Author's Notes: Thanks so much for the reviews ImmaDude92 and A Wilde Handful you guys are awesome. So without further adieu here is the next installment in Masters little story.

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This was a big mistake.

Oh it had started out innocently enough an invitation from a colleague to go out for drinks on a Friday night. It was an everyday occurrence unless you were one Martha M. Masters.

Now she knew that going out drinking wasn't something she usually did, okay almost never did but it was Chase asking and she really did want to spend more time with him even if she didn't know how to tell him that. Lucky for her he offered and after just being rejected she had to admit it would be nice not to be alone.

All of this was great until they arrived at the bar which was not so much a bar but a very nice restaurant with a bar. She wasn't sure what she was expecting a little hole in the wall (that was what people called bars right, hole in the wall, she was sure she read that somewhere) what she saw was mostly men and women sitting together at tables for two.

Wait a minute mostly men and women at tables for two, oh god was this a date had Chase really been asking her on a date was that what going for drinks meant? There were even candles on the table what was she going to do she wasn't ready for this.

"Masters"

What was she going to do she didn't prepare anything to talk about (not that she planned ahead for her admittedly few dates and wrote topics of conversation down so she wouldn't awkwardly stutter, which she ended up doing anyway.)

"Masters"

Wait Chase is looking at her and talking how long has she been standing here.

"What!" she blurts out a little too loudly, the hostess gives her a funny look.

Blushing she says in a more normal tone "Sorry what"

Chase just grins at her "Our table is ready come on"

They sit down at a cozy little table for two complete with romantic candles, what has she gotten herself into?

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Chase isn't sure what to think. At first he had just intended on going for a drink with his red headed colleague but his rumbling stomach had other ideas.

So okay maybe he did end up picking a place that was kind of romantic, but he could swear the last time he was here there were more kids and fewer candles. There was no way he could have known though right?

Now here they were sitting together at a cozy candle lit table for two with a silence so thick you could cut it with a scalpel.

Masters has had this sort of wide eyed nervous look on her face since we got here, he needs to say something to try and put her at ease before she gets the wrong idea.

"Um Masters I know this probably wasn't what you were expecting when I said drinks" He looks to her for some kind of conformation but at her lack of response continues on.

"It's just we didn't get the chance to eat dinner, unless you count the two boxes of animal crackers so I thought drinks and dinner, kind of funny how many couples there are though…" he trails off and rubs the back of his neck.

So he didn't pick this place because it was romantic he seemed just as surprised as she was, she didn't know whether to be relieved or disappointed. Okay so she needs to say something to break this silence something witty that will start a conversation.

"So…it's Friday"

Smooth Martha real smooth.

"Really is it I hadn't noticed"

He's making fun of her. A hurt expression crosses her face, just as she was about to say that maybe this was a mistake and they should forget about dinner Chase grins at her."

"Sorry I was just kidding I was trying to lighten the mood. You seem a little nervous I was doing this to try to make you feel better not worse."

All at once his words hit her I was trying to make you feel better, he wants to make her feel better which means he cares about her.

She blushes, "No I'm sorry I know I'm not the best conversationalist, this is probably the worst dinner date you've ever been on."

Wait oh god did she just say that out loud she called this a date, but before she could stutter another apology Chase cut her off.

"No I'm having a good time I mean yeah a little more talking would be nice but I figured you'd start when you're ready. Do you want to talk about what happened today?"

She's grateful for the fact that he just glossed over the whole her saying this was a date thing but did she really want to tell Chase what happened. She did kind of want to get it off her chest and who could she really talk to, her roommate was nice to her but she wasn't really interested in what was going on in her life. What if Chase mocked her though or told the others what happened.

One look at the encouraging face he was giving her was enough to convince her that he would keep this between them. Just like that the words start pouring out of her mouth before she can stop them and when she's done she just looks down at the table and finishes with "Who was I kidding though why would someone like him want to go out with someone like me."

Chase just sits there stunned for a minute the urge to go back to the hospital and take the patient off of his pain medication comes into his mind and he's surprised by how much what happened to Masters upsets him.

"Masters look at me"

She keeps her head down and doesn't appear to have heard him.

"Martha look at me"

This catches her attention. When she looks up he's surprised to see tears in her eyes.

"I want you to listen to me that guy was an ass he doesn't deserve someone like you"

She gives a humorless little laugh

"Yeah right, I know that I am so much smarter than him but other than that I'm not very attractive and I'm awkward and annoying."

"That's not true!"

The force with which he says it startles her.

"Look I wasn't just saying that to be nice I think you're very pretty and your awkwardness doesn't make you annoying I think it's cute."

Pretty he thinks I'm pretty and not annoying.

Her heart starts beating faster and her palms start sweating and now she might start to cry not because she was sad but because she was so happy.

She couldn't stop the big bright smile from lighting up her face. "T-thank you"

For the first time that night Chase knows that she is genuinely happy and even though he had just admitted a whole lot more than he intended to seeing her that way was completely worth it.

The rest of the meal passed with light conversation and friendly laughter and as they were leaving Chase felt a warm feeling stir within him that he hadn't felt since Cameron left. Maybe Masters really was different he wasn't sure but he knew he wanted to find out.