Disproving Calculations - Part 1

(Friday night,starting in Hodgins car)

"Hey guys" I say, while getting in Hodgins' car.

"Hi kid"

"Hi"  Zack almost only whispers, looking as stunned as the first time. Causing me to be even more sure about this. Which woman doesn't like to be adored like that?

"Hi sweetie."

"Oh, hi Ange!"

Wow, things between her and Hodgins seem to get serious, too. As usual, Hodgins and Angela talk about random stuff and Zack and me just exchange looks from time to time.

I already knew, that Hodgins is rich. I didn't expect that rich, that Zack actually lives in an own house. They call it 'apartment above the garage' but that's not a garage. Actually, it's a parking lot, under a house.

As we get in, I wonder if he keeps it always this clean, or if he was busy cleaning up all the week... How I know him until know, it's probably always like that.
We take a seat on his couch. I wait for the 'I don't know how to start'.

"Am I supposed to kiss you? Like kissing goodbye? Just not...goodbye but hi?" Didn't see that coming.

"Um, you're still not supposed to do anything, you just do what you want."

"Am I allowed to kiss you now?"

I chuckle, then I lose myself in his eyes. "You are allowed to do so."

And he does. Until the doorbell rings. Then, he jumps up, like when Hodgins ran into my living room.

"That's the food." Oh, I actually feel a little hungry.

"Nice! What do we get?"

"You'll see."

Oh, surprise food.
He comes back with burgers and a ton of French fries.

"The same we had at the diner." He explains. Aw, that's cute.

We talk while we eat.

"I can ask you everything, right? You said that, when we first met."

"It's still the same. You can ask and say everything, I'll stop you when it's inappropriate."
I think I know what comes now. I'm here for almost an hour now, he wants to get this behind him.

"I wanted to ask you something." I already want to say yes, to make this easy. But he doesn't pause as long as I thought he would. "But first, I need to explain something."

"Okay."

"You know, when Hodgins took me to the bar, I knew it was another plan of Angela finding at least 'a girl for me'. Then I saw you and I had the probably most irrational thought in my life. I wished that you would be the girl Angela chose this time. I didn't know you, I had no logical reason for it, but this wish."

"And I am." Did he study romantic films for this?

"What scared me, what you already know. But now, I'm not scared anymore. At least, not that scared... And I know, it's because of you. And I can accept, that you like me, too. And that's why I want everyone to know it. Angela said, it doesn't matter how long we know each other, but how good, and I feel like...um - "

Oh, did he just lose the thread?

"Angela told me the same." I smile at him.

"What do you think?" he finally asks. He's damn nervous.

"I think you're now my almost-Dr. Zachary Uriah Addy."

"Does that mean you're my personal waitress now?"