damn bro that's crazy

chapter 2

clark had dressed his best for the occasion he wanted their first date to be perfect, as he's been yearning the thought of this moment for years but all his preporations were for his "inevitable" rejection to say he was suprised when bruce accepted his invitation would be ... an understatment.

bruce hasn't been on a date in years but he knew exactly what he was going to wear (what one would describe as semi-casual dark academia) he had made the mistake of dressing extra formal one to many times people can get extremely uncomfortable when they feel underdressed for an event, and he wanted clark to feel comfortable.. he wanted to be a "friendly chap" as alfred would say, this is their first date after all so it going smoothly would be ideal in his opinion.

humoresly the both of them arrived at the exact same time.

clark held the door open for bruce

clark: um after you?

bruce: thanks, nice outfit.

clark: yeah i think i'm  a little over-dressed.

bruce: it's amusing in my opinion.

waitress: table for whom?

clark: it's under clark kent.

waitress: ah here we are i'll walk you both to the table, my names poppy i'll be your server today.

the two where lead to the balchoney table a beautiful view of gothams skyline met them there rose bushes framed this romantic scene, since clark held the door bruce decided to pull a up chair for him.

poppy: i'll let you get your orders in check be back in a bit with water yeah?

clark: thanks

...

bruce: so um how was your day?..

clark: great... you?..

bruce: wonderful actually.

clark: oh? how so?..

bruce: well work went smoothly, alfred & me played a good game of chess and i get to go on a date..

clark: i'll admit our date kept me up last night, you seem to be handling all this better than me.

bruce: I take melatonin on fridays, so what are you ordering?

clark: I'm kind of stuck between the lemon shrimp salad and the pine-nut salmon fillet.

bruce: i think i'm going to get the salt & vinegar chicken wings, and if you're not sure about what you want i'd suggest trying the one you haven't had before.

clark: salmon it is then, are we just getting water or what?

bruce: waters fine .. by the way.. you look cute.

clark: thanks you too.(he said while blushing a pionsettia red)

poppy: i'm guessing you're all ready then?

clark: yes i'll have the pine-nut salmon fillet.

poppy: would you like that with soup or salad?

clark: what soups do you have?

poppy: which catagory chowder,broth or cream?

clark:cream?

poppy:mushroom, potato, chicken, bacon-

clark: i just have the potato soup please, thank you.

poppy: all righty then and what about you sir ?

bruce: i just have the salt and vinegar chicken wing nothing else thank you.

poppy: is that all for you two?

bruce: yeah.

clark: yep.

poppy: all righty then, by the way you two are a lovely couple.

as the polite waitress leaves the two are left a blushing mess, while yes they're on a date they didn't think their mutual infatuation with one another was that obvious,the calming music from inside the resturant fills the silence as they wait but conversation is still made.

bruce: so what about lois? i mean you guys were dating, did you break up or?

clark: the relationship is just gossip lois has a relatioship with a girl named ren and i've acually been single this whole time.

bruce: media made a big deal out of nothing right?

clark: yeah thats pretty much it.

bruce: here comes our food.

poppy: one pine-nut salmon with potato soup and one plate of chicken wings, anything else for you two?

clark: nope.

bruce: no thanks.

poppy: see you soon.

bruce: why didn't we get together sooner?

clark: it isn't a simple answer.

bruce: i know.

the two procceded to eat in silence the distant jazz & mumering of other patrions filled the quiet along with the wind rustling leaves while they comfortably sat at the balchoney table, the smell of roses food and colonge filled their senses entertaning their calm minds, soon they had finished their meals.

poppy: is there anything else i can get for you two?

bruce: the check.

poppy okay and who's paying..

bruce & clark: i'll pay for his.

poppy: aww you two are already in sync... i'll go get thoose checks.

clark: you didn't have to do that i mean i'm the one who asked you on a date in the first place i should be paying.

bruce: you asking me out is worth more to me than 20 bucks.

clark: i...

poppy: here's your checks be sure to sign the guest list on the way out and have a lovely day you two.

As bruce and clark left the resturant clark hailed a cab as it was pulling up bruce held his hand with his left & guided his chin with the other the two then leaned in closed their eyes and their lips met in sync..

cab driver: am I driving one or two guys?

bruce: one.

bruce walked away as clark stared at his back feeling ambivalent.

Word count 879 7/13/2022