Cole Evans {Ichabod Crane} (blackcatsrbad) wrote in bellumlogs, @ 2010-05-11 22:49:00 |
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Entry tags: | ichabod crane, vasilissa |
Who: Cole and Ileana
What: A belated birthday dinner
Where: The building to start, then out for dinner
When: Saturday evening
Warnings: None?
Cole had spent the last three days trying to get a reservation at Bella Sotto, which he knew by reputation but had never actually stepped foot in. Nice places like that were way out of his price range and difficult to get reservations for, but it was for Ileana's birthday and he knew he had to at least try. He didn't have the money or connections to wrangle a table, so he was stuck doing it the old fashioned way - continuously calling, bargaining, and even a little begging. Not even his best attempts were getting him anywhere, though, so he started looking for somewhere a little less pretentious. Not that he was bitter or anything, of course.
By the time Saturday evening came, he already had her gift - although keeping it in the apartment was proving to be a problem because of the cat - and desperately hoped that Ileana wouldn't be too disappointed that they weren't going anywhere overly swanky. The gift-giving would have to wait until after, but he did have flowers, just so he didn't show up empty-handed. He realized that Stefan might be there as he climbed the stairs to the twelfth floor, but he was going to have to meet the guy eventually. At least he thought he looked presentable, clad in a dark red dress shirt and pants with a light jacket overtop.
He knocked on the door, grinning once it was opened and leaning forward to give Ileana a quick kiss before pulling the flowers out from behind his back. "Happy belated birthday, Ileana. You ready to go?"