An Outside Perspective
A/N: Yes, I am still alive. For those curious about my other stories I have updated my profile with the pertinent information…the short answer is yes I am still writing them and planning on finishing them. Sorry about the delay.
Alex stood partly obscured by the DVD rack and watched Morgan scurry about the store around the Nerd Herd desk and direct people to their tasks. Most of the staff seemed scarily efficient but there were those two slackers who really made her skin crawl. With a sigh she smiled as she watched Morgan at work.
"Hey Lex," the voice of her best friend pushed her out of her reverie.
"Oh, hey Kat", Alex turned and smiled at the tall red head.
"Why are we in the Buy More? I thought we were going for lunch?" Kat asked as she looked about her disdainfully. "I do have to get back to class in an hour."
"We are, I just wanted to stop by and see someone," Alex said with a smile.
"A boy?" Kat asked in faux shock. "Who here could possibly catch your attention…well okay…maybe I can see now."
Alex looked at Kat and then looked to where her eyes pointed and she saw Morgan talking to Chuck. As much as she…liked Morgan, she knew it wasn't him that Kat was seeing. Chuck was tall and good looking, and carried himself confidently…he was after all a spy.
"No, not the curly haired giant," Alex said with a smile.
"Why not…there's something about him…in a geek chic sort of way," Kat said with a gleam in her eye.
"Oh, don't get me wrong, Chuck is nice, and he's a great guy," Alex started.
"His name's Chuck is it?"
"It is…and like I said he's a great guy, really great, but there's one little thing."
"He's gay?"
"Definitely not," Alex said with a knowing smile. She's seen Chuck and Sarah together.
"He's dying?"
"Not this week, at least I don't think so."
"Then what?"
As soon as Chuck turned with a brilliant smile and gazed beyond where Alex and her friend stood, Alex knew that Kat would have her answer. "Watch," she instructed.
As soon as the words were out of Alex's mouth she saw Sarah glide by, an equally large smile on her face. It almost seemed like the two were drawn together, both moving to meet in between the doors and the Nerd Herd desk where Morgan still stood with a smile of his own, granted smaller and not nearly as brilliant as Chuck or Sarah's. When the two met Chuck wrapped his arms closely around Sarah and their lips met in an admittedly hot and passionate kiss.
"That's Sarah," Alex said with a little nod towards the couple. "You don't stand a chance…no one does."
"Wow," Kat whispered. "That's…"
"Yeah, I know. They're like that. Now, how about that lunch?" Alex waved to where she saw her dad looking at Chuck and Sarah with a look of equal parts amusement and revulsion.