Tuesday Tales - Careful

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This week's word prompt is “careful”. We are back with my new Sci-Fi story. 

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“Seems like a fitting choice, then.” Ezra sat up straight as the waitress came back for their order. Each of them took a quick glance at their menus as they made their choice. She smiled at them and retreated back to the kitchen again before they started their conversation back up. 

“It seems you like books as much as I do,” Dani commented as she carefully raised her water glass to her lips. 

“I’m not sure anyone likes books as much as you do,” Ezra teased. 

Seriously, could someone turn down the heat? Every time Ezra opened his mouth, her face got hotter. “So Egyptian history? That’s a hefty subject to dive into.”

“Actually, I am more into mystery and fantasy.”

Dani took a drink of the ice cold beverage and set it down. “Every time I see you, you have another book about architecture or mythology, all set in Egypt.”

He paused. The way his face twisted and crinkled, it seemed like he was wrestling with something painful. “I guess you could say I have a thirst for knowledge. Among other things.”

Dani nodded towards his glass. “Like beer.”

“Sure. Beer.”

She bit her lower lip as the conversation between them died off again. She was a quiet person and typically felt uncomfortable around others. 

This dinner had suddenly become the most awkward moment of her life. Hopefully they could get past the iciness and start chattering with each other again. 

By the time their plates arrived, it was pretty clear. That wouldn’t be the case. Maybe the dinner invite was a bad idea. Ezra seemed like a great guy. However, he wasn’t about to let her in. Maybe that was for the best. She came to Boston to work. And nothing changed the fact that she was the same Danielle she had always been. 

She didn’t have friends at home. She apparently wouldn’t have them here either.