Both Saint and Zee had been busy over the next week and only had time to send each other occasional messages when they had a minute. They did however find out they both miraculously had the same day free so they decided to meet up and spend the day together.
Saint tried to play it down by telling himself it was probably just because Zee wanted to practice together before they started filming, but when they had confirmed it Zee had messaged him saying "It's a date 😍 x" Even days later Saint would still look at the message and smile to himself. It took him a while to respond but he sent "Can't wait! I've missed you 😍 x" He knew he was letting himself get into dangerous territory, Zee could be straight and could just see him as a friend but he couldn't help the way his heart fluttered every time Zee's name popped up on his phone.
Zee had spent the whole week working his arse off so he could a day off whenever Saint was free. The guys he was working with commented that he was either grouchy or smiling like a love sick fool and there was no inbetween. To be fair to them it was probably all true. When he was away from Saint it sucked and he was angry that they couldn't speak to each other more, then when Saint messaged him it was like someone had flipped a switch in him and he was so happy. The whole process played on repeat for a week and Zee ended up feeling sorry for the guys he was working with. When Saint had finally been able to tell him the date of his day off, Zee had immediately told everyone he would be unavailable that day for ANYTHING. Then he had told Saint about the amazing 'coincidence'and they had planned to spend the day together. Without really thinking Zee had sent "It's a date! 😍 x" to Saint then proceeded to freak out entirely for the 15 long minutes it had taken Saint to reply with "Can't wait! I've missed you! 😍 x"
After that Zee was a delight to be around even if he did say so himself. The rest of their time apart flew over and soon it was the morning of their day together. Zee had woken up stupidly early because he was so excited. They had decided to meet for breakfast at a little place Saint recommended then head back to Saint's place to work on what they had done in the workshop.
Saint had barely slept thinking of what he was going to say and do when he finally got to see Zee again. He couldn't decided if it would be ok to hug him now or if that was only something that was ok at workshop or when they were filming. He had finally decided to just wait and see how Zee greeted him and just go with the flow.
They both arrived at the place about 15 minutes earlier than they had agreed. Saint pulled into the parking space just as Zee walked to the front door. Saint's heart started to thump and he couldn't keep the smile smile from his face when he saw Zee.
Zee hadn't noticed Saint's car so he pulled out his phone to let him know he was early. Before he could send a message though Saint called his name and he finally noticed him. Zee had to physically stop him self from running to Saint and scooping him up in his arms.
Saint didn't even try to stop himself as he ran quickly from his car to Zee, but once he was in touching distance he suddenly remembered what had been keeping him up. Was it ok to hug Zee? Saint didn't get a chance to stress too much before Zee opened his arms and pulled Saint into a hug. There was nothing Saint could do but hug back.
Zee realised he should probably let go and get into the restaurant but Saint felt and smelled so good and he had missed this feeling.
Saint wasn't keen on stopping their hug but they were blocking the entrance to the restaurant so he reluctantly patted Zee on the back and led them into the restaurant, keeping his arm slung around Zee's neck.
The owner had known Saint for years so he took them to his usual table at the back away from prying eyes. They sat down next to each other and began to chat about their week. It felt like they'd never been apart before the food even arrived.
The owner brought their food and stopped to chat for a moment. "So Saint you finally have a boyfriend huh?" He asked. Saint froze. He hadn't told Zee about his sexuality. What if he was homophobic? Saint knew the likelihood was low but it still freaked him out. He lost the ability to speak.
Zee could tell Saint was freaking out and wanted to do his best to help him calm down. He decided the best way to do this was to play down the importance of what had just been revealed so he slung his arm around Saint's neck and said "Maybe one day but for now we're just good friends..." The owner smiled and said "I like this one Saint, you should keep him around..." before walking away.
Saint was convinced he was hallucinating. That had to be it because Zee wouldn't have really have said that. He decided it must have been because he wanted to hear something like that so bad his brain had conjured it up. After a moment or two Saint regained the ability to speak but couldn't face looking at Zee. "I'm so sorry if he offended you, he didn't mean any harm it's just we've know each other for a long time and I don't usually bring anyone here so he just got the wrong end of the stick and I'm so so so sorry if..."
Zee could tell from his voice that Saint was freaking out so he took his arm from around Saint's neck. He gently held Saint's chin and turned him so he was looking him in the eye. "Saint, I'm flattered he even thought I was good enough for you so you can stop apologising. Let's eat ok?" That was the moment Saint realised that it was more than a crush he had on Zee, he was pretty sure he was falling in love.