It was a small family-run Italian restaurant in the city, known for having amazing pasta and the best Bolognese sauce in the city. I was quite a fan of Italian food, so it was the logical choice for me, at first. I thought to pick a well-known Japanese restaurant I used to go to, but Hayley warned me off that, Lucy hated Japanese food.

I sorted through the clothes I'd brought home with me—which wasn't much—but I had nothing that really suited a restaurant date, I hadn't ever really needed fancy clothes before, so I never got them.

I pulled out the suits I'd gotten for work and decided to...