RootxShaw prompt- Shaw takes Root to the restaurant where Shaw's father brought her mother on their first date. (From the episode "Allegiance" in season 3)
Shaw stood outside of the restaurant with her hands in the pocketsof her trousers. She looked at her watch and looked down the street.She tucked same hair behind her ear that had fallen out of her lowponytail.
“Sorry I’m late,” Root appeared behind Shaw, startling theformer assassin.
Shaw clenched her fists, “You have gotto stop sneaking up on me.”
Root grinned. She moved herclutch from one hand to the other. She straightened out her short,tight dress, “Sorry. I have an irrelevant across the river.”
Shaw looked behind Root towardthe water, “Did you steal a boat?”
Root nodded, “So you’ll have toexcuse my hair.”
“It looks fine,” Shaw lookedRoot over and found that she looked normal save for the curls in herhair that were more loose than usual because of the wind on thewater.
Root looked like she was about totake her words as a complimentso Shaw turned to walk inside. She told the matre’d about herreservation. He smiled politely at her and seated them.
