#c:laura young

[alexhazeltons]

who: @laura--young​ where: eat fresh restuarant when: july 1, 2020 early evening

The restaurant was beautiful, something that he would’ve tried years ago when he was happily married rather than a single father struggling to make ends meet, Alex thought as he flipped through the menu. Still, he’d found himself here -- a rare occurrence -- simply because a coworker had suggested it. Mira was spending the night with her grandparents and Alex had thought to use the rare night off from dad duties to try something new. As he glanced at the items on the menu, he began to regret that decision. What he wanted above all was to spend a quiet evening alone with his daughter, eating spaghetti and meatballs for the third night in a row (because it was Mira’s favorite food, not because he couldn’t cook) while they watched some silly princess cartoon before bed. He’d then put Mira down and read a chapter of one of the three books he was currently working his way through before heading to bed himself. It wasn’t exciting, not in the least, but it was his new normal, and he craved it whenever he deviated. He had mostly made up his mind to order something at random and head out when he glanced up and noticed Laura in the restaurant. With a small smile, Alex raised a hand in her direction, hoping to chance her eye. After all, new circumstances were much less threatening with familiar faces around.