She was alone. Rain was pounding on the window, the raindrops exploded as they hit the glass. She put the kettle on top of the stove and set the temperature to medium-high. Her cat, Meredith, weaved between her legs, purring. "Hey Mer" she knelt down and picked up the little cat walked over into the conjoining living room and sat down on the couch and watched the raindrops attack the window.
There was a knock on the door "Who could that be?" She got up from the couch and answered the door.
The man standing at the door was drenched, but very attractive. His chocolate eyes were warm and inviting. Like a fresh cup of hot chocolate. His usual brown hair looked black and hung over his forehead. "Hi" he said
"J-Joe?" She stuttered. She all of a sudden felt pathetic wearing black leggings with an over-sized tank top. Even though he was drenched he still looked cool with his hands in his pockets and his cool wet hair, she thought. "Coffee or tea?" she stepped aside to let him in "I can put that jacket in the drier for you, you look cold"
Joe nodded "Thank you"
She came back from the laundry room, he could hear the drier tumble his jacket around. She had a blanket in her hands "So what are you doing here, and will you take a coffee or tea?"
He wrapped the blanket around his shoulders "Coffee is fine, thank you" She started making his coffee and her tea "You still didn't answer my question"
"Just to make sure you were okay, I heard about you and John". She slammed the mugs on the counter "Yeah, him, still why are you here? I'm okay" "Well" he swallowed as he went on "You've kinda been MIA"
"Yeah well I have a life" she nearly shoved the mug at him and resumed to putting a tea bag and going to sit on the couch again, pretending as if he wasn't standing in the kitchen. Joe followed and sat beside her "I'm sorry about what he did we're still friends right?"
Taylor shrugged "I guess" Meredith was curled up on the top of the couch, sleeping. There was an awkward silence as they held to the mugs for their warmth. After a few moments Joe set his mug on a coaster on the coffee table
"He was a jerk, you didn't deserve to be treated like that, I'm sorry that happened". Taylor shrugged again "I just don't really wanna talk about it but I guess were even since Camilla broke your heart were kinda even"
"Yeah, I guess" it was Joe's turn to shrug this time, Taylor just smiled "So we are even"