Rachel was honestly worried that Mike had stood her up when the clock signaled that he was running significantly late. After all, him asking her out in the first place had been completely unexpected. She’d spent the past two years pining over Finn and it had caused her to completely overlook anyone else. Then suddenly Mike was showing an interest in her and it took her by surprise. 

When he’d finally come running over apologizing about how his dad had delayed him, Rachel felt the knot in her stomach release and she let out a soft sigh of relief. A deep blush followed as his eyes went wide while he looked her up and down; it was certainly a confidence boost to know her efforts weren’t in vain. 

Shaking her head at his apologies, Rachel smiled, “It’s fine. Just don’t make a habit of it.” She assured him. “I’d really like to give this whole first date thing a shot too. After all, I did go through all the effort to look like this, it would be a shame for it to be wasted.”