Chapter 2

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"So, what brings you to the big apple?" I asked casually. We were walking down the sidewalk, Jensen on my right side. We were standing close enough to be walking 'together' but not much closer than that.

"A job transfer" he said simply, and didn't offer anything else. He had his hands shoved in his pockets. I tried again "So… What do you do?" I didn't mind pushing for information.

"Well" he looked like he was determining what to say. I thought it was a rather simple question. "I'm a child physiatrist." My eyebrows raised considerably. He looked at my dumbfounded look, then added "which means that I'm like a therapist-" "I know what a physiatrist is" I cut in. "I just would have thought you were a model or actor or something along those lines".

"Oh" he blinked then laughed a little. My God that laugh is perfection. "No, though I would be lying if I said I haven't gotten offers" he said simply. This guy was perfect, I decided. "So, why did you get a job transfer?" I hadn't thought psychiatry was something you got transferred for.

"Well, I also do some work with the police" again my eyebrows raised. "I work with them on child abuse cases" he explained. "One of men I worked for on a case said he knew a team that needed someone like me more often then they did, and I would be paid much better. So here I am".

"I see. This is the place" I said stopping in front of a small shop that was pretty full. Jensen looked at it and smiled. "It looks nice" was all he offered. He walked up to the door first, then held the door open behind him for me, which was nice. It was the simple things sometimes. One of the waitresses looked at me and smiled. "Bane" she said as a greeting. "Who's this?" She nodded towards Jensen, who simply smiled at her, causing her to blush slightly.

"This is Jensen Hall, he just moved in below me" I said proudly, though it wasn't something to necessarily be proud of.

"Lucky you" she winked and led us both to a table. I glanced back at Jensen, who I thought looked slightly annoyed for a moment, but then looked pleasant again. We went over to a window seat and sat across from each other. "What can I get you to drink?" she asked specifically to Jensen. "oh-" he looked down at the menu in front of him. "mm iced tea" I knew it. I don't know how I did, but that had been my first guess. "Do you have sweetened?" She shook her head, "nope but we have sugar packets for that". He pursed his lips. "Alright".

She nodded and walked away without asking what I wanted. Jensen her, then at me, then back at her. It was adorable. "She forgot to take your order" he said matter-a-fact. "Oh, I always get the same drink each time I come here" I put my elbows on the table and stared at him shamelessly.

He nodded. "… cold tea with sugar packets is not the same thing as sweetened tea. Tea has to be hot for the sugar to dissolve in the tea and make it sweet" he complained. Jensen was very amusing. "I see. I apologize for bringing you to a place that does not offer accurately sweetened tea" I smiled a little.

He smiled a bit too. "Yes, how could I forgive such an act" he chuckled a little. "You said your name was Magnus right?" I nodded. He nodded, then looked down at the menu. "What do you recommend?" he asked.

"Lobster" I said right away, pointing to the place on the menu. His eyes scanned over it. "hm…. I usually get something less expensive when I go out".

Just then Sidney, our waitress, came back with our drinks. His tea, and my pink cocktail. "Do you know what you want to eat?" Jensen eyed my cocktail before answering "yes". I got lobster, while he ordered a hot dog with everything on it. I raised my eyebrow at his choice, but didn't say anything.

"Alright, be out in about fifteen" she said simply and walked away. I took my drink and ran my finger around the inside of the rim, getting the sugar before bringing my finger to my lips, licking it off. Jensen watched the whole thing, turned slightly pink, and looked away. "And what is it you do for a living?" he asked.

"Oh, a little bit of this and that" I answered, before realizing how that may have sounded. He looked a little pale. "Er-" I added "just in case this is what you're thinking, I'm not a prostitute or anything like that".

He laughed a little awkwardly. "That wasn't what…" he let his voice trail off, not wanting to lie. I chuckled a bit "I do odd jobs for people" Was all I said.

He looked curious, but didn't push as I had. I took a sip of my drink, not taking my eyes off of him. He was so nice to look at. Despite his complaining, he took a sweetening packet and dumped it into his tea, stirred, and sipped it.

