Jon stood on the pier and gazed out to the Pacific Ocean for what seemed like eternity. He was in deep thought about the decisions he made in his life so far and what the next step would be for him. He had just returned home from deployment and was pondering whether or not he should reenlist in the Navy for another four years. He also wanted to settle down but that was something he chose not to rush. He was still young and had his entire life ahead of him. Jon decided that he needed some more time to think before he made any other move. He then turned around and the left the pier to head to his car.

Renee never thought she'd get a job on a Navy base in San Diego of all places but she did. She had moved to San Diego, California from Toronto, Ontario, Canada a year ago but she was extremely grateful she managed to land a job and get her own place quickly. Renee got used to life in the states without any problems and she couldn't have been more happy about that. She had landed a job at a pizzeria with her good friend whose best friend owned it. Connections is definitely a good thing and Renee definitely had them. Her goal was to be established in her new home and was more than happy to San Diego home.

Jon was in the mood for a nice hot slice of pizza so he exited off the freeway and drove to a shopping center that had a pizzeria which made him extremely happy. He parked his car then got out and entered into the restaurant. A waiter had seated him, gave him a menu, and took his order for him. As he waited for his food to come, he looked around the restaurant randomly. He eyes then fell upon a gorgeous woman walking through the door and heading towards the kitchen.

She was at least 5 ft. 5 from what Jon saw, her hair was nice, long, curly, and blonde, and she had a very cute figure. And she happened to be the very one to bring out his food which surprised him.

"Here you go. Once slide of pepperoni pizza with a salad," the woman said.

"Thank you," Jon said.

"My name is Renee. I'll continue to be your waiter for this afternoon since your other waiter had to leave for personal reasons."

"That's fine. Um…I'm not trying to be weird or anything but I think you're a very gorgeous woman."

"Thank you." Renee started blushing as she stuffed her pen and pad into her pocket in apron.

"I'm Jonathan but you can call me Jon for short," he said, extending his hand out towards Renee.

"Nice to meet you, Jon," Renee said.

"It's nice to be home and eat some good food."

"Did you travel somewhere for a while?"

"I was deployed for the last eight months and I'm glad to be back home."

"Oh, thank you for your service. We have discounts for military personnel. Your food is half off."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. I'll be back in a minute, okay?"

"Okay. Thank you again."

"You're welcome."

Jon stuffed his face with his food as it was extremely delicious. Renee had come back to fill his cup with soda and asked him if he wanted anything else.

"You have any good desserts back there?"

"Good ol' brownies, ice cream sundaes, banana splits, brownies with ice cream, ice cream with cookies, ice cream with cookies and brownies. We have a lot of random but delicious desserts."

"I'll take a good ol' brownie, please and thank you."

"Coming right up."

Renee went to the back to make Jon's dessert. She had put two scoops of vanilla ice cream on it to make his dessert very delicious. Jon was surprised he saw ice cream on his brownie but didn't complain at all.

"Thank you," he said.

"You're welcome. The dessert is free, too."

"You serious?"

"Yes."

Jon reached into his pocket to pull out his wallet and pulled out a one hundred dollar bill.

"Your tip for your service, ma'am."

"One hundred dollars?" Renee croaked.

"Yes!"

"You're so sweet! We should become friends."

Jon smiled at Renee.

"Most definitely."

A week had passed since Jon and Renee first met each other and they both were excited about going on their first date together. Renee's friend had asked her if she was sure about dating someone so quickly but Renee reassured her she was comfortable with doing that.

Jon had told her to be on the lookout for an black Mustang at seven and she did exactly that. He pulled up in front of the apartment complex where Renee lived then got out of the car to greet her.

"Hello, lovely lady named Renee," he said.

"Hello, lovely man named Jon," Renee said.

"Ready to go?"

"Yes, I am."

"Good. I know this really good seafood restaurant in town that I think you'll like." Jon opened Renee's door for her to let her in the car then closed it. He got in the car himself then drove off. "You know what? I'm being selfish. I haven't even asked you what you were in the mood to eat. I apologize."

"You don't have to apologize, Jon. I absolutely love seafood so I'm down for it. Next time I'll pick where to eat next," Renee said.

"Okay. Deal," Jon said. "How was your week?"

"It was good. And yours?"

"It was fine. Earlier in the week I had been thinking of reenlisting in the Navy but I'm still on the fence about it."

"Do you have any other plans?"

"I was thinking of maybe going to school if I choose not to reenlist."

"That's a good idea. I moved here to San Diego a year ago from Toronto, Canada and I've love it here in San Diego. I'm happy I decided to make the move. I live with my friend who is also from Canada, too. We landed jobs at the pizzeria you met me at because she knows someone who owns the place. I am extremely grateful that opportunity happened for me because I think I would've still been in Toronto."

"Well, I'm glad you're here." Jon looked over at Renee with a huge smile on his face.

"Me too," she said. "Where are you from?"

"Cincinnati, Ohio."

"That's cool. Funny how our paths crossed. I'm very glad it happened and I couldn't stop thinking about it at all. Um…we will take this slow, right?"

"Of course. I am not going to rush anything with you. I promised myself that if I ever met someone, I wouldn't rush them into anything. I don't believe in forcing people to do something they don't want to do, you know?"

"I understand. I'm glad you feel the same way about it like I do."

"Great minds think alike."

"Yes, we do. I think we can establish a good relationship, don't you think?"

"I wouldn't doubt it. All we can do is wish for the best…well…hope for the best rather."

"My wish is that our hopes and dreams come true."

Jon looked at Renee again and smiled at her as she smiled back at him with a cute smile on her face.

"Mine, too, Renee. Mine, too. May our hopes and dreams come true."

Author's note: Happy New Year! New year, new fic! :D