Coffee Cutie

It was finally morning and Ashlyn is rolling out of bed. She didn’t sleep well at all, she spend most of the night tossing and turning. She was contemplating if she wanted to get up and go get coffee or roll back over and try to catch an hour or two more of sleep. Or at least attempt to get some more sleep. She knew there was no guarantee that she would be able to fall asleep, so she decided that she was going to get up, make herself look good for work and go grab some coffee.

Ashlyn stared at her closet for at least 10 minutes trying to figure out what she wanted to wear. She knew that this morning she needed to make a good impression, but she didn’t want to look like she was trying too hard. Also, she worked at a surf shop, she didn’t exactly have to be really well dressed, just dressed up enough. Ashlyn had to have gone through at least 7 different outfits before she finally gave up and decided that she was going to go with her classic black on black on black. She decided to put on her favorite pair of black skinny jeans paired perfectly with her black combat boots. She absolutely loved those shoes, so she knew they were a must. It took her a second to find the best black shirt, she even contemplated going without a shirt, just in a sports bra. She decided against that. Instead she went with one of her black button up shirts with the sleeves rolled up just past her elbow. This way she could show off her tattoo sleeve while still looking hot. Ashlyn knew that her outfit was almost perfect, she just needed to grab her favorite chain necklace and her sunglasses and she was ready to head out the door.

8:15 am and Ashlyn is finally heading out the door. She knows that she is running a little bit behind schedule but she is totally okay with that. She doesn’t seem to have a care in the world anymore, she feels like she is on top of the world.

Ashlyn walks into the coffee shop and Ali sees her before Ashlyn even has the chance to get into line.

“Ashlyn, your order is ready.” Ali yells

Confused, Ashlyn walks to the front of the line. “Thank you, but I haven’t even ordered yet, or paid…”

“Today, it is on the house.” Ali said with a wink.

“Well, if this one is on the house, why don’t you stop by store and we can call this even.” Ashlyn said while slipping Ali her business card.

“Sounds like we have a deal.”

“Great, and if I don’t see you there later I guess I’ll just have to come back here and make sure you didn’t forget about me.” Ashlyn said with a cute half smile and walked towards the exit.

Ali couldn’t help but smile when she watched Ashlyn leave, but she couldn’t linger on their conversation for long because she had to get back to work quickly before things got crazy.

“Hey boss” Kelley says as Ashlyn walks in the doors to the surf shop.

“Hey, still feeling bad about last night?”

“Not really, there isn’t that much to feel bad about. All we did was dance…and maybe kiss, but I don’t exactly remember. The night is kind of a blur. I just know that I had a good time, and I’m pretty sure she did too.”

“Well that’s good. Wait, how can you forget if you kissed her?”

“Really Ash? For starters, it clearly wasn’t that memorable and second there was a lot of drinking last night. I’m shocked I didn’t black out.”

“So you browned out?”

“Basically, whoops” Kelley laughed.

“Get back to work, we got a long day ahead of us. Oh and before I forget, if anybody comes in saying anything about it ‘being on the house’ make sure you come and get me. No questions asked.” Ashlyn said while walking into her office.

“Ummm okay, whatever you say…”

A few hours pass by and Kelley is starting to think that Ashlyn is going crazy. They have had 30 plus rentals and lessons and not one customer said anything about it being on the house. Kelley decided that she was going to finish putting away this last rental and then head back to Ashlyn’s office and see if she is doing okay.

Just as Kelley starts to turn around to walk into Ashlyn’s office, she hears somebody say, “Hello.”

“Just a minute,” Kelley says as she starts to walk back from Ashlyn’s office.

“Hi I’m here to make things even with Ashlyn.” Ali says with a smile, and starts to walk around looking at the wet suits.

“Okay, Let me go get her.” Kelley said and started her way back to Ashlyn’s office.

“Hey Ash, somebody is here to see you, and she is wicked cute, almost as cute as the runner.”

“Okay, sure Kelley. How are things with the runner?” Ashlyn says as she passes Kelley in the doorway.

“Never mind, that’s beside the point…”

Ashlyn didn’t even bother to answer; she just walked to the front of the store and tried to pretend like Kelley wasn’t talking.

“Hey Ali, I’m glad you came.”

