Date to save the world (ota, tag Roman, gentle tag to Max)

[has_flashes]

Liz stood in the lobby looking just a little uncomfortable. Her hair was down and she was clad in new outfit that she had picked up on a whim. She didn't know she would be wearing it so soon. This was her first date since Max and it was with another alien and it felt... well, she felt a lot of things. She had to do something, though, as the more

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[trappedalien]

Max stepped out of the elevator into the lobby and instantly saw Liz. His eyes always gravitated toward her, but in that outfit, they lingered. She always looked pretty to him, no matter what she wore.

He paused, not sure what to do. Liz looked like she was waiting for someone, maybe a friend, and he didn't want to intrude. He also didn't want it to look like he was ignoring her either. With a mental shrug, he approached with a small smile. "Hello, Liz."

[has_flashes]

The moment his eyes were on her, she turned and saw him, too. Somehow Liz always knew when Max was around. When she saw him, though, she tensed a little. Liz had to work hard to not show the frown that wanted to form on her lips.

"Max. Hi." She forced a pretty believable smile, but her mouth kept going before she realized what she was saying. "What are you doing here?"

[trappedalien]

Max looked a little taken aback at the question but then thought maybe Liz assumed he would be at work. "I was just on my way out to get something to eat. You look nice."

[has_flashes]

"Thanks." She felt a twinge of guilt at the compliment. Liz might have actually thought about Max's reaction when she bought the clothing and now she was wearing it for someone else.

God, she wished Maria was here.

She paused and felt like she had been caught stealing a precious painting from a world renowned museum.

"I'm going out to eat, too." She smiled again, this time a little awkwardly perhaps.

"On a date." She blurted quickly like that might make the whole thing easier to say. It wasn't. She felt awful.

[atrian_boy]

Roman's nervous. This isn't his first date, but it is with a human. Liz is different. He can tell. He already knows Liz knows about aliens thanks to Max.

When he gets off the elevator, he sees Liz and he smiles. She looks great. He forwent the flowers until he knows she likes them.

"Hey."

He's smiling.

"You look great."

[has_flashes]

So Roman wasn't hard to look at, that was for sure. Still, while he was attractive, Liz didn't feel the same pull toward him like she did with Max. She knew Max would always be number one, but... he couldn't be 'the one'. Not anymore. Right?

She inwardly sighed and smiled outwardly to Roman. "Thanks. You look great too. I wasn't sure where we were going so I'm glad this is okay."

[atrian_boy]

"I thought maybe the Mexican food. I haven't actually tried any, so I thought you could tell me what's good."

He smiles as he gestures to the door.

"Shall we?"

[has_flashes]

"Sure." Liz nodded. It was hard not to see Max's face when she agreed. Max had looked so... - it was a look she never wanted to see on his face. Liz closed her eyes for a moment and tried to will away the bad feelings, but they lingered on the edges.

"I like Mexican a lot. You'll like it, I think. Do you like spice?"