date in my bathroom. As I was finishing up my makeup, Cason walked in, smiling, and carrying his stuffed Pluto,

"Hey Cas" I smiled, turning my attention to him,

"Where you go?" he pouted, tugging on my leggings, informing me he wanted up. I gently picked him up and sat him on the bathroom counter and pushed some of his blonde hair from his face,

"Mommy's going on a date," I told him honestly, "Do you know what that is?"

"No" he shook his head,

"It's when me and someone else are going to go out by ourselves and talk and get to know each other"

"Me?" his little lip quivered, thinking I had forgotten about him,

"No baby, just me. You're gonna stay here with Aunt Grace. Aunt Grace is also going to put you to bed but I promise as soon as I get home, I'll come and give you a night night kiss, even if you're asleep"

"Pinky pwomise?" Cason's eyes shot up as he held his pinky finger out,

"Pinky promise" I confirmed, wrapping mine around his, "Do you want to stay here while I finish getting ready?"

Cason nodded and I continued to get ready, letting him hand me what I needed,

"Alright. I'm all done. Let's go wait for Aunt Grace"

We both headed out to the living room, where Cason just wanted to sit with me and watch tv, which was perfectly fine. I did notice that he was now being clingy,

"Are you okay with me going on the date?" I asked. Even though he's barely three, it does affect him and I want to make sure it's okay,

"Yeah" he nodded and laid his head on my arm, "Just say night night"

"I will baby. I promise"

****

When Grace got to my house, she practically shoved me out the door.

I arrived at the coffee shop I was told to go to and parked along the street. I didn't get out right away. I was currently freaking out. My hands were all sweaty and I felt like I couldn't breathe.

I stayed by myself for a moment and got myself collected then got out and headed inside, looking for the guy I was supposed to meet here while having no clue what he looks like,

"Hannah?" I heard a deeper, accented voice speak, making me turn to the voice where I met the best hazel eyes,

"That's me" I smiled, finally looking the guy over. He looked familiar. I know I know him from something but I couldn't place my finger on it. But he was very good looking and seemed super nice,

"I'm Ashton"

"It's nice to meet you" I smiled,

"You as well. Shall we grab our drinks?" he asked, the slight accent really drawing me in.

We got in line and I stayed next to him. Neither of us spoke, which was a little awkward, but we were probably both super nervous.

We ordered our drinks and Ashton paid for the both of us, which I tried to argue against but he wasn't having it saying "what kinda guy would I be to let the lady pay on the first date".

Once our drinks were in hand, we decided to sit out on the patio of the coffee shop. The patio was super cute. It had a fire pit and lots of fairy lights strung around.

We took a seat at the table in front of the fire pit, which may end up being a mistake since I'm already sweating from my nerves.

"Sorry, if this is all a little weird and I'm all awkward. My friend was just like, you're going on a date" Ashton chuckled,

"Same here. She showed up and told me" I laughed back, "So your friend that help set this up is my friend's client?"

"Yeah. Calum only trusts her with his hair" Ashton smiled,

"She's really good at her job. I don't blame him" I smiled,

"Alright, so enough about our friends. Tell me about you?" Ashton spoke, taking a sip of his coffee,

"What do you want to know?" I asked with a slight laugh,

"I don't know. Anything. How old are you? What do you do for work?" Ashton shrugged,

"Well, I'm twenty-three and I'm a financial advisor for law firms and airlines"

"That's pretty cool" Ashton's eyes lit up,

"It's got perks like free flights" I laughed,

"Damn. Smart and gorgeous" Ashton grinned a grin that made me want to faint as I know I blushed,

"What about you?" I asked, which he gave me a small look but then answered,

"I'm twenty-five and I'm a drummer in a band"

And that's when it hit me,

"Five Seconds of Summer" I spoke. Ashton chuckled nervously,

"Don't worry. I'm not a crazy fan or anything but things make some sense. My friend, Grace, always told me her favorite clients' name was Calum and he was in a band. I knew you looked familiar but I couldn't place it anywhere"

"No worries. I didn't think you were crazy" he smiled, "So have you always lived in LA?"

"No. I'm actually from San Diego. I moved here for college and loved it. I decided not to move back" I answered, deciding to leave out the ex and the kid part-which were the main factors for me staying here. I didn't want to scare him off already,

"I love San Diego" Ashton sat back, "As you can tell, I'm not from here either"

"Really? I had no clue" I joked with a laugh that also made him laugh, exposing his dimples.

****

Everything was amazing. I really like Ashton. We talked for what seemed like forever. We probably wouldn't have stopped if the workers didn't come out and tell us they were closing.

We tossed our trash away and Ashton walked me to my car, where we stopped,

"Your tiny little self drives this big ass SUV?" Ashton laughed, motioning to my Chevy Tahoe

"I do and I love my big ass SUV" I laughed back,

"I had a good time. I'll admit, I was skeptical of this, but I enjoyed it" he smiled,

"Me too. I was definitely not on board, but I'm glad I came" I smiled back,

"We should do this again. Maybe next Saturday night?" He asked, making my heart leap a bit,

"Yeah. That'd be cool" I nodded,

"Awesome. Let me get your number and I'll text you"

He handed me his phone and I quickly typed in my number. I handed him mine and let him do the same,

"Perfect. I'll text you" he smiled, "I should let you get home. It's late"

"Thanks for coming on this blind date" I spoke,

"Thank you for coming as well"

I smiled and he opened my driver door for me,

"Drive safe. I look forward to seeing you" he nodded,

"You too. Goodnight Ashton"

"Goodnight Hannah"