Liam went to work the next day at 4:00. He was scheduled to be there until closing at 11:00. He hoped that Mason or someone else would train him how to close, because he had no idea what it involved. He walked in the door, greeted Scott, and clocked in.

"Hey, Liam. So, you'll be closing tonight, but don't worry, Corey is going to be closing with you, so he can show you what to do and help you get everything done," Scott said.

"Corey?" Liam asked.

"Yeah, he's worked here for like six months. I think he's around here somewhere, but I can never find him. It's like he's invisible or something," Scott said while glancing around the store.

"Hey, Corey, where are you at?" Scott called. There were no customers in the store yet, so he could shout.

"I'm right here. What do you need, Scott?" Corey said from behind Scott. Liam tried to control his laughter as Scott practically jumped out of his skin.

"There you are. I just wanted you to meet Liam, he will be closing with you tonight," Scott said.

"Hi," Liam said and waved awkwardly.

"Okay," Corey said and just walked off.

"So, Liam, I never got a chance to ask you. How was your first day yesterday? Sorry I was so busy that I couldn't really talk to you," Scott said.

"It was good. I was wondering, what do you know about that Theo guy? Mason told me that you don't think he is actually homeless and that he just comes in looking for free food. Why do you think that?" Liam asked.

"Right, he was here yesterday, wasn't he? Yeah, I just don't really trust the guy. I've seen him driving a truck around town, so he had to have gotten it somewhere. It's not an old, beat-up truck either, it's a nice new one. How do you explain that if you're homeless? You can think what you like about him, I just don't trust him," Scott said.

Liam did not say anything else, he just nodded in contemplation. Liam thought it seemed weird that Theo had a truck. He had not seen him driving in it like Scott had. However, he had only met Theo the previous day. Even though he did not know Theo very well, Liam had an intense desire to get to know him better.

For almost the entire shift, Liam could not stop thinking about Theo. Scott or Corey tried to talk to him on multiple occasions and he did not notice them because he was zoned out thinking about the mysterious guy. He kept secretly wishing that Theo would show up. If he did show up, he would at least save Liam from the brain-numbing boredom he was experiencing from it being an extremely slow night.

Liam was trying to pass the time by sweeping the kitchen—even though he already swept it once before during the shift—when he heard the door chime. He was about to leave to see who it was, but Scott went up and beat him to it. Liam heard a quiet voice, but he could not understand what it was saying. He was able to hear Scott's reply, however.

"You want to speak to Liam? Okay, I'll get him," Scott said before walking up to Liam who was trying to pretend that he was not just eavesdropping on Scott's conversation.

"Hey, your friend Theo wants to talk to you," Scott said.

"What? Theo?" Liam said, trying not to sound as excited as he felt. Without thinking, he dropped the broom he was holding and it loudly clattered on the tile floor. Liam scrambled to pick it up and put it away in its proper place. "So much for not acting excited," Liam thought as he walked up to the counter.

"Hey, Scott said you wanted to talk to me," Liam said to Theo.

"Yeah, I wanted to thank you again for yesterday. I wish I could have talked to you more, but I understand that you were busy. You're probably still busy today, I should go. Thanks again," Theo said, before starting to turn around.

"Wait, umm, I'm actually not busy at all right now, you can stay if you want," Liam said.

"Okay," Theo said, turning back towards Liam with a smile. Liam smiled back and opened his mouth to talk, when the phone rang.

"Ugh," Liam groaned. "One second."

Liam picked up the phone.

"Hi, thank you for calling Beacon Hills' Burgers, this is Liam, how may I help you?" Liam said in the most cheerful voice he could muster. Liam thought he must look pretty silly to Theo because his voice was friendly but his face was angry.

"Hey, Liam, it's me, your mom. I didn't know if you would have your cellphone on you, so I called the store instead. I'm glad I reached you," the woman on the phone said.

"Hi mom. What's up?"

"I just wanted to tell you that I can't pick you up from work tonight. I'm sorry. Your stepdad got called in to work the late shift at the hospital, so he has the car. Do you think one of your coworkers can give you a ride home?"

"Oh. Yeah, it should be fine. I'll find a ride. Thanks for telling me."

"I'm sorry, Liam, I really wish I could pick you up."

"No, it's okay. Bye mom, love you," Liam said, before hanging up the phone.

"What was that about?" Theo asked.

"It was my mom. She said that she won't be able to pick me up from work tonight," Liam said.

