48 days

day 1

​Sat in the restaurant, Luna pulled her compact mirror out from her little white clutch bag. Feeling a bit nervous, she shakily tucked it back into the bag. Suddenly, she felt a tap on her shoulder.
​"Excuse me," a man said. "Are you Luna?"
​Luna timidly nodded her head and cleared her throat. "Yes."
​Looking up, she realized she didn’t feel nervous anymore. As he walked toward his seat, she smiled.
​"Hi," she said, shaking his hand. "You must be Thomas."
​"Yes," he smiled.
​This was Luna’s first date. At only twenty-one, she found twenty-four-year-old Thomas very handsome. With blue eyes and a charming smile, he looked exactly like his picture on the app. Luna was very pretty as well; she had long, wavy blonde hair, striking blue eyes, and a cute smile.
​"What should we order?" Thomas asked.
​"I’ll have the blue cheese steak burger with chips and salad, and a Blue Lagoon cocktail."
​"Fancy," said Thomas. "I’m going to order the same."
​Luna let out a little laugh. "Sorry," she said.
​"Don’t apologize; your laugh is cute."
​"Thank you. I get a bit shy about it."
​"No need to. I like it."
​After an evening of chatting and drinking, Thomas stood up. "Thank you for this fine dinner. How do you want to pay the bill? I don’t mind paying."
​"We'll split it," Luna replied. "I can afford it."
​"Okay, if you insist."
​"I insist."
​After splitting the bill, Thomas gave Luna a cheeky kiss on the cheek. They exchanged numbers and parted ways. Later that evening, Luna’s phone buzzed with a text.
​Thomas: Hey cutie, want to meet tomorrow? My calendar is free if you want to meet up.
​Luna: Of course! I can meet up. Is 12:00 okay?
​Thomas: Yes, that would be fine.
​Luna: Okay, see you tomorrow.
​Thomas: Okay.
​Luna chuckled to herself. She felt she already loved Thomas, even after meeting him just once. He had been nice on the app, and he lived up to her expectations in real life. Nothing was going to stop her love for him