Chapter 5
After leaving The Bean Hope went to work, luckily Carli was not there today. She would have had a field day with how much Hope was smiling at the thought of Kelley. Kelley, she knew her name, now she could put a name to her thoughts about the freckled face girl. She still didn't understand why the girl had such a great pull on her. Hope had already accepted the fact that this girl who she has meet twice now made her feel some sort of way, she just didn't understand why. Suddenly her phone made a noise and startled her out of he thoughts. It was Adrian.
ADRIAN: Look I have to work late again why not just get it over with, we haven't really been together for a while now we see each other like twice a month...I really like it if we can stay friends I still care about you Hope and I wish you the best. I do want to see you soon and we can talk.. Maybe do lunch this weekend? I finally have a weekend off
Hope was surprised but not really ...like was he seriously the one breaking things off with her thru text.
HOPE: Are you seriously ending things via Text messege with me Adrian?
HOPE: Here I was hoping to be the one to break up with Seattle's hottie ...ha yes this hasn't been working for either of us I wish you the best too I care for you also and I'm here for you. I can do coffee tomorrow morning..are you free?
ADRIAN: Hey would it make you feel better if I act as if you're breaking up with me and let you spill not so hot coffee on me tomorrow morning? Does 8am work for you?
Hope was more than happy to end things well with Adrian. He was definitely more than her boyfriend or ex boyfriend now. He was her friend she trusted him. A really great guy really. He just wasn't it for her, honestly she didn't think there was an it for her at all.
HOPE: Omg can there be some yelling too? I mean we really gotta sell it you know ha 8am works fine see you at The Bean tomorrow ;)
She went back to work with an even bigger smile on her face. Hope was happy to have been able to still be friends with Adrian. She went with her day as usual finished work, picked up some food on her way home. Because she wasn't feeling like cooking, not that she does it a lot. She knows how to her mother had thought her well. It wasn't until she was sitting at her couch watching some re runs of friends when she remembered the phone number she had saved on her phone that morning. She got her phone out and scroll thru her contacts and brought up Kelley's name and number."Kelley...." she muttered out. After starting at her phone for what it felt like for ever. She decides to put a wait on that maybe she should just wait it out. She doesn't want to be to forward with the younger girl. She knew she was interested in her, I mean she pretty much slipped her phone number to someone she knew for a good fifteen minutes all combined for god sake. But truth be told Hope was interested as well but wasn't about to put herself out there already and Kelley didn't seem like the kind to just have a fling with, and Hope didn't want that either with the girl she felt as if there something special about her and she wanted to find out, she needed to find out.
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"Kelley was I not clear when I said she has a boyfriend and a very handsome for that matter.." Till glares at Kelley. When he saw Kelley scribbling something onto Hopes coffee cup he couldn't belive it. As soon as Hope had left the building he looked at Kelley in disbelief and started glaring at her. If looks could kill Kelley would be dead as of now.
"Look I'm not trying to get in between that I promise that was a lame attempt to make friends. She probably won't even use it, probably sitting in the trash as we speak ok.." Kelley said trying not to sound disappointed at the thought of that actually being true.
"Just be really careful ok don't go doing things you could regret, anyways girl I need someone to work tomorrow early with dumb face over there, how do you feel about opening the bean tomorrow? " said Tim with an attempt at puppy eyes which just made him look ridiculous.
"OK yeah I will but only if you never try and do those whatever they were at me again, that was something." Kelley says with a laugh."What time do I need to be here.?" She asks when Tim starts giving her a glare again. "Just be here at five dumb face over there will show you the ropes, it's pretty easy" he says looking over at where one of the Baristas stood trying to get one of the machines to work. They both laugh at the same time seeing as the guy is now covered in ice caramel latte.
"And is he supposed to be the one teaching me?" Kelley laughs and throws a towel Tims way, he catches it he smirks at her. "Be here at five and don't be late." As soon as he finished that sentence people start walking in. Kelley was replaying the conversation with Hope earlier and just hopes she decides to use the digits she left in her cup. Hopefully she doesn't think she was being to forward with her, I mean all Kelley wants is to make friends afterall. Kelley checks her phone every other ten minutes, even when she gets off work and goes home to his brother's house, she checks every ten minutes but nothing. She feels disappointed but try to put it to the back of her head deciding to FaceTime her mom and dad back in Georgia she misses them and her nephews and she's excited to have them back here in Seattle. She goes on about her routine to get ready for bed and when she's laying down her mind goes back to Hope once again feeling deflated. What was she doing trying to flirt with a woman that's taken for all she knows shes never coming back to the Bean, all because of Kelley's dumb attempt to getting her attention.
The next day Kelley was minding her business when a tall handsome guy walks in. Kelley wasn't interested at all she was just admiring the guy. And judging too. "Who wears a suit on a Saturday " she mumbled to herself while cleaning tables. And started to walk to the counter when the door opened and then there she was in her running gear looking as beautiful as ever. Kelley was surprised and starstruck with the sight in front of her.She smiled her usual smile when it came to Hope and Hope smiled back but as she was about to greet the younger girl the guy that had walked in earlier interrupted her and called out her name from where he was sitting. Hope turned to wave at the man and then back a Kelley giving her a last smile and started to walk away. Kelley was beyond disappointed. Of course she would have a hot handsome boyfriend that wears suits on a Saturday. As soon as Kelley's happiness had come this morning when she saw Hope walked in it had gone. As soon as he called her name Kelley knew her chances, even if she had very slim to none, had just been thrown away thanks to that stupid handsome guy embracing Hope in a hug, that Kelley was hoping it was her instead of him.