He let go and stuffed his hand back into his pocket again. "The Dancing Glass. I made reservations."
It was fancy and not famous; a more famous place wouldn't be taking reservations on such short notice (he'd tried). Had he not told her? Well, he'd at least been together enough to tell her to wear something dressy. If he hadn't, he might have had to ask her to change, something he knew he probably couldn't have done. That was...too embarrassing. Too intimate.
Too invasive, too. Maybe it might have been different if he'd had more time. More courage. ... There went the shaking again. He should have taken something before coming over. No, that would have been a terrible idea and he knew it. Anyway, he didn't have anything like that, so he would've had to ask Jirou, and Jirou would've gotten worried about it and he wouldn't have wanted to tell Jirou that it was for a date, partly because Jirou would've affirmed that it was a terrible idea.
He needed to stop lingering on that. Those. Because if nothing else, he needed to concentrate on driving tonight. "We're taking the motorcycle, I hope you don't mind...?"
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It was fancy and not famous; a more famous place wouldn't be taking reservations on such short notice (he'd tried). Had he not told her? Well, he'd at least been together enough to tell her to wear something dressy. If he hadn't, he might have had to ask her to change, something he knew he probably couldn't have done. That was...too embarrassing. Too intimate.
Too invasive, too. Maybe it might have been different if he'd had more time. More courage. ... There went the shaking again. He should have taken something before coming over. No, that would have been a terrible idea and he knew it. Anyway, he didn't have anything like that, so he would've had to ask Jirou, and Jirou would've gotten worried about it and he wouldn't have wanted to tell Jirou that it was for a date, partly because Jirou would've affirmed that it was a terrible idea.
He needed to stop lingering on that. Those. Because if nothing else, he needed to concentrate on driving tonight. "We're taking the motorcycle, I hope you don't mind...?"