He smiled. "Good. I'd like that." Trying again. It wasn't often you got a second chance, he knew, and he was grateful.
"I have two questions," he said, leaning forward. "The first is: When do you get off work?" He planned for all possible outcomes, and a dinner reservation for two at one of the nicest restaurants in town happened to be one of those plans. He was glad he wouldn't have to cancel it.