“Yeah, my shift ended, I thought I’d save you a trip back to the coffee shop.” Ali said in the most innocent and flirtatious way she knew how.

“Well, now that you are here, how about a lesson, on the house?” Ashlyn said with a wink.

“I am actually not the biggest fan of surfing, but I am a big fan of the beach. We can go, and I’ll just watch you.”

“How did you know, I’d never say no to the beach and a beautiful woman.”

Ashlyn was surprised by how easily she could talk and flirt with Ali. She thought she would have messed up or said something stupid by now.

“I’ll go grab the boards and wetsuits, and then we can head to my jeep? That sounds good to you?”

“Yeah, that sound perfect, do you have anywhere I can change quickly before we head out.”

“Yeah sure, bathroom is the last door on the left or my office is the last door on the right.” Ashlyn said pointing to the hallway behind the front desk.

Ashlyn and Kelley both watched Ali walk to the back of the hallway. They were both expecting her to turn left and enter the bathroom; instead they watched her turn right and go right into Ashlyn’s office. Once Ali shut the door behind her, Kelley just looked at Ashlyn and gave her an approving look.

While Ali is in Ashlyn’s office getting changed, Ashlyn is grabbing two surfboards and two wetsuits. She isn’t planning on using either, but she decided that they might be good to have in case one of them decides to change their minds. Ashlyn is more excited to get some time to learn more about Ali than try to impress her with her surfing skills.

Just as Ashlyn finishes putting the surfboards on her jeep, Ali started to walk down the hall. Ashlyn almost dropped her car keys when she saw Ali. Ali was wearing a very simple black bikini, and that isn’t the reason why Ashlyn couldn’t keep her eyes off her. Ashlyn couldn’t help but stare at Ali’s beautiful tattoo that ran across the left side of her ribs, running underneath her breasts.
Kelley lightly elbowed Ashlyn and Ashlyn quickly snapped out of it.

“Are you ready to go?” Ashlyn asked with excitement in her voice.

“Yeah, I’m pretty excited to sit on the beach and just relax.”

The two of them headed off to the jeep, while Kelley pretended to fix inventory on the wall by the door. Kelley wanted to know every detail of their little adventure together but didn’t want to act like a total stalker. She knew that Ashlyn might not give all the details that she wanted later, so she knew it was best to get the details now before they would be lost forever.

As Ashlyn and Ali drove away, Kelley went back to work and in her spare time tried to figure out cute different running routes she could go on the next morning with her cute running partner.

It was about a 10 minute drive to the nearest beach, but Ashlyn decided that she didn’t want to go to any beach. She wanted one that was more secluded and private so she decided to drive a little further up the road. They drove for another 10 minutes, making small chat, but nothing to deep. They both were acting slightly nervous, but neither one seemed disinterested. Ashlyn took this as a good sign as she put her jeep into park.

“Here we are… my own little piece of paradise.” Ashlyn said as she pointed to the beach and the waves crashing.

“It’s beautiful.” Ali said as she started walking towards the beach.

Ashlyn didn’t even think, she just grabbed a few towels and followed quickly behind Ali.

“How’d you find this place?” Ali asked.

“One of my old college friends knew of this spot. I have a lot of memories at this beach.”

“That’s so cool. I’m kind of jealous. My college friends didn’t know of any cool spots like this. They only knew how to party.” Ali said with a smile.

“Knowing how to party is always a bonus. With my friends it was always a hit or a miss. We could either throw an amazing and unforgettable forgettable party, or it was a total dud. No real in-betweens. Haha.”

“I bet we would have had some amazing fun together. Had we partied together in college.”

“I bet we would, but I wouldn’t count us out just yet. I still know how to party like I’m in college. I actually think my party game has improved.

“I guess we will just have to wait and see.” Ali said as she grabbed a towel from under Ashlyn’s arm.

Ali set up her towel in the sand and immediately started to work on her tan. She was all smiles, like nothing could ruin her day. Ashlyn decided to follow her lead and set up her towel next to Ali’s but a little farther than she normally would. She didn’t want to seem like she was invading Ali’s personal space.

Ali noticed that Ashlyn put her towel farther away than she is use to, “Hey silly, you can move your towel closer. I don’t bite… unless you want me too.” Ali said while biting her lip.