Lucas chuckled at Claire's stammer. [b]"If this isn't a date, then what is it?"[/b] he asked lightheartedly. He was in a very good mood and was more confident than he had been the night before. [b]"Also, 'around noon' [i][u]is[/i][/u] scheduled around me. You're overthinking...I think,"[/b] he said, not really sure of himself at the end. [b]"Anyway! Yeah...I pretty much went straight to bed too."[/b] He carefully left out the detail that he sat in bed for a long time thinking about her before going to sleep...and sat in the lifeguard chair thinking about her for most of his shift.

[i]Minor details...they aren't important.[/i]

[i]You call that a "minor" detail?[/i]

[i]...yes.[/i]

[i]Ok.[/i]

Satisfied with his internal monologue, he turned to look at the guy named James that Claire pointed out. [b]"O-Oh, ...interesting!"[/b] he stammered, trying (and failing spectacularly) to hide that his heart had sank when she pointed the guy out to him.

[i]This is going to be harder than I thought...[/i]

[i]Nobody said it would be eas-[/i]

[i]SHUT UP![/i]

He was thankfully interrupted by Claire focusing on hiim and not James. [b]"Oh, uh...I'll have a cup of hazelnut, maybe?"[/b] he asked with a small smile. He didn't really need coffee at this point, but she had already gotten up.