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@sleepwalkcr liked this for a starter - based on this.

FELIX: it's just going to be you and me for dinner tonight. do you have any special requests?

She couldn’t contain her excitement seeing how stunned he was. For the first time she saw him not being able to say a word, she definitely had to mark this date in her calendar as a very special one - the day she left Julian speechless. “Definitely not kidding. It wasn’t easy, but... I guess I’m better at persuasion than I thought,” Eva chuckled and wrapped her arms around him in a tight hug. But what she didn’t expect was hearing him sniffing on her shoulder. She hugged him even tighter for it. “I think one confession of love will be enough,” she smiled pulling back a little and looking in his eyes. She saw pure joy and happiness in them and that warmed her heart. “And if you think I’m letting you go on this adventure alone, you’re very wrong. The other ticket is for me. I hope you don’t mind me tagging along, do you?”

     missy felt as if she hadn’t been relegated to big, time consuming tasks like this since the early days of her job, but in a way she kind of liked it. it was mind numbing, or at least something to do on autopilot at a table, looking out the big windows of the reception room that would eventually be used for the wedding of one of her closest friends. it was good also because she wasn’t the only one at the table, assembling the bags for party favours while the bride to be spent her time loudly talking on the phone on the other side of the room. “i put a bikini on under this, so if i’m not in water in the next half an hour i think my brain’ll just shut down from the frustration.” missy announced at a lull in her conversation with riley, wanting to keep talking. the highlight of her day so far was being able to spend time doing such menial tasks with someone was beautiful and interesting as the other woman was. maybe she’d been doing a little flirting and maybe mentioning the bikini or water at all was a veiled offering, but it was harmless, really. so was the big grin on her face as she finished another bag and put it aside. “this starting to get to you yet?”

- ̗̀ — for a friday night, business was agonizingly slow in the diner. sasha’s favorite co-workers were out enjoying their evening, while she stayed and picked up some extra shifts. to those closest to her, her schedule seemed crazy. working two jobs, and being a full-time performing arts student. her lunch breaks weren’t even breaks, she was either studying or rehearsing the latest excerpt assigned to her class. her feet almost always had blisters on them, one job required roller skates, and the other required her dancing in heels all night. some days were better than others, she just had to remind herself every morning why she’s doing all of this. sasha knew her dreams of being on broadway weren’t too far away, like any performer she had to put in the work to earn her spot. after tidying up a few previously occupied booths, she made her rounds within the restaurant. she was currently serving three tables, but her eyes had been on one for a while. he looked as good as the food he was eating, and he had a jawline for days. she stole a few glimpses of him from behind the kitchen counter. she was lonely while working the last available night shift, and he appeared lonely at his table. despite clearly seeing he wasn’t done with his food, she skated towards his table anyway with his receipt. “ i know you’re not done yet, you can just pay whenever. “

“Oh c’mon, tell me what you want for Christmas,” he glared playfully at the other. “It’ll be beneficial for the both of us, no?”