"always be honest." ezra told her quickly, glancing at her from the corner of his eye. "even if it's something you think will piss me off, tell me. if i find out you lied or you kept something from me, you are always going to be in more trouble than if you just told me in the first place, got it?" which might have sounded like it would be logical, but at the same time, ezra understood damn well that there were some places where you were going to lie and hide because that secrecy could save your skin. maybe everly would think the same thing, but ezra wasn't going to stand for it.
he could accept mistakes, though. everyone made mistakes and deserved a chance to learn, it was only if she refused to learn that there would be a problem. "it may be hard to explain when you go from being nice to being too nice. it's language, it's tone, it's body language… if i catch you at it, i'll let you know and i'll tell you what you did wrong." chances were he would drag her away, but no reason to scare her. "we can go over any questions you have after we order out food, it's easier talking about things over food."
he wasn't that worried about everly acting up inside the garage, there was some level of common sense involved there and he trusted that his employees would realize that their job was on the line if they let anything happen to his omega. maybe they weren't mated yet, but so far there didn't seem any reason why he wouldn't claim her. other than that one off moment in the beginning, things were going as well as he could ask. so far he wasn't worried about what everly may do, but about potentially overwhelming her since she seemed so charmingly clueless.
"well, you can give it a shot, if you want." ezra offered as they walked, not wanting to make her feel weird about it. he wanted to help everly settle into her new role and them meant not intentionally alienating her or shaming her. holding onto her hand, ezra was pleased by the way she seemed to have an instinct to hold onto him and when she squeezed tighter, he lifted their joined hands so that he could drape an arm around her shoulders, leaving her own arm draped across her chest.
"how about we share a booth and you sit next to the window?" he asked, hoping that would help her feel a little more secure to have him between her and the rest of the diner. her words and the way she stayed close gave him the impression she wasn't used to going out, so he wanted to make it as easy of a process as he could. "so do you have a favorite kind of food? not just diner food, but any food."