The Boss' Daughter
(Now with less exclamation marks!)
Robin woke up the next morning and felt a sharp jolt in his head. He once again felt sick and wondered what had happened. It finally dawned on him: 'Oh shit… I have a hangover. Thank gods it's the weekend.'
Robin jumped out of bed and frantically searched for the answer to his predicament. Turns out, the only solace could be found in a popular chain of diners called Dennis'. Dennis' was popular for their Grand Smashwich and Sun over My Ham, but it never dawned on Robin that it would be a place to cure hangovers.
Robin opened to the Dennis' website and entered his location. The nearest location was a good three miles away. Robin went down to his apartment complex's garage to find his car but then remembered he left it at the office parking complex.
'I guess I'm walking.' Robin thought to himself.
Robin dragged his feet for the three miles to get to Dennis'. Along the way, he pieced together just what happened last night. He remembered the bad but thankfully still remembered his advancement. Robin tried to be joyful, but the sharp pains of his hangover weren't going to co-operate.
At long last, Robin had made it to Dennis'. He walked in, waited to be seated and grabbed a menu. He looked through the dozens of selections, decided on pancakes and handed the menu back to the waitress. Robin seemed as if he was about to doze off, until someone called his name.
"Robin" the voice yelled
Robin couldn't tell who the voice was coming from, but that was soon to change.
"Robin!" the voice yelled again.
Robin turned around to see Lucina sitting at one of the stools.
"Mind if I join you?" she asked
"No… no, not a problem." Robin shyly replied.
Lucina grabbed a seat facing directly at Robin. Robin was very shy and nervous. The woman he loved, sitting across from him. He had no idea what in the gods' names to do. Lucina finally broke the ice.
"So, I heard you went drinking with my father." Lucina said
"Well… no…. yes, I mean. I don't drink." Robin nervously replied
"Let me guess, the old Vodka water trick. If you ever tell my father you don't drink, he always finds a way to force liquor down your throat." Lucina added
"Speaking of Chrom… I mean, your father. What happened to him after last night?" Robin nervously asked
"The cab showed up at our door. Mother and I opened the doors to find a sleeping Chrom unwilling to wake up. The two of us had to drag him up the stairs and to his room, where he is this very moment. Gods know his hangover is worse than yours!" Lucina replied
Robin sat both relieved and stressed at the same time, throughout the conversation he could only think one thing: 'Dear gods, dear Naga, dear Grima, dear anyone, please help me talk to this girl!'
Robin finally was able to break the ice again and ask Lucina a question.
"Lucina, what brings you to Dennis'?"
"A hangover from drinking excessively with my boss!?" Lucina said with a smug smile, which turned to laughter.
Even Robin who, up until this point, was stressed and hung over, began to laugh.
"How did you know I was hung-over?" Robin cheerfully asked
"You drank with my father for gods sakes. My father prides himself in drinking any employee under the table." Lucina replied, attempting to hold back laughter.
Finally, the waitress came back with a stack of pancakes. The quantity was larger than that advertised in the menu.
"I thought you might need a few extra." The waitress said with a wink.
Both Robin and Lucina grabbed some pancakes from the stack and began to eat. There was hardly any conversation, as their mouths were stuffed, but after a while, Robin again broke the ice.
"So Lucina." Robin said
"Yes Robin?" Lucina replied
"I was wondering…" Robin began to say
"Yes?" Lucina patiently replied
'Oh… by the gods! What do I do? What do I say?' Robin nervously thought to himself.
There was a period of silence, followed by the rustling of napkins and movement of pens. Lucina then handed Robin a napkin which simply contained her number and email address.
Lucina looked over at Robin and simply winked. Then, she once again broke the ice.
"I've watched rom-coms a millions times Robin. I knew from that start what you were going to ask. That is what you were going to ask, correct?" Lucina said
"Yes… yes. Thank you." Robin said
"No problem, Robin. Be sure to call me up, today's been fun." Lucina replied
Lucina said her goodbyes to Robin as a bill was placed in front of him. He paid the bill, thanked the staff and began his voyage home. By this point, the hangover was gone, so he could think clearly.
'By the gods! I actually got her contacts!' was the first thought that came to mind.
So, for the remainder of the three-mile journey home, Robin had feelings of pure ecstasy and wonder. However, one crippling thought brought these emotions to a stop: 'Where do I go from here?'
To be Continued…
/Author's Note/ Sorry for the shorter chapter, but you can (hopefully) expect another one today. Did you enjoy the chapter? I hope it delivered. Also, thank you to everyone who left feedback. I can get carried away with exclamation points. Also, I did everything I could to make a chapter that has better pacing, and helps to build the relationship between our two protagonists. Also… lucky Robin! He just got Lucina's number! This number will play a large role in the next chapter and… as hinted, will cause feelings of glee and terror with Robin. But hey, he finally talked to Lucina in full so, how hard can it be? Anyway, once again, thank you for reading and please Follow and Favorite if you haven't already and Review!
