"He's a really good friend of Francis," Lola had told her while they were at the gym, and Mary should've known that sometimes endorphins can trick your mind into thinking that all men are not assholes. "He's really nice and funny," Lola added promptly after seeing Mary's sarcastic expression (because it wasn't a mystery that Lola's fiancé Francis was a total player before they got together, and how different can his best friend be?) "His name is Sebastian De Poiters,"Lola said smiling. "You two should go out sometime, you know? Have a little fun." Mary was skeptical at first, it has been ages since the last time she went out on a date. But then she thought: How bad can it be?
Oh, how wrong she was.
"Miss, are you ready to order?" The waiter asked Mary for the third time, almost telling her that maybe the dude wasn't going to show up. "No, thank you, I'm just going to wait a little bit longer." Mary replied embarrassed. I'm just going to wait ten minutes and that's it. She told herself trying not to be so negative about the whole situation.
After a few minutes, she notices a man in the door. He was tall with fair skin. His hair was brown like dark wood and the most remarkable trait were his eyes. So blue and deep like a summer sky.
What the hell was all that about? She thought to herself.
He started approaching the table and she tried to put on her most serious face. After all, he was thirty minutes late.
"You're late." Mary stated, her voice tight.
Sebastian shrugged. "I got caught up into something. Did you wait long?"
"Thirty minutes" Mary replied, crossing her arms.
"I guess not that much. I mean, the best things are worth waiting for am I right?" Sebastian said with a smirk.
"Are you even serious right now?" Mary asked disbelievingly. "You come thirty minutes late, without explaining why and-Is that a lipstick stain on your neck?" Mary demanded, anger getting the best of her.
Sebastian winked at her and that's it. Mary can't bare this anymore.
"You know what? That's it. You come here late, disrespect me and on top of that you make everything a joke instead of apologizing. Good night." Mary emphasized the last word, grabbed her purse and started standing up.
"Wait, are you leaving?" Sebastian asked incredulously. "But you just got here babe!"
"First of all, don't call me babe, you asshole. Second of all you just got here, I've been here waiting for you like an idiot long enough." Mary said bitterly.
"I can't believe Francis thought you were worth my time." Sebastian said with a sarcastic tone.
And with that Mary left taking a deep breath. She would never forgive Lola for this, never.