Premise inspired by Coronation Street, characters from Total Drama.
I don't own Total Drama or Coronation Street.
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"You know that old cafe down the street?" Bridgette asked her roommate as she poured a cup of coffee for both of them.
"Who doesn't?" Cody asked as he buttered a slice of toast. "What about it?"
"I heard from DJ yesterday that some guy bought it and is going to turn it into a bar."
"Wow, really?" He cut the toast in half.
"Yeah, pretty cool, huh?" Bridgette asked as she set the two cups of coffee down on the table and sat in her regular seat.
"Definitely." Cody agreed, setting a plate of toast in the middle of their small table and a jar of raspberry jam beside it. "You're not going to it when it opens though, are you?"
"Don't feel like holding my hair back again?" she asked, one eyebrow raised questioningly, as she took a piece of toast.
"You know I'd do that for you anytime." he said with a laugh as he smeared some jam onto his piece of toast. "Great breakfast conversation by the way." He commented sarcastically before taking a sip of his coffee.
"I try." she said, making a face.
"I just don't want you to go over the top again." he said with a sigh.
"Don't worry – those days are long gone." she assured him. "I left those days in college with – well, you know."
"Good to hear." Cody said.
It was then that there was a knock at the door. Toast in hand, Cody stood up and walked to answer it. He opened the door to find a freckle-faced brunette accompanied by a scrawnier young man of African descent wearing round glasses.
"Courtney, Cameron, to what do we owe the pleasure?" Cody asked.
"We're asking for signatures for our petition!" Cameron answered with a smile.
"What for?" Bridgette asked, coming to stand beside Cody.
"We're trying to stop the conversion of the old cafe into a bar." Courtney answered. "We don't need a bar here – it'll be a destructive influence on our town and so we're trying to stop it before it starts."
"I wouldn't exactly describe a bar as a destructive force." Cody said.
"And why do you say that?" Courtney demanded.
"Well, you don't have to go to it. It's not like it's mandatory to attend." Cody said with a shrug. "I mean, we're not kids. We should all be old enough to be able to decide when we've had enough, shouldn't we?"
"True. But are you okay with having encouraging drunkards from the bar just up the street from you stumble, howling, on your doorstep at all hours of the night?" Courtney said.
"Not exactly but-" Cody began.
"Then you'll sign?" Courtney asked.
Cody rolled his eyes. "Fine. Do you have a pen?"
Cameron quickly handed a pen to Cody, and he signed. Then he handed the pen to Bridgette who signed without another word. Satisfied, Courtney nodded to them and wished them both a good day.
They closed the door behind them. "My god, now I understand how she wins so many cases."
Bridgette laughed. "She's not so bad once you