I tapped my fingers on the table, waiting for Alex. He was almost an hour late, by now.
For the sixth time, the waitress gave me a sympathetic look as she came back.
"Are you ready to order?" she asked too sweetly.
I smiled. "Just a water while I wait."
She nodded, walking off. I could feel the sad, pitiful stares directed at me. I wanted to disappear, knowing that Alex had ditched me.
Out of nowhere, a man sits in the chair in front of me.
"Sorry I'm so late, babe, the traffic was a killer," he said in an overly loud voice, as if to ward off the stares. He then whispered, "I'm Chen and I'm subbing for whatever asshole ditched you." With that he winked, then called the waitress over for us to order.
I smiled at the kind man, quickly whispering, "Thank you. I'm (Y/N)."
He raised an eyebrow. "Pretty name, pretty girl."
I blushed, looking at my hands.
~~~
The 'date' went amazing. He had offered to pay and walk me home. This stranger surely was quite the gentleman.
"Thanks again," I said, holding his hand. "It means a lot."
"No, thank the guy who ditched you," he returned. "If he hadn't, I'd have missed a date with a nice girl."
I blushed again, looking down. "Yes, this was the best not-planned date I've ever had." The both of us laughed, and he squeezed my hand.
"Well, why don't we have the best planned date later this week, say, Saturday?"
I turned to smile at him. "Sounds perfect."
