Just A Few More Minutes
Eliza sat in the booth of the diner, checking her watch. Charles, her boyfriend, should have been here ten minutes ago. She tapped her foot, staring outside. The waitress returned with a glass of water.
“Are you ready to order, darling?” The woman asked kindly, holding her notepad.
“Um...Could I have a few more minutes?” Eliza softly replied, checking the time again. “My date should be here any minute.”
The woman gave Eliza a sympathetic look, but nodded and walked over to another table.
Alexander looked up from his coffee, frowning. The woman in the booth had been expecting someone for almost an hour, and nobody had showed. He left the coffee cup at the table, getting up and walking to the booth.
“Sorry I’m late….Traffic.” He smiled, sitting down across from Eliza. “Just go with it.” He whispered.
Eliza softly nodded, smiling. “You don’t have to do this...I can eat by myself.”
“No woman as beautiful as yourself should eat alone,” He smiled. “Besides, I’d be more than honoured to have dinner with you. My name is Alexander Hamilton.”
Eliza’s smile broadened. “I’m Elizabeth Schuyler, but my friends call me Eliza. I really appreciate you doing this…”
The waitress returned, the two ordering. They conversed for hours after their meal was done, completely fascinated by one another. Eliza looked at the time on her phone, frowning. “I should get going….This was amazing.”
Alexander smiled. “That it was.” With that, he slid a piece of paper to her with his phone number on it. “Call me sometime.”
Eliza took the paper and stood, smiling before she left. She never thought that being ditched on a date would end this well.