** Lea sighed, she had never been happier in her life. She opened one of her eyes to look at-**
Lea woke up with a fright as her alarm went off. All traces of the dream she had been having faded away as she realised she had to get up. Her head started to ache as her alarm got steadily louder and faster so she groaned, rolled over and hit the button. She sat on the edge of her bed, welcoming the silence. All she could hear were the faint sounds of the early morning commuters making their way into work and the police sirens in the distance keeping the city of New York safe (or as safe as it could be, she lived in the Bronx!). She sighed and padded her way barefoot into the bathroom where she stood in her cute pink and white pyjamas. She stood there thinking… she remembered that she had dreamed but not what it was about. She huffed, she hated not remembering dreams and she was sure that it was a great dream. She stood for a couple more seconds before she shrugged and started to get ready.
She shut the door of her little apartment behind her and started walking down the stairs. Even though it was in a slightly rougher part of the Bronx, she loved her apartment. It had two bedrooms (she used one to sleep in and the other she used as a store room for her singing equipment), a bathroom and a kitchen. She walked down the stairs in her usual high heels and started to head towards the coffee shop where every morning before work she meets Ellie, Curry and Abi (or as she called them once – the unholy trinity!) for a coffee and a chat.
As she walked, her head wandered back to the dream she had this morning. All she could remember was she was happy. Very happy. She hated not remembering dreams and she had a weird feeling that she should remember this one. She wandered down the street as it hit her… she was lying in bed… with someone she cared about? …Two people? She kept on thinking about it but she didn't remember anything else and she had just crossed the road to enter the coffee shop.
Her eyes wandered round the café to where Ellie, Curry and Abi normally sit. It was their favourite table – just by the window where in the summer they could open the window and a breeze could cool them down and in the winter, the owners would light a cosy fire which warmed up the café nicely. As Lea and Abi's eyes met, they both smiled and Abi laughed. Abi nudged Curry and Ellie and pointed to Lea and the whole group smiled and waved at Lea.
"Hey Lea!" called Ellie, smiling widely. "Come over, we saved you your seat!"
Lea smiled to herself and called over "One minute, I'll just grab my coffee!" She lined up and ordered her coffee. She thanked the man when he handed her the coffee and started making her way over to the group of girls. She got to them and grinned.
"Hey girls! How was your weekend?" Lea asked.
"Ooh, it was great" said Curry "I went to the zoo! It was amazing, I saw a red panda, dolphins, giraffes, a moose, and a baby monkey! They were sooooo cute!"
The group all laughed at Curry's enthusiasm.
"That sounds so great Curry!" said Ellie, "we should all go sometime!"
"OMG that would be so much fun!" said Curry
"Okay, so we're definitely going to the zoo then! Yay!" said Ellie
Lea laughed, she knew it would be a lot of fun. "We should all go in the fall guys" she joined in.
The whole group agreed and the conversation continued like that for a while.
As the group continued to talk and laugh, Lea took a gulp of coffee and looked around the café. She suddenly felt prickles on the back of her neck… like somebody was watching her. She scanned the café and suddenly her eyes met with a man across the room. They both stared at each other for a while and all she could tell was he looked tall and his eyes were a beautiful piercing green colour. For them, it felt like they have been staring at each other for ages but in reality, it had only been a couple of seconds. As they stared, the corner of his mouth twitched and they both broke out into a big smile. Lea felt… warm and… happy. The man was beautiful.