Her heart started racing when she saw him walking up the street. He wasn't dead and he was finally here.

[i]Oh, goodness Claire. Get it together... You're not in middle school anymore...[/i]

She sighed when he walked in, smiling up at him from her seat. She listened to him explain himself even though she'd already forgotten he was even late.

[b]"Oh? You should have told me, we could have scheduled it around you... Not that this is a... d-date or anything..."[/b] She began, getting flustered at the end. Who was she kidding? It was a date and they both knew it. [b]"I've been okay... I really just kind of went to bed when I got home. It'd been a long day. And today... It's been pretty normal. James is taking over for me right now."[/b] She explained, wrinkling her nose as she motioned towards her coworker. [b]"He's a nice guy. Like a brother to me, really."[/b] She explained, putting her hands back onto her drink. 

[b]"OH! Can I get you anything? It'll be on me."[/b] She asked, getting up so that she could go prepare it for him.