Writing Exercise: Waiting for a Stranger

Your character walks into a restaurant and has a conversation with the hostess (or host).  He (or she) says he has a reservation, for two people.  Hostess says he is the first to arrive, would he like to sit down or wait in the front.  Your character has never met the person he is dining with (is it breakfast, lunch, dinner?), and he doesn't know what they look like, so he's not sure what to do, since he won't recognize them when they come in.  How does the conversation go with the host/ess?  Who is your character?  Who is the person he (or she) is meeting?  Why are they meeting?  Finish the scene when the person comes in (or doesn') and they recognize each other (or don't).  Try to be a little bit more creative than 'a blind date.'