They spent the rest of the day not talking to each other even if there was work that needed to be done. They used a series of glances, head motions, and body movements to indicate what needed to be done around the station.
Nolan finally came back and Tommy took it upon himself to leave in order to properly prepare himself both mentally and physically for the meeting they were going to have later on. He wanted to make sure he wouldn't freak out on her if she acted the way she had been acting.
He told himself that getting frustrated would not get them going in the direction he wanted them to be going in. He let the water from his shower run down his back as he ran through all the different things he should say and how he should say it. Nothing seemed right, nothing seemed like something Irisa would respond to in a positive way.
He had an idea though, which he had learned from Irisa herself. I'll just, surprise her. He thought. What could be the harm in surprising her like she had done him?
Irisa had been waiting the last 2 hours for Nolan to leave. Most of the time she enjoyed his company, but tonight she was too distracted. The anticipation of the upcoming meeting was rapidly building.
When he did finally leave, Irisa breathed a mental sigh of relief. Irisa wasn't very much of a forward thinker, she just decided that she was going to let the events take their own course.
When she finally did leave, Irisa mulled over the events past between her and Tommy. When had things changed so much? He'd just been a friend and now this? Quite frankly, Irisa wasn't sure how to even react to a situation like this. She'd never really been emotionally attached to someone in that way. This was all very new to her, and she feared the unknown terribly.
She made her way towards the diner where Tommy had asked her to meet him. In her mind, she was just going to let him do all of the talking - how well this plan went, was a different story. Tommy had not specified a time they were supposed to meet, so there was a 50/50 chance that either of them would be waiting for the other.
Irisa pushed open the door to the diner, waiting to see who made it there first.