â€œNope, actually I am done for the dayâ€ Tobias said smiling at her while he moved the extra pizza into the box he had gotten, before taking his seat again. â€œOne of the few perks to being a trash manâ€ he says while he picks up his new slice, blowing on it gently before continuing, â€œI am done by lunch and have weekends offâ€ he gives her a wink before taking a bite of his pizza. Enjoying the taste though there was a nagging question hanging in the air between them that he could just about grab, it was so tangible.<br/><br/><span style="color: #BF40FF"><span style="font-weight: bold">Nodding and looking away as the umpteenth blush came across her face at his wink, she tried to picture what he did on his weekends off. Being that he seemed a loner, she couldn't picture him going out on the town with a group of friends. Looking back at him, her head tilting to the side a bit, she spoke quietly. "And...what does the rest of the day have in store for you?"</span></span><br/><br/>â€œWell, I usually take my time getting home. Taking a rather scenic, though quiet walk through the cityâ€ he grinned looking up from his plate to meet her eyes. â€œWhich I know sounds like an oxymoron, but I have my own little route that gives me the scenery but not really the peopleâ€ he shrugged, then got back on track. â€œAfter that, I may go for a jog when I get home, then shower and well I kind of just sit around my house...â€ his mind flashing to some of his lonely nights when the memories would not stay away. When it was a three or four pill night and not the recommended two. The nights when all he wanted to do was pass the fuck out. Shaking his head slightly and smiling up at her, â€œI have been playing myself in chess recently. I think that I am losing though, which is rather sadâ€ at this he gave a hearty chuckle.<br/><br/><span style="color: #BF40FF"><span style="font-weight: bold">Even though she didn't play chess, she related to him. All she ever did was read, every once in a while getting let out to take in the scenery. But her life was a solitary one, and it saddened her to know that he was the same. Her face went from one of saddened empathy to a sort of nervous idea. "Well, perhaps we should change up your routine," she tried, her gray eyes connecting with his as she spoke barely above a whisper. "At least for one day."</span></span><br/><br/>Her tone had him arching an eyebrow, â€œOh? Just what do you recommend, that we do to change<span style="font-style: italic">my</span>routine?â€ he asked with a smirk, leaning forward and giving her all of his attention, intentionally holding and maintaining eye contact.<br/><br/><span style="color: #BF40FF"><span style="font-weight: bold">Though she wanted to back away, she couldn't. It was as if all motor skills abandoned her in that moment, as his eyes bore into her own. Her blush growing, she wished she could look away...But he was just...so... Teeth nibbling on her lower lip as she thought, she shrugged, eyes turning a bit more inviting. "Well...I've never been here before, so you'd have to be the judge of that as I have no idea what there is to do..."</span></span><br/><br/>Tobias smiled, his eyes taking on a warmer glow to them, taking in the slight nibbling of her lower lip, which made him lick his lips slowly. â€œThat is true...â€ his words trailing off for a second, before he suddenly stood, having to resist the urge to offer his hand to her. â€œJoin me on a walk?â€though the inflection at the end posed it as a question, it was really more of a statement. She had offered, subtly, that she had intended on spending at least the day with him. So, he really did not have to ask her to accompany him, proper manners just made him â€œaskâ€ as oppose to assume.<br/><br/>This was extremely out of character, he was a man of routine and schedule, it was what kept him sane most days. Now, here he was, throwing that out or at least deviating from it for a complete stranger. This was indeed an interesting turn of events for today, especially given how he woke this morning. Usually, when he had a bad night, the rest of his day was shit. Today, for whatever reason, it was different and silently he was thankful for that.