Two hours.
Two hours.
She had waited for him for over two hours and was thoroughly embarrassed by the fact that she had shown up at all. After all, he hadn't.
She had been excited about this date. So excited. Too excited. This excitement had left her in a dress sitting lonely at a bar for hours, hoping that he had any semblence of a reasonable excuse for not being there. she watched her phone waiting for an explination from him. Just one message that would make everything okay again. So that she could forgive him and that they could move on happily. But no. Nothing. she had radio silence for hours untill he showed up at work, "flowers" in hand.
"Peace offering: wrench bouquet and look theses chocolates have nuts."
He was such an idiot.
Such an asshole.
With a lame excuse like he should've expeccted nothing less from her then a wrench to the head.
He knew she secretely liked his little antics and cheesy romantic gestures but now was not the time. He had hurt her. he had embarresed her. Which was terrible, because it was the one thing he promised he'd never do. Worst thing was, it just all felt like some sort of test. Like he wanted to see just how far he could push her and still get her to come back.
She didn't like that.
She didn't like games.
She wasn't good at playing them or interperting what people really ment, unlike Toby. So what she needed was for him to be straight with her. Honest. But he went and screwed up that trust ON THE FIRST DATE.
So later, when he cornered her in the hallway she told him that.
"Happy I need you to forgive me."
"Forgiven. Forgotten. Whatever."
"No. Not whatever," he pleaded. "I screwed up. I know I did, but I love you and I'm not going anywhere. Doesn't that count for anything?"
"You can't say things like that."
"Like What? That I love you? It's true."
"No it's not," Happy scoffed.
"Of course it is! I wouldn't say it if it weren't. Besides, you're not really one to lecture about being in touch with your feelings."
"If you loved me you would have made it count! You wouldn't have let me sit alone at a restraunt from two hours. You wouldn't make me feel like this and break down my walls just to screw me over if you really cared."
"Happy," studdered Toby, "I'm so sorry. Please."
"I just need some time Doc," said Happy as she turned to leave.
Toby looked at her and all he could do was kick himself over how royaly he had screwed up.