Octavia looked from the vinyl records on the scratch table to Neon's hands over her own. He turned on one of the music files and a fast paced upbeat music blasted through the speakers.
"Let's try this again." Neon chuckled. "This time I'll guide you along."
Octavia nodded as she felt her heartbeat start to synchronize with the beat of the music and Neon guided her hands over the discs to distort the music.
"This actually feels nice." Octavia told him.
"Which part?" Neon asked her. "Me helping you out or the music?"
"Both, it's a good change from how my dates usually go." Octavia replied.
Neon nodded as he looked at Octavia.
"I'm glad you agreed to this." Neon told her.
"So am I." Octavia replied.
Neon switched the music off and Octavia turned around.
"So yesterday you talked about a restaurant?" Octavia asked him.
"Oh, yeah it's a family owned restaurant, nothing too fancy but the food is amazing." Neon replied. "Also it's in walking distance, it might be a little chilly but overall the weather is good."
Octavia nodded as she grabbed her sweater and scarf and quickly pulled them on. They exited the sound studio and started walked towards the restaurant.
"So, how did you find this restaurant?" Octavia asked Neon.
"I actually worked there with my foster family." Neon replied.
"I didn't know you were adopted." Octavia replied, a little shocked.
"It's not an official adoption, but they are more of a family then my real one." Neon replied.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Octavia told him.
Neon shrugged. "Don't worry about it."
Octavia watched Neon as he looked around carefully before taking her hand gently. They quickly crossed the street to a small diner and Neon held the door open for her.
"Whoever said chivalry was dead had never met you then." Octavia told him.
"I try my best." Neon replied as a waitress ran up to them.
"Neon!" She cried as she hugged him tightly.
"Ma, I'm glad to see you too but I was here yesterday." Neon replied.
"Oh I know that but I'm always happy to see that you are well, and who is this?" She asked him as she looked at Octavia.
"Ma, this is Octavia." Neon replied.
"So this is the young woman that you talk so much about?" She asked him.
"Ma!" He exclaimed.
"So you talk about me?" Octavia asked him.
"Don't fret about it dear, it's all great things." His mom replied.
"I'm not too worried about the content, you've raised a fine young man um I didn't get your name." Octavia replied.
"Just call me Ma sweetheart, the whole family does." Ma told her as she hugged Octavia. "Now let's get you two sat down and taken care of."
Ma led them to a table where Neon pulled out Octavia's chair and sat down on the other side of the table.
"Whatever you want we can cook it." Ma told Octavia. "Also even though it doesn't look like it but Neon is an amazing cook."
Neon huffed and just looked at Ma incredulously.
"Um, I think I'll have the sausage and spinach omlette." Octavia told her. "To drink I'll just have water."
"Okay, and for you dear?" Ma asked Neon.
"I'll have the pancakes, with hashbrowns, egg whites, and bacon." Neon replied. "With my regular coffee as well."
"I don't see how you can drink your coffee as plain as you do." Ma told him before she walked off.
Neon leaned back in his chair to make sure that she had gone back into the kitchen before he looked back at Octavia.
"She can quite eccentric." Neon told her.
"Oh, it's nothing to worry about, she seems like a very nice woman." Octavia replied. "Now about you talking about me."
"I had a feeling you wouldn't let that bite the dirt." Neon chuckled. "So what do you want to know?"
"What have you told her exactly?" Octavia asked him.
"Um…lets see, you are an amazing young woman for the first thing." Neon told her.
Octavia blushed slightly at that.
"Also you have an amazing ear for music, and are extremely beautiful." Neon continued.
Octavia covered her face slightly as her face heated up more as Ma came back carrying the food.
"Ma, you know the doctor told you not to carry all this by yourself." Neon told her as he helped her set down the plates. "You should've just come and got me."
"I didn't want to take you away from your date dear." Ma replied.
"I don't want you aggravating your shoulder Ma." Neon told her.
"I'll be fine honey don't worry." Ma reassured him.
Neon sat back as Ma walked away and Octavia took his hand gently.
"I'm glad to see how much you acre aboutyour mom Neon.
"Yeah, Ma told me that I'd run myself into the ground with how much I worry." Neon replied.
After they finished their food they stayed at the restaurant just to talk for a little while longer before they each gave Ma a hug and left. They walked back to the sound studio and Neon tossed Octavia a helmet which she pulled on quickly before sliding onto the motorcycle behind him. Fifteen minutes later they were back at Octavia's place and Neon walked her back up to her place.
"Well tomorrow I have to work with Vinyl Scratch and I'd appreciate it if you came with her." Neon told her.
"Sorry, I have rehearsal with the rest of the orchestra tomorrow." Octavia replied.
"Hmmm, maybe we could meet up for drinks afterwards then?" Neon asked her.
Octavia smiled and nodded. "I would like that."
She quickly unlocked her door but she stopped before she opened it.
"Are you okay Octavia?" Neon asked her.
"I'm alright, is it weird that I don't want this day to end?" Octavia asked him.
"Even though the day may be over the experience doesn't have to end." Neon told her.
Octavia spun around and hugged Neon tightly and kissed his cheek gently.
"Thank you Neon." Octavia told him.
"For what?" Neon asked her as he hugged her back.
"For showing me what I had been missing out on for this whole time." Octavia replied.
"It was my pleasure." Neon told her.
He watched her go into her room and stood there for a little while before leaving.