"Sorry I'm late!" A voice called as they sit down in the seat next to Ezra.
"That's alright" He says. "I'm Ezra, by the way"
"Faith" She says, sticking out her hand.
Although Ezra had been single for a long time, this date didn't feel the same already.
"So what are you going to order?" He asks her.
"I think I'm going to get the pasta" She replies.
Ezra knew the pasta here wasn't very good but he didn't say anything.
"So do you live around here?" He asks and she nods.
"Well I just moved here about two weeks ago" She replies, twirling her hair with her finger.
"Don't really know a lot of people or places"
"I've lived here my whole life" Ezra exclaims but Faith seems to be more interested in their waiter who was about 6'4 and muscular.
Now she was twirling her hair at him.
"I'm an English professor. How about you?" He asks
"I'm still in college. I'm going into the beauty industry. I'm trying to become a model" She glances over at the waiter again.
The dinner went kind of quick and Ezra and Faith made small talk but nothing major.
"Well I should get going. I had a nice time" She says, giving Ezra a hug and walking towards the door, slipping their waiter her number on the way out.
Ezra pays for the bill, slumps his shoulders and makes his way out the door when it starts to rain. He looks down at his new shirt and sighs. Brushing the raindrops off the tips of his curls, he makes his way down the street, towards the subway.
"Wait up!" Someone calls and Ezra spins around.
A girl was running towards him wearing a red dress.
"I noticed you were walking in the rain" She says, stretching to hold her umbrella over Ezra's head. "Sorry I'm short"
Ezra laughs, taking the umbrella from the girls hand and holding it over both of their heads.
"I think I saw you in there" She says, pointing back at the restaurant he had just come out of.
"I was on a date that didn't really end well"
Ezra looks over at the girl, at a loss for words.
"Me too" He finally says. "My date was more concerned with our waiter than me"
"I think you were cuter than that waiter. Definitely more classy" She replies which causes Ezra to blush.
"I think your very pretty yourself" He tells her.
"Thank you" She gives him a small smile.
They eventually reach the subway entrance where Ezra hands her back her umbrella.
"Well here's my stop" He says, pointing down the steps. "It was nice meeting you"
She gives him a small wave and goes back the way she came, back down the street towards the restaurant.
"Hey!" Ezra calls and she stops in her tracks. "I never got your name"
"It's Aria. Aria Montgomery" She replies, giving him a small smirk.