"So, do you have any family or friends here?" I asked. He shook his head. "Nope. How long have you lived here?"

I smiled a little. "Oh, I come and go over the years." He nodded. "Do you have family here?" He asked.

I shook my head. "I don't really have much family" come to think of it, I don't have any. I shook the thought away. "But I have friends that are as good as family" I added quickly.

He nodded and smiled. "I know what you mean". There was a silence then, which wasn't as awkward as it could have been. Maybe it was more awkward for him than me. When Sidney came back with our food, Jensen looked grateful.

I realized how hungry I was, and began eating immediately, for some reason not caring how I looked eating in front of this ridiculously hot guy. Maybe it was because of how vigorously he was eating his food. I realized I felt comfortable around him. I have meet plenty of people who were simply easy and comfortable to be around, but they had never been this attractive.

I paused in my chewing to watch him eat for a few seconds. He really was perfect. I wanted him.

"…so, how old are you?" He looked up and blinked. "24. You?" I responded quickly "26" He nodded and kept eating. I continued to watch him.

"… Did you leave a girlfriend or anything behind?"

He thought about it. "Well, I was dating someone before I moved, but I wasn't very attached or anything". That was good. "You?"

I smiled. "No, I'm not seeing anyone right now" He nodded and kept eating. When we finished I waved for the check. Sidney came over and asked "are you paying separately?" Jensen answered yes and I answered no. Jensen looked at me and raised an eyebrow. "You don't have to pay for me" he said. I waved a hand, "Don't worry about it, I asked you to come with me". I paid the bill, left a tip that was too large, and stood. "Shall we go sightseeing?" Jensen looked down at his watch. "Er- it's getting kind of late, and I still have unpacking to do".

I nodded, disappointed. "alright." We walked out and started back to the apartment. "What made you want to be a child physiatrist?" I asked curiously. He smiled. "Well, I really like kids, but I can't have any" He said sadly. "Medical reasons, I've known for a while. So since I can't have kids, I decided to do something where I could work with kids. I didn't want to be a teacher though… And people always tell me I'm a good listener so I put the two together. It worked out well- I love my job."

Could this man get any more perfect? "That's great" I replied, smiling. I had never really thought about if I liked children or not. I supposed I did to some degree. As we got closer to the building, he said "Thanks for dinner" very awkwardly. "I was worried that everyone in New York would be an asshole" he laughed a bit. So Jensen spoke his mind. Awesome.

"No, you'll find the people of New York to be the most non-judgmental, accepting people you'll ever meet. Sometimes rude? Yes. But never boring" I said happily. He just smiled. I loved it.

We made our way into the building and started up the stairs. "Would you like some help unpacking?" I asked innocently. Looking a bit startled, he smiled and shook his head. "No, I'm a little too independent for that, but thank you". We were standing at the top of the first flight of stairs, where we would go separate directions.

"It was nice meeting you Magnus, thank you again for dinner" He said, again awkwardly. I smiled. "Likewise, thank you for joining me. You're great company". He smiled "Same to you. I'll see you around then" he turned around to go back to his room.

On impulse, I grabbed his arm, "wait" I said quickly. He turned around and looked at me, surprised. "Would you go on a date with me next weekend?" I asked quickly.

He looked only slightly surprised. He thought about it, seeming unsure. I still hadn't let go of his arm.

"….Okay" he said finally.

I smiled brilliantly. "Great, give me your phone" I let go of his arm.

He dug his phone out of his front pocket and did something on it, then handed it to me. Already guessing what I was going to do, he had the screen on 'New Contact'. I put my name in with a bunch of different colored hearts after and my number and handed it back to him. "Is Saturday good?"

He thought about it. "I think so. I may have something to do on that day… can I text you?" I nodded. "You most certainly can".

I thought about kissing him, but Jensen looked like the type of person that would punch me in the face if I did anything too soon. So I simply smiled, and said "I'll be waiting for you to text me. Good night, good luck unpacking".

I turned and walked away, and it wasn't until I was walking up the second flight of stairs and out of view that I punched a fist into the air.