William looped his arm with Margaret's as soon as they left her apartment complex. To William's surprise, Margaret didn't get flustered by this at all. Maybe she was getting used to this form of affection. William froze for a second. Did he really just consider this a form of affection?

"Hey are you ok?"

William looked at Margaret who had a worried expression on her face. He found he didn't like it when anything but a smile crossed her features.

"Yeah. I'm fine. Just have a lot on my mind. With the pizzeria and all."

Margaret smiled tenderly. William was happy to see her smile again. Maybe this was affection, but he found he didn't really mind.

William led Margaret to Campisi's. Margaret looked up at him.

"Another pizza place? Not that I mind I-"

"They don't just serve pizza here. They serve pasta as well. I wanted to take you somewhere nicer than Grotto's.

William didn't mention it, but this is where he planned to take Lucy. He wasn't sure if she would like it, but it seemed as long as he paid she didn't really care. Now that he was now taking Margaret and not Lucy, he decided the same place was fine.

"Well. I like pizza. Besides, we could go to a dump and I'd still be happy as long as I was with you."

William blushed. Margaret had to be the sweetest girl he had ever had the fortune of meeting. He wasn't sure if he'd ever get lucky meeting someone again. Sure, maybe he had wanted this date to be with Lucy but she would never say things like this. William wasn't even sure if Lucy would be trying so hard to impress him and make him happy like Margaret was doing right now.

"L-Let's just go in."

They walked through the doors of the restaurant and William requested a table for two, and they got their seats pretty quickly. Their table had candles that were lit. The perfect setting for a romantic date night. William had no idea if there would be romance in store tonight, but he kept his mind open to the possibility.

Margaret smiled at him warmly from across the table. She seemed really happy.

"I will admit this is kind of new for me."

William looked at her.

"Oh. I hope not in a bad way."

Margaret giggled a little bit.

"Oh no. Not at all. It's very pleasant."

Margaret paused for a second thinking of her next words.

"I've never been really popular and Lucy has kind of been one of my only friends. Not to say that I haven't had friends other than Lucy, but none that were close."

Margaret flushed a little bit considering her next words.

"I've really been with any guys. I've been on a few dates, but nothing has ever come of it. Lucy has had better luck than me. She's had a few boyfriends. After all, she has a personality that draws guys to her. I've always been super shy, and a lot of guys just ignore me for that reason. I guess nothing stands out about me."

"That is not true Maggie. You're very pretty and you are extremely talented. Any guy who would get to know you would be head over heels for you."

William didn't know what came over him. He didn't like the idea that not a lot of people paid attention to Margaret. She was a remarkable woman. She deserved that kind of attention.

Hang on. She basically said a lot of guys flock to Lucy and always have. William was one of those guys. Although he and Lucy didn't get along at first, he did become interested in her. But was William only interested in Lucy because of Henry. Because he wanted to one up Henry on one thing. That's incredibly selfish.

The waiter came to take their drink orders. Margaret ordered a tea while William ordered a glass of wine. Then, Margaret cleared her throat.

"I'm glad you think I am someone worth knowing. You know Willy you're someone worth knowing too."

William blushed.

"What do you mean by that?"

"You're incredibly talented as well. Your skill in robotics is unbelievable. You're so ambitious too and such a good friend. You're always so supportive of Henry and you make me feel happy. I'm actually gaining more confidence in my music because of you."

"I haven't paid you for writing the music yet."

William really needed to get on that soon.

"That doesn't matter. I didn't agree to do it for the money. I agreed to do it for the children and I wanted to get to know you better."

"Heh."

That's all William could bring himself to say at the moment. He was truly speechless.

Margaret then started flushing furiously and muttered something under her breath and William knew he wasn't supposed to hear it.

"I also find you really attractive."

William gaped at her. Nobody had ever thought that he was attractive. If he wasn't thinking so much right now, he would've leaned across the table to kiss her. She had kissed him on the cheek before but he wouldn't aim for her cheek. Instead of kissing her, William settled for reaching across the table and grasping her hand making her blush. Besides, there might be a more appropriate time to kiss her tonight.

The waiter brought their drinks and took their food orders. Margaret actually did want to have a pizza, so they decided to split a cheese pizza like they did last time.

William told Margaret his potential plans for decorating the pizzeria once he was done talking about she spoke up.

"Maybe I could come help with the decorating and with ideas. I know I have no knowledge of robotics, but I know some things about decorating. Probably not as much as Lucy, but still something. Is that ok?"

"Yeah. I think that would be fun. Besides, it would be really nice to see you."

Margaret smiled widely and William smiled back.

William kept his arm grasped around Margaret's until their pizza came. He wanted to keep his arm on hers. It felt really good. The pizza was really good and Margaret seemed to agree.

Surprisingly, this time Margaret asked if they could go Dutch.

"What do you mean? I'm a gentleman. I'll handle the bill."

"I know you're a gentleman, but I don't need you paying for me all the time."

"Well. I guess if you insist."

William was taken aback by Margaret wanting to split the bill but was also kind of happy. He would've been perfectly fine with paying for the bill, but that's something he always did. His father had told him he should always pay the bill no matter what, especially if he was with a lady. Nobody had ever asked him if he wanted to split the bill. Margaret was truly unlike any other girl he had met.

So they ended up splitting the bill which made Margaret really happy. It was now getting late. William offered to walk Margaret home. Instead of looping his arm with hers like he usually did, he held her hand. It was only a second, but Margaret squeezed back.

They eventually made their way back to her apartment. Margaret unlocked the door then turned and faced William.

"Thank you so much Willy. This night has been amazing."

William shook his head.

"I should be the one thanking you."

William then got a little closer to Margaret then leaned in and kissed her. Eventually he pulled away to see biggest smile Margaret had ever given him and he smiled back.

"Goodnight Maggie."

"Goodnight Willy."

William went on his way and started walking home. This day had started off terrible and it had turned into a fairytale. For the first time in a long time, William was excitedly anticipating his future. Not just the pizzeria, but also with Margaret.