Chapter 6
After her hug with Adrian Hope turned slightly to catch Kelley staring at them. She smiled at her and then turned her attention to Adrian. "Hey you, feel like I haven't seen you in ages." he tells her and Hope shoves him away. "Well that would be because we haven't seen each other in a while mister I work too much." Hope said with a bit of sadness in her voice. She truly missed Adrian they always had a good time together could talk for hours about everything and anything. He had gotten a promotion at work three months ago so during those last three months had suck for their relationship."I know I'm sorry, but you know how important work is for me specially after that promotion" he says looking at Hope with sad eyes. "Yes I know, and I'm so proud of you I just miss you, I miss my friend you know. Make some time for little old me here." She says trying to sound sad but at the same time trying not to laugh at the face Adrian was making at her. "Hope Solo you've gotten soft on me, you're actually saying you miss me!" he pretends to be surprised. Hope rolls her eyes at him "OK enough about that, how you been really?" Hope asks."Living the life you know, after my promotion my boss has been kicking my ass, like I'm sure I sold my soul to the devil when I took that job" he says with a serious face. Hope just rolls her eyes again and laughs. "You're such a dork" she says and Adrian starts to laugh with her.
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Tim is staring at Kelley's defeated face. After Hope walked over to the guy, she can't say she isn't glancing over to the couple every few minutes specially when she hears that laugh. Man that laugh will be the death of her one day. "You know if looks could kill, he'd be history right now" Tim says to Kelley who looks at him with a bit of a annoyed face. "I'm not staring" Kelley growls "well maybe I am a little, look at that guy of course she has a boyfriend it looks like that. I mean I get it why settle for something less right, she's like ridiculous gorgeous, why do I even care I mean she wouldn't even give me the time of her day, like she's way out of my league and well with a very very pretty boyfriend of course why do I care so much damn it" Kelley rambles out with a soft growl at the end. All Tim can do is stare at the sad defeated girl in front of him and feel sorry for her. He wasn't expecting her to go off about it like this. Yeah he thought she'd be disappointed when she finally saw them together but if he was being honest Kelley almost sounded heartbroken. "Oh Kelley" was all he could say. Kelley stood up "I'm going to the restroom, be back" she said and disappeared to the back.
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Adrian's phone started to ring, he looks down at it and looks up at Hope. "I'm sorry I gotta take this, be back." He gets up and walks out the door.
Hope gets her phone out and brings up Kelley's number on her contacts. She opens a new message and starts typing in some words. I hope she doesn't think it's weird. She press sends and as soon as the message goes thru she regrets it. "Fuck, she's gonna think I'm stupid" she mumbles to herself. Adrian walks in again with a sorry expression on his face." Hey I'm really sorry to have to cut this short but that was my boss he needs me to bring some paper work to him at a meeting he's in right now" he says. Hope gets up to say goodbye gives him a hug that doesn't last as long as the first one they shared earlier. "It's ok I understand it was great to see you even if only for a little bit keep in touch ok" she tells him. "Yes I will, it was great seeing you too Hope. Hey one thing that new barista that was at the register earlier? She's been staring at us and sending me glares since you got here, do you know her?" He asks and Hope can't help but smile "I'm sure she's just having a rough morning I'll ask her before I leave bye Adrian" she says and hugs him again "bye Hope" he walks out the door and Hope sits down and stares at her phone waiting for a response from the freckle face girl. As soon as she saw her walk in to the restroom she decided to do it. It was now or never.
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Kelley was in the middle of washing her hands when her phone vibrated on the back of her pants pocket. She quickly dried her hands and got her phone out and saw that it was a number she didn't recognize. When she opened it she couldn't believe what she was reading she felt like she was in shock she kept reading it over and over.
-Hey its Hope, you gave me your number wrote it on my Americano ;) I was hoping since I didn't get to properly say Hi and good morning when I walked in maybe you could take a 15 min break and have a coffee with me? I mean if you can you know, I'll be out here sitting waiting for you.
Kelley was confused now. What about her boyfriend. Was she supposed to just go sit down with the two. What was hope thinking. Or maybe he left, but why would Hope want to even bother with her I mean it was clear she was straight, right she was straight she just wanted to be friends. "Alright" Kelley said to herself in the bathroom while texting hope back."Try not to sound like you really want to" Kelley said to herself again.
