Boy needs job. Boy goes to cafe with friends. Boy asks waitress about help wanted sign. Boy gets job and starts working with said waitress. Boy doesn't know what he got himself into.
I'm on my way to pick up Zoe and I'm not sure if it's normal to be freaking out this much. I mean sure she's beautiful and waaaaay out of my league when you really think about it, and plus Iwasn't even the one who asked her out, it was Luke who did it for me which I admit made me look slightly pathetic (only slightly though...don't get ahead of yourself). Yeah, maybe I should just go back and wallow in self pity while the guys yell at me for being a wuss. That sounds like a good- No! Snap out of it Axel! You are ready for this date with Zoe! You have the flowers and even dressed decently with your light blue long sleeved button up with the sleeves rolled up to your elbows and the black skinny jeans with blue vans. And you even combed your hair up! You never do that! I sigh after I finish my little pep talk a lot calmer than I was earlier and when I finally come back to planet Earth I realise I've subconsciously gotten myself to Zoe's apartment while I was to busy freaking out. With one last sigh and reassuring nod I get out of my head with the purple lilies in hand and walk up the two flights of stairs in Zoe's apartment building towards Zoe's apartment door and give it three hard knocks before stepping back a bit not nearly as nervous as I was or as I should be. I was surprised though to see Hailey at the other side of the door once it was opened (still in her work uniform). "Well, well, well if it isn't lover boy. Oh and you're early." I rolled my eyes at her stupidness (is that even a word?) before replying. "Yeah well better early than late and I'm here for Zoe not you." She scrunched up her nose at the idea of ever going out with me (I suppose, I don't really know). "Don't want to go with you anyways dude and she's not ready yet but she did tell me to let you in so you could wait for her inside." I raised my eyebrows expecting her to move out of the way to let me in but instead she stood in the same position leaning against the door frame with a passive look on her annoying face. Finally I sighed and rolled my eyes. "Are you going to let me in anytime soon?" She grinned at me. "Nope (she popped the 'p' you know), I don't really feel like it." As if Zoe could hear us she yelled at Hailey to let me in before she beat her with someone called 'Pepe'...poor Pepe. Later on in the night I would learn that Pepe was actually Zoe's hippopotamus pillow pet that she'd had since she was 10 years old.
Hailey (after hearing Zoe's threat excuse you) reluctantly stepped aside so I could come inside Zoe's apartment. Hailey came in after me and we started talking about the work the university professors were giving us so early in the year. After about ten minutes of waiting later (during those ten minutes I learned that Zoe and Hailey lived together and that Hailey was an art major) the curtain separating us from Zoe's room slid open and all the nerves I hadn't felt since my little pep talk in the car came tumbling down on me twice as hard once she turned around to face me and gave me that dimpled smile that I felt myself falling for everytime she threw it in my direction. "Hi." I smiled awkwardly in a way that said I was dying of nerves and opened my mouth to say hello back but my mouth apparently had other intentions. "You're pretty!" Silence and then...cackle like laughter coming from Hailey who was only a few feet away from us almost rolling on the floor laughing at my embarrassment. Zoe on the other hand just smiled shyly in my direction before looking at the flowers that were still in my hand. I could see her smile widen when she saw they were lilies (she had told me those were her favorite in one of our study dates...yes I'm calling them dates now). "Are those for me?" She said it so shyly I had to grin. "Um y-yeah. Here, I know they're your favorite." She grinned at me before taking them from my hand and telling me she'd be right back. I watched her walk towards her kitchen and shift through it for a vase and once she found she filled a bit of it with water before putting the flowers inside carefully and then putting them on the middle of the kitchen island while smiling. After she turned to me with a grin mirroring my own and walked towards me her dress moving slightly from side to side when she walked.
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"Shall we go?" I smiled and nodded as she put her leather jacket on and headed towards the door while looking at me over her shoulder urging me to follow. "Yes we shall." With that we were off towards the amazing date I had planned which I sincerely hoped she would like since I spent so much time making sure everything was planned to pure perfection. Just for her, everything...just for her.
