Hello! So I wanted to write something on Sue and Sean during their relationship as we unfortunately didn't get to see too much of it! This is my first ever attempt at something like this so all feedback is appreciated :)

Sue sat nervously waiting in the restaurant, constantly repeating the phrase 'don't worry, he'll show up' in her head over and over. Over and over. Over and over again. Trying to act casual, she looked over at her watch, in the hope that none of the waiters or other members of the public noticed the fact that she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

This didn't happen.

Eventually, an elderly lady came over to her and said, "Are you quite alright dear? You've been sitting here waiting for the past 45 minutes. Do you need money for drinks? I'd be more than happy to…"

Sue cut her off instantly. "Oh my gosh that is SO kind of you, really it is. In actual fact though I'm sort of waiting for someone…" she trailed off. Was she really waiting for someone? Was she even sure if said someone was going to turn up? Sure, Sean was still a Donahue through and through and no one would torment him more than himself if he were to miss this date. It wasn't an anniversary, it wasn't a birthday and it wasn't even a send off. All in all, it was just going to be an ordinary Thursday evening where the two of them could spend time together. But these evenings had recently become more and more sporadic; Sean being in medical school and Sue needing to focus all of her energy on finding a job and graduating. There was no doubt that when the 2 were together, it was like they'd never been apart but when being apart was proving to be the norm, any chance to avoid the inevitable clash of schedules was a chance to be taken.

Sue was brought back to reality by the old lady's patient smile, which she returned feverishly. "Thank you again though," she said, "It was super kind of you and I'm touched. But honestly, I think I'll be alright." and with that, she picked up her jacket and left.

Sean burst through the restaurant doors, his face becoming more and more perplexed as he found no sign of his girlfriend as he scanned through the faces on the door.

"Excuse me!", he called the waiter, "I was meant to meet my girlfriend here. She booked the table under the name of Heck?"

"Ok Sir, just hold on one second as I look for your booking."

"Will do, thank you very much." He felt a buzz in his pocket and instinctively picked it up. It was from Sue.

Hi! Ok look, I know you've been super busy this week with school aaaand obviously we both have finals and big BIG tests coming up within a month so I decided to change the plan for tonight. I don't know if you forgot about tonight or if you were working late but I thought it would be fun if I just grabbed a pizza and brought it over to your apartment tonight. If you're not there then come over! If you're at the restaurant, again come over (also the lady on table 15 is SO NICE), and if you're asleep then I guess that's more my problem than yours. Love you SO much and it'll be nice to hang out and RELAX with you again! Xxxxxx

Breathing a sigh of relief, Sean quickly thanked and dismissed the waiter within a couple of seconds and ran for his life until he got to his apartment.

Sue sat on the floor outside the apartment, debating whether or not to eat the pizza. It had been 45 minutes since she texted Sean, 1 hour 45 minutes since she had gotten to the restaurant, surely the guy had to be asleep.

If I have the pizza now then it looks like I didn't want to wait for him but if I don't have it now I'll be an idiot for letting it go cold. He's probably asleep anyway and I don't want to buy a warm pizza and eat it cold but if he isn't asleep then I'll feel terrible and I'll have ruined this amazing idea that I had… But maybe I only think it's an amazing romantic gesture because I love pizza but what about if Sean doesn't think it. No wait, what if he DOES think it and I've gone and ruined this amazing gesture because I think he's asleep. But if he IS asleep then he won't appreciate this amazing romantic gesture ANYWAY and I might as well have just eaten the pizza…

"I hope you've saved some for me."

Sue instantly perked up and practically jumped for joy at hearing his voice. "Yes of course! I wouldn't even THINK of eating it before you and so on…"

"And so forth and what have you. Yeah you really need to think of a new way to lie Suzy-Q." Sean quickly unlocked the door and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead. "I'm really sorry about the mess. And tonight as a whole. I'm such an idiot for leaving you in that restaurant and for not thinking about booking at a later time, it was so selfish and irresponsible of me. I promise I'll make it up to you. Whenever I can, as soon as I can."

Sue had begun to shake her head before he'd even finished speaking. "Hey sssssshhh. It all worked out. We're both here, we're both going to have a good time, what time do you need to be up tomorrow?"

"6 am."

"We'll have a fun, short-ish time then. I can be out of here by 9, what time is it now?"

"8."

"Seeeeee? Even normal people can do at least 3 things in an hour. I bet with my optimism, your work ethic and the good karma that comes with being a Donahue we'll be one unstoppable couple."

Finally Sean was able to relax. He leant down and gently kissed her. "I love you so much Suzy-Q. I hope you know that, you deserve better than someone who completely leaves you for the first three months of a relationship and barely has time to see you after."

Sue scoffed. "Oh yeah, because guys who drive out halfway to Denver just to tell me they love me because they saw a SNOWGLOBE, treat me with respect, actively encourage my quirks and CA-RAZY ambitions instead of trying to show me the real world just don't make the cut. Let's face it Sean. I'm the one who's punching."

It was his turn to scoff. "Stop talking like that Ms Q or I'll kiss you again to prove you wrong."

Sue playfully punched the air, forcing Sean to kiss her again. Both came away from that kiss knowing that they had something truly special.

Their love was strong, no one could doubt that. But their relationship was something different; communication had never been their strength and even if their love survived, they both knew that a relationship between 2 incredibly busy people who wanted very different careers couldn't survive purely on their mutual adoration or their mutual optimism alone.