Kelley- Yeah of course I mean I'm due for a little break soon. Be out there in a bit. :)
She sent the text and stared at herself in the mirror. "Just play it cool O'Hara she wants to be your friend, she's straight she has a hottie for a boyfriend" she used to always give herself this pep talks when she felt nervous about something. "OK here I go"she says out loud.
She walks out the door and glances to where Hope was sitting and is more happy than surprised that she's sitting by herself staring at her phone. Probably reading her text she thinks. She walks over to Tim and asks if she can take a little break he tell her yes to take 15 min or more if she wants to. Kelley grabs a bottle of chocolate milk from the fridge and starts walking over to where Hope is sitting by the window.
"Hey umm...Hi is this seat taken miss" Kelley asks giving her signature smirk over to Hope.
Hope laughs and nods her head no. " It will be after you take it" she winks at Kelley and smiles.
Kelley's heart skips a beat. Well at least that's what she thinks, that wink makes her almost drop her chocolate milk bottle, but catches it before it falls. "Well good it's mine now then, so we meet again" she takes a sit in front of Hope and opens her chocolate milk and takes a long drink.
Hope just stares again, she just can't stop staring at the girl. "Yes we do" she tells Kelley once she's finished taking a drink of her chocolate milk. "Chocolate milk really? How old are you 5? Hope teases.
Kelley laughs "if that's your way of asking how old I am..
I'm twenty three but have a heart of a 5 year old that's why I drink chocolate milk" she says with a proud grin on her face.
Hopes face starts to get a little flustered her cheeks getting a little hint of pink and Kelley stares with amusement at how easy it was to get her going. Before Hope can say anything Kelley keeps talking.
"So where's the boyfriend at?" Kelley asks
"Um he had to leave ,for work," Hope says noticing that when Kelley asked her about Adrian she sounded a little disappointed. Or maybe her head is playing tricks on her."For the record, he's not my boyfriend anymore" Hope tells her staring at her waiting to see her reaction. Kelley smiles and shrugs. " Well definitely his loss" Kelley says with a new confidence on her voice. Hope's cheeks again turn a shade of pink. Was Kelley flirting with her?, Hope thought to herself. Hope smiled back at Kelley.
"Honestly it's no ones loss, more like a win win for both of us, we just didn't see each other at all and well we decided to just end the not existing relationship officially that is." Hope catches her self being too open with Kelley, she was never the one to be open like that specially with strangers. But Kelley didn't feel like a stranger to Hope. Kelley nods and takes another drink of her chocolate milk.
"I was thinking maybe I could show you around the city a little bit one of this days maybe this weekend like today or tomorrow?" Hope gets out before she decides not to do it. "I mean only if you want to risk your life with a total stranger that could totally kill you and stuff." She nervously gets out and looks at Kelley who is grinning from ear to ear. "I mean when you put it like that how can i say no." Kelley says and Hopes smiles that smile that Kelley swears is only for her."Not today though,I have work and then dinner with the brother, but I'm all yours tomorrow." Kelley winks at Hope and Hope flushes, she looks down to hide it. But Kelley notices and she's proud to have this effect on Hope. Maybe she isn't that straight Kelley thinks to herself. "Y..yeah tomorrow, sounds great you won't be sorry I'm a great tour guide you know." she says and when Kelley is about to answer Tim interrupts them " Kelley could you help us please I'm sorry to cut your break short" he says apologetic. Kelley dismisses him and gets up. " Well I guess I'll see you tomorrow Hope." she says with a smile Hope gets up to leave too. "Yeah you will" Hope says. "We'll meet here in the morning I'll text you the time if that works" Hope says and grabs her phone from where it was laying. They stare at each other for a few seconds and Kelley goes in for a hug it's kinda awkward in a way, but Hope gladly returns it. They part and Kelley goes back to work and Hope goes to finish her run. Kelley just like Hope, can't wipe the grin off their face, they both know it's the start of something very special. Kelley is convinced she might of experienced love at first sight and Hope just doesn't know what the hell is going on with her she feels too much feelings for her liking, but she's not complaining now she just wants to get to know Kelley. And she's wishing Kelley feels the same way.