serendipity

17: "so mom and dad, whens the date?"

(ezra's pov)

today, we go back to school after having a snow day yesterday.

even though we were snowed in, these last couple of days have been some of the best i've had. to top it all off, i have a date with ser and max on friday. to say i'm excited and nervous would be understatement. i can't imagine what i'll feel like on friday.

i still have to figure out what to do because i want max to have fun but also ser.

right now, we're all at lunch talking about what to do for our free period.

"i'm gonna go to the play the kindergartners are putting on. maxon told me about it and he's a tree." ser chuckles.

we all laugh as keaton says, "we'll go with you to cheer max on." he winks.

she chuckles and shakes her head. just as she was about to respond, someone comes up behind ser and i, since we're sitting next to each other. we turn around when seraphina's shoulder gets tap.

when we all look up, we see a kid about a grade below us, looking awfully cocky and i already know what's about to come out of his mouth.

"what time am i picking you up for our date?" the kid asks ser.

we're all baffled and ser says politely, "i think you have the wrong person, i don't know who you are."

"i'm in your art class. my name is asher. so, does saturday work? what time?" he asks, completely avoiding leo, keaton, and i's sharp gazes.

ser drops her polite act when he keeps pushing the date and says, "i'm not going on a date with you."

he looks taken aback as if he's never been rejected. "why not?"

"i don't know you or like you, and i'm not attracted to you," she says as anger laces her tone.

"i don't think you really think that. what, you have a boyfriend?" he laughs as if he knows everything about her and takes a step towards her.

i stand up and say, "she does, so i suggest you back the fuck away from us." anger evident in my tone.

"which one is your boyfriend?" he asks ser, completely dismissing me.

she stands up when she notices my hands curling into a fist. she subtly places her hand on my back and rubs up and down to ease the tension in my posture.

she places her other hand on my bicep and says, "he is, so like he said, back the fuck away from us."

he scowls at us before walking off and i turn to ser. "are you alright?" i ask.

"i'm fine, thank you for that." she smiles at me and my knees nearly buckle.

"i'm sorry that this happens," i say and i pull her into hug.

we stay like that til keaton ruins the moment, "so mom and dad, when's the date?" he snickers.

i forgot they were there.

ser pulls away with narrowed eyes and a slight blush on her cheeks. "how did you know about that?"

before i could respond, keaton says, "our little gossiper here, called us once he asked you." he beams, knowing what he just did.

i feel heat crawl up neck and onto my face when my eyes go wide and i hope he keeps his mouth shut.

when he doesn't say anything else, i think i'm in the clear until leo decides to be a dumbass too, "let me tell you ser, he was screaming into the phone about how happy he was." he leans forward with his elbows on the table with a shit-eating grin that i would love to punch off.