"Your mom still picks you up?" Theo said with a chuckle.

"Shut up. I know how to drive, I just don't have a car."

"What time do you get off work? I can give you a ride, if you want. I actually have a truck."

"Really? You would give me a ride home? I get off kinda late."

"Yeah, it's the least I could do. I don't mind, I'm a night owl anyway. What time should I pick you up?" Theo asked.

"I get off at 11:00," Liam said.

"Okay, see you then," Theo said, smiling.

"Yeah, looking forward to it," Liam said. Theo smiled wider and walked out of the restaurant. It was only after he left that Liam thought about what he said.

"Looking forward to it? What were you thinking, Liam? You made it sound like it was a freaking date," Liam said quietly to himself. However, he was not quiet enough.

"You're going on a date? Is it with Theo? I bet it's with Theo. Mason was right, you two would be a cute couple," Corey said, suddenly standing right next to Liam.

"Gahh, where'd you come from?" Liam said, jumping two feet to the side. "And no, I am not going on a date with Theo. He's just going to give me a ride home from work. Also, since when did Mason say we would be a cute couple. Does he really think so? Never mind, don't answer that question."

Corey laughed. "Well, if you want to get to your date on time, we should probably get to work."

"I told you, it's not a date!"

Liam and Corey started working on everything they needed to do for the closing shift. There was a lot they had to do. Liam did not think he would be able to remember everything. The only positive aspect of all the work it took to close up the store, was that it made time go by faster. Liam did not like to admit it, but he was looking forward to seeing Theo again. He kept checking the clock, waiting for it to say 11:00.

By the time 10:30 rolled around, Liam was almost done with the seemingly endless tasks he had to do. He and Corey were just getting ready to turn off the fryer and griddle.

"Wait, before we turn it off, can I order some food to take home? I'm starving," Liam asked Corey.

"Yeah, go ahead," Corey replied.

"Thanks," Liam said and went over to a computer to put in his order.

"Dude, you're getting two burgers?" Corey said from behind Liam.

"Shut up."

Liam made his two burgers and two orders of fries and threw them in a bag before quickly finishing up the last few tasks.

"Do you need anything else? Can I go now?" Liam asked Corey impatiently.

"Yeah, go ahead. Have fun on your date," Corey said, winking at Liam.

"For the last time, it's not a date. Whatever. I'm leaving, bye," Liam said. He grabbed his bag of food and walked out the door. Being almost midnight, it was pitch black out. The air was chilly and Liam shivered. He heard a car honk. He turned towards the noise and saw Theo waving at him from the driver's seat of a blue pickup truck. Liam jogged over and got in the passenger's seat. Liam looked around the inside of the truck. The front was extremely tidy, so Liam was surprised to see the backseat. In the back, there was an old blanket and pillow laid out like the seat was a bed. On the floor were two piles of clothes, one pile looked all wrinkled and dirty and the other pile had clean, folded clothes in it.

"Sorry about the mess," Theo said. Liam saw that he had his head down and looked embarrassed.

"It's okay. Hey, I thought you might be hungry, so I got us food," Liam said excitedly. "I know I'm starving, anyway." Liam pulled out the burgers and fries from the paper bag they were in and handed a burger and fries to Theo. Before Theo had a chance to react, Liam was already stuffing his face with food. Liam paused when he noticed Theo had not touched his food, he only stared at it with his mouth slightly ajar.

"You don't want it?" Liam asked.

"It's not that, I just—I don't know. Why are you doing this?"

"Doing what?"

"Helping me. Buying me food."

"Because you look like you need it, and because I want to."

"I don't deserve it."

"Everyone deserves to eat. Now come on, don't let your food get cold," Liam said and continued to scarf down all of his food.

"Thanks," Theo said before chowing down, as well.

They finished their food in silence. Liam took their trash and ran to the trashcan outside of the restaurant to throw it away. He jumped back in the truck with a sigh of contentment.

"So, where to?" Theo said.

"Oh right, I almost forgot you were going to give me a ride home. Umm, turn right after you get out of the parking lot. I don't live too far away, luckily."

Liam continued to direct Theo until he pulled up in front of his house.

"Thanks! I'll see you later," Liam said.

"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it," Theo said and smiled. Liam ran inside as Theo drove off. Liam had a hard time falling asleep that night. He wondered when he would see Theo again. He hoped it would be soon.