and onwards

The rest of the meal relaxed into a more normal and relaxed encounter as the couple began to become used to being in each others physical company, instead of just usernames and text on a screen. Zack couldn't help but notice her eyes occasionally drift back to the pie, or how she looked at Emily when she came to collect their plates.

“Would you like dessert?” Emily asked , concern faintly entering her voice. She'd seen couples like this before, and hoped she hadn't caused any issues between them. She wanted to take them both to one side and offer a little advice, but it wasn't her place and there was always a chance she could make things worse.

“No thanks, I think we've had enough for today, but I hope we have the chance to visit again soon” Zack replied.

Amelia wasn't quite sure what to make of that , was it purely him being polite or sincere? The thoughts wouldn't leave her mind , they weren't at the forefront for now, but they had definitely settled somewhere in the back of her mind.

They got their bill which Zack settled leaving a nice tip, and a note next to the pie that had a few more obvious finger holes in it as Amelia had absent mindedly played it with it a little more that simply said “Enjoy”.

As they were leaving, Zack motioned for Amelia to hang back for a moment. They both turned to watch their table as Emily approached and pocketed her monetary tip and smiled seeing the note. She turned to them and winked before, with both hands on the pie tin, she slammed it into her own face, before turning and returning to the washroom to prepare for her next table.

They left the restaurant and sat on a nearby bench.

“So do you want to stay here and have a look around? And I do mean look, I don't think even I'm ready to take part in some of the other things here just yet” Zack asked, allowing a little hope to enter his voice as he spoke

“Well it would be a shame to call it a day so early, and we could always go catch a film if its too much”

So with that Zack stood, quickly scrambling for a plan of action, and reaching for Amelia's hand, strode off towards their next destination.