Jen was stunned. Of all the surprises she expected from Denise...well, a prom date would have been in the top twenty. It was just stunning that Denise would spring this guy on her here, after a long day of working the steam table. Jen self-consciously ran her hand through her hair, turning her head to surreptitiously make sure she didn't have anything in her teeth.
"Are you ready to meet him?"
"Seriously? I'm gross."
"Oh, you're fine. Come on in, Kevin."
And come on in he did. Jennipher was prepared for a greasy slacker in a black concert T-shirt and torn jeans; Kevin was not greasy, but had on a plain black T-shirt and faded jeans - no rips. He wasn't ugly, but he wasn't gorgeous either. Thoroughly average.
"Hi. It's nice to meet you."
Jen stuck her hand out automatically. "Nice to meet you."
"I'll let you two get to know each other," Denise said, with a smirk and a wink, and disappeared back into the restaurant.
"So..."
"So..."
"I'm sorry she sprang me on you like this." Kevin said, hands shoved in his pockets.
"It's okay. But here's the thing - it's not that I need a prom date. It's that...I'm just not going, okay?"
"That's cool. But would you maybe want to go out sometime...not to prom? Just out for coffee or something?"
Jen considered it. "Sure."
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