"I want to go to a café."
Well that was unexpected. Dan looked up from his laptop and squinted at Phil. His eyes took a few seconds to adjust to the change in lighting. Phil was giving him that look; he looked almost emotionless, aside from a little light in his eyes that showed he had great intent in going through with his statement.
"If you want a cup of coffee or tea, there's some in the cabinet you know." Dan replied. He didn't want to go out anywhere if he didn't have to, as it was now freezing outside and he had already assumed the internet browsing position for the night and foreseeable future. He glanced down at the time in the lower corner of his laptop screen. 8:30 PM. Not exactly the time to be going on an adventure.
The corner of Phil's lips twitched as he turned to look out the window. Snow had begun to fall outside, and an orange leaf dropped off a tree across the street.
"I know, I just…" he tried to come up with an excuse to go out, so as to hide his true intention. He had recently seen commercials on TV about restaurants and jewelry and things like that, which for the upcoming season were winter themed. He had seen so many couples with their arms linked, walking down the icy streets at night, sharing a warm drink in a cozy café, it seemed nice. It didn't take long to realize that he pictured himself and Dan in each of the commercials. He would admit that he was a bit embarrassed about it at first, since all the fans were noticing it before him and he didn't bother to listen, but it didn't really bother him now that he was falling for his best friend. Right at that moment, he just really wanted to experience a snowy 'date' with Dan. "I want one of those special drinks that were written on the board of that new café down the street. There's a few that sound really appetizing right now." He hoped that sounded convincing.
Dan figured there must be some special reason Phil wanted to go. He would usually up and make himself a cup of whatever they had on hand if all he was having was a slight craving.
"Eh, I don't know Phil. It's snowing out now and we'll have to trudge through it if we—"
"Please Dan?" he interrupted. A slight pout spread across his lips, "I really want to go tonight. I'll pay for your drink if you don't want to, it'll be my treat." He looked into Dan's eyes hopefully. 'He really has his mind set on this,' Dan thought.
"Are you sure you want to go tonight?"
"Y-yes." Phil looked hopeful. Dan sighed.
"Fine. Go get a coat then, it's fucking freezing out there." A wide smile spread across Phil's lips as he jumped up and went over to the closet. Dan couldn't help but smile at his enthusiasm. He always had a way of making Dan smile, even on his black dog days. Phil threw on a black jacket and scarf on over his blue plaid shirt and tossed over Dan's vest to put over his sweater. Dan laid down his dear laptop to rest and Phil grabbed the keys before they exited the apartment.