Oliver got to the restaurant a minute or two late, and when he got out of his car he was still trying to fix his hair. He finally fixed his hair to a likable extent, and he adjusted his tie. He tugged at his collar a bit as well; he hadn't worn a suit like this one for a while now, so he was still trying to get used to it. He rubbed his arm a little, since there was a bandage there that he forgot to change out before getting his suit on, so it was rather itchy against the wound it covered. He walked to the front and spotted his date, then walked up to him, waving. "Hey, I'm guessing you're the person I'm supposed to meet… Sorry I'm a bit late, I hope I didn't inconvenience you any."
Ryan looked up, shooting him a quick smile. "No, you're fine, you're only a few minutes late, and it's not like it's raining." He said, smiling still. "Shall we head inside?" He hadn't told Oliver about Marie yet; children were so often a deal breaker and he had promised his therapist he would at least give any potential dates a fair chance. He was going to give them a chance, at least. Even if he still wasn't sure he really wanted to do this. It felt dishonest, somehow, even though his wife had been dead for two years.
"Yeah, I suppose we should," Oliver replied. He ran his hand through his hair just to fix it one more time, and then he sighed quietly. Oliver looked at his watch, just to keep a handle on the time. He had found himself always needing control like this, where he would keep his eye on the time. People occasionally asked him if he had somewhere he needed to be, since he always checks his watch at any given point, and he laughed it off. Deep down, he knew he'd have to teach himself not to worry so much about smalls things like what time it is and such, but he'd been putting it off for so long; why stop now, right? He huffed and covered his watch with his sleeve.
Ryan led him inside. "We might have to wait a few minutes for a table, I'm not sure." He said, looking over at Oliver. "You're uhm, Oliver, right? I'm Ryan. If you forgot." It had been forever since he dated, he had no idea what dating was like anymore. Not really. Either way, though. He should double-check that that was indeed his dates name, it would be embarrassing later on if he didn't know.
