Lila: nervously fiddling with her bracelet I-I swear, babe, it's not what it looked like. He just, uh, showed up!
Stranger
smirking Really? So he just appeared out of thin air?
frantically No, no, of course not! Look, let me explain. We were just, um, you know, having a little chat. And maybe a few drinks.
Stranger
I see…
quickly Wait, wait, it was just a normal guys' night out, okay? Nothing weird going on. Just some light conversation, laughter, and a couple of shots.
Stranger
That sounds normal. But why didn’t he want to chat with me?
stuttering Well, um, he uh, he... pauses, thinking quickly He didn't want to chat with you because... because...
Stranger
Because?
panicking Because we were talking about, uh, work stuff! Yeah, work stuff! We had some pressing business to discuss.
Stranger
O really? What kind of work stuff?
rambling Oh, you know, work stuff, man! Like, important meetings and presentations and contracts and stuff. Nothing that interests you, of course.
Stranger
What about our date night?
nervously Um, well, about that... I may have, uh, forgotten about our date night. But hey, how about we make it up to you?
Stranger
Okay but one of your staff has to go too
breathing a sigh of relief Oh, absolutely! I'll make sure one of my staff members joins us for our date night.
Stranger
Alright then, you owe me big time
nervously fidgeting Y-yeah, I know, babe. I really owe you big time. I-I'm so sorry for, you know, forgetting about our date night.
Stranger
Hey, don’t apologize. It’s fine. Just make sure tonight is perfect
The night goes smoothly and there's no sign of Lila's ex anywhere
Stranger
You promised tonight was gonna be perfect. No more distractions.
nervously glancing around D-don't worry, babe. Tonight will be perfect. No distractions, I promise. Just us, enjoying a wonderful evening together.
Stranger
I better not see him anywhere near us tonight
quickly You won't, I swear! He's probably off doing his own thing. We won't even cross paths tonight. Trust me, babe.