It was an ordinary day for Sue during her Fall Semester. After leaving her last class for the day, she headed to her mailbox in anticipation of a new t-shirt she had ordered online. She was disappointed when she didn't see a package, but was pleased when a pizza flyer floated to the ground when she pulled out the rest of her mail. The flyer read 'Student special: Any Large Pizza only $4.99.' That was all Sue needed to solidify her plans for dinner. She made a quick phone call to place her order and began walking toward the familiar pizza joint. She remembered the one time when she started her freshman year that Axl surprised her at her apartment and took her out for pizza. She held that memory close to her heart because it let her know that deep down, Axl really did care about her even if he always gave her a hard time. It wasn't long before she reached the pizza place and a gentleman held the door open behind his as she walked in the door.

"Suzy Q? What's going on?" Sean cheerfully said when he recognized the woman walking in behind him. Sue was completely caught off guard even though they had already ran into each other several times on campus. A wide smile spread across Sue's face and after a moment of hesitation, she leaned in to give him a hug.

"Hey, Sean! I just got this flyer in the mail and couldn't resist." Sue laughed as she held up the piece of paper. Sean chuckled and pulled the same sheet of paper from his back pocket.

"Me too, I guess great minds think alike. Although I wasn't expecting this much of a line. I would have called ahead but I left my phone at my apartment this morning..." Sean said with a goofy smile.

"Hey, no problem! I already called and mine should be ready by now. Lexie isn't going to be back from her last class until tonight and she's not a big fan of bargain priced pizza anyway. Want to share mine?" Sue laughed and secretly, desperately hoped that he would agree. "Although, I ordered it with pepperoni, I hope that's okay." She said, remembering his hippy days when he decided to be a vegetarian. Sean smiled brightly and nodded furiously, excited that she had invited him over for dinner.

"That sounds great, Suzy Q! And don't worry, those days are long behind me. I just couldn't take my mom's crying anymore." Sean laughed. Sue smiled sheepishly, noticing his excited reaction to her invitation but assuming that he was just being polite. She wished she could just tell him how she felt about him but the timing never seemed quite right. Besides, she had no way of knowing if he even felt the same way. Sue stepped toward the pickup area and pulled her wallet out of her purse, but Sean quickly rushed over with his own wallet in hand and passed his credit card to the cashier. Sue shook her head and tried to speak but he spoke first. "I insist." He said with a smile and Sue nodded. Sean grabbed the pizza and carried it as they walked side by side back to Sue's apartment.


Sean was kicking himself for not just asking Sue out when they had their pizza 'date.' God, how he wished it really was a date. But that didn't matter right now. He was totally psyched to surprise Sue as her 'blind date' when he showed up to her apartment that night. He wasn't expecting the low blow of her not even being there when he finally arrived.

"Where the heck is my Brie sandwich?" Lexie wondered as Sean stood on the opposite side of the door. "I've been waiting for like an hour already and it was supposed to be here in 15 minutes." Lexie looked at her phone. "What?...it said it was delivered half an hour ago..." She continued as Sean partially paid attention to her. That's when it was all suddenly clear. Sue was expecting a guy to show up at her door. What if some other guy showed up at her door and she thought it was her date? He began to panic and was worried more about Sue's safety than anything.

"Oh my God...I have to go!" Sean yelled as he ran down the hallway, leaving Lexie standing there confused. She groaned when she heard her stomach growl and closed the door to go back to her room.

Sean ran around the campus in search of Sue, even calling out her name several times hoping that she would somehow hear him wherever she was. He tried dialing her number on his phone but she wasn't answering. He needed a moment to catch his breath so he walked slowly through the grassy area of the quad. That's when he noticed Sue and some other guy having what appeared to be a picnic. "What the..." He whispered out loud in shock. Somehow Sue had managed to get a date with some stranger without even trying, but he really wasn't surprised. After all, he was crazy about her and wondered how he had not noticed her long ago. He watched as they laughed and ate, sharing funny embarrassing stories about each other. He realized that this guy seemed to be pretty harmless and knew that Sue had a good head on her shoulders. He watched for a few minutes longer, trying to stay out of view, before he exhaled sharply and walked alone back to his apartment.


"Sean didn't tell me you were so funny." Sue said as she took another bite of, what happened to be, Lexie's sandwich.

"Who's Sean?" Aiden asked after Sean had already left and was no longer listening in on their picnic conversation. Sue laughed but then tilted her head in confusion, but then laughed, assuming he was just kidding.

"Uhhhh...you know, the guy who set us up on a blind date?" Sue said. Aiden raised an eyebrow.

"Blind date? I have no idea who Sean is but I was just at your apartment to deliver this food. Not that I'm complaining. I was not expecting to end up with a pretty girl when I went to work tonight." Aiden laughed.

"WHAT?" Sue demanded and realized that this had all just been one giant mistake, even if it turned out to be a good one. She thought about Sean's friend who was supposed to pick her up and wondered if he had told Sean that she stood him up. That's when she pictured Sean's face and wished that he was the one she was on a date with tonight. She pulled her phone out of her pocket and noticed a missed call from Sean. She tried to call him back and it went straight to voicemail. She assumed that he knew what happened and that he was mad at her for standing up his friend...but did Sean ever really get mad? She tried dialing once more but it again went to voicemail. She left a quick message explaining what had happened and hoped that he would listen to it. She decided that it was time to wrap up this 'date' and after exchanging phone numbers, Sue headed back to her apartment.

The next morning, she received a text message from Sean. Walk you to class? It read and her heart skipped a beat. Maybe he wasn't mad after all. She sent off a quick text confirming their meeting spot and she ran out the door.