This is my first piece of writing like this so i have absolutely no idea what i'm doing, it's just for fun. The italics are the character's thoughts. welcoming all criticism, enjoy :)
Chapter 1 – The damn chocolates
Piper reached as far as her arm would stretch to grab the box of chocolates on the top shelf of the confectionery aisle.
'Hurry up Piper, we need to go!' Polly whined.
'Okay okay, I'm trying to reach the chocolates. You're the one that wanted me to get the god damn chocolates!' Piper hissed. She was becoming increasingly frustrated with her hormonal, pregnant best friend.
'Wow, you really gonna shout at a pregnant lady?!'
'No.' Piper paused, closing her eyes, 'I'm sorry.' Piper took a deep breath, trying to stay calm because the last thing she needed was Polly having one of her pregnant hissy fits in the middle of Walmart.
'Just get the chocolates okay, they're the only ones Pete's mother eats at the moment and I really don't have the patience these days to listen to her rant on about her dairy free diet'
Piper flexed her wrists and went up on her tiptoes again to have another attempt at reaching the box.
'Who puts food this fucking high up on a shelf, come on like anybody's that tall!'
Piper's voice became louder, she was losing her patience with everything today and the fact that the only chocolates Polly wanted were on the highest shelf in the entire shop was typical.
'I don't know, but Pipes, I'm going to the checkout now because I'm really not meant to be carrying heavy stuff, I dunno ask someone for help, I just need those chocolates!'
Polly rushed off and Piper ignored her, determined to reach one of those chocolate boxes without asking anyone for help, she hated doing that. She pushed a strand of blonde hair off her forehead, and jumped for the top shelf, whacking the box off with the tips of her fingers, along with every other box on the shelf. They came crashing down from above her and she quickly shielded herself with her arms.
'Shit!' she shouted, probably a bit too loudly.
'Need some help there 'mam?' A soft, husky voice asked, close behind her. Piper whipped her head round in embarrassment and suddenly her eyes widened. Stood in front of her was a beautiful woman with gorgeous, straight, glossy black hair down to her shoulders. Her skin was a milky white and flawless, her kissable lips coated with a bright red lipstick. Slick black eyeliner brought attention to her forest green eyes and she wore a pair of sexy black rimmed glasses that she now pushed to the top of her head. She stood with one hand on her hip, her body gorgeously curvy. She scanned Piper up and down and smiled with the corner of her mouth, one eyebrow raised.
'Erm, I..ahhh' damn, she's hot. Piper blushed and bent over to pick up the box of chocolates, and simultaneously the mysterious woman reached for the same box. Their hands touched for a brief moment but Piper snatched the box and held it to her chest, quickly standing up straight.
She cleared her throat, 'I'm really sorry, this is embarrassing, it's just so high-'
'-It's okay, I'll clean it up. That is my job after all' the woman smirked and began picking up the other boxes. Piper had never seen a woman so beautiful, and in the time she had spent staring at her, she hadn't even noticed that the black haired beauty worked at the store.
'Let me help' Piper joined the woman in picking up the rest of the chocolate boxes. The woman held out her arms filled with the chocolates and Piper carefully placed the rest on top, making sure not to embarrass herself again. She squinted at the woman's name tag.
'Thankyou… Alex'. Piper smiled, her blue eyes stuck on the hot woman's dark green ones.
'Anything for a good looking customer' Alex said playfully, whilst turning to place the boxes back on the shelf with a stepladder.
Piper opened her mouth to speak but was lost for words. Was Alex flirting with her? But Piper couldn't flirt with a woman. She had never felt physically attracted to a woman before. She wasn't gay. Well, at least she thought so. Alex turned and winked at Piper, and without another word, walked off down the aisle. Piper could swear Alex was scanning her down earlier but she had played it so cool. God, I need to go and speak to her. Something had attracted her to Alex, though they shared few words, Piper felt butterflies in her stomach just by looking at her. And that voice, that voice was like melted chocolate. The way she smiled at Piper. Her wink.. that's enough. Just because I think she's pretty doesn't mean I'm actually attracted to her in any way.
'Piper!' Pollys voice came out of nowhere and made Piper jump, shaking herself out of her trance, and turned from looking down the aisle that beautiful Alex had disappeared from.
'Seriously Pipes! We've gotta go!'
'I'm sorry, I dropped the chocolates and they went everywhere but then this girl - this, really hot - you know what, never mind. I'm coming'
Polly shot Piper the classic 'I'm about to get pissed off at you' glance, which she simply ignored, smiling, and they walked to the checkout to pay for the box of chocolates that had caused Piper to encounter the sexy, flirty, beautiful woman named Alex. And that was all Piper knew about her.