“You’re a scientist?! That’s so cool! What kind? And we need to go out for drinks. Like, real drinks. Do you have a girlfriend? Or a boyfriend? Or something?” She watched him carefully and smiled as he held the door out for her.
“I’m a mechanical engineer, actually. Maybe sometime. I usually work
fairly late, so it can be a buzzkill sometimes.” Cisco laughed as the
girl continued to ramble. He took off his sweatshirt and draped it over
the back of a chair before sitting down. “Maybe? I’m not really sure.
It’s sort of complicated, I guess.” He smiled, thinking of Sara and the
times they spent together. He made a mental note to ask her what they
were. “What are you having? I’ll go up and order.”