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It was a relief to get out of the studio, to leave his bandmates with their perceptive eyes behind, even if it left him at loose ends for the rest of the day. How he would get through the long hours, he wasn’t sure.
He felt stupid about it, but after all, it was his first real, official date since he’d left college. Even then, he’d been too busy studying to go on a lot of dates, so this was, if not uncharted water, at least unfamiliar.
Then, at seven o’clock, he had to face something that he’d never even had to think about before. He was going out, and he had no idea where. Though it wasn’t a usual thing for him to think about at all, he had to wonder …
… What was he supposed to wear?
It was pretty much the biggest cliché in the world, but he had simply no idea. He’d been so underdressed last time when Brad had surprised him with that fancy restaurant.
Well, he was who he was, and Brad was just going to have to accept that. He wasn’t going to moon around like some idiotic teenager. Honestly, he knew that he had already done enough of that sort of thing today. So he wore his normal style of clothing, just jeans and a nice shirt.
It had been good enough to get Brad to take it off the night before, after all, so it was probably fine now.
The good news was, Brad was on time. Even a few minutes early. When the knock came at the door, Aaron actually let out a soft sigh of relief, because the waiting was over. With a deep breath, he went to open the door.
His whole life, he had been waiting for the right time to let this happen. While other kids his age were dating, Aaron was studying. Was this finally the right time? Looking at Brad, smirking on his doorstep, he couldn’t help but think maybe it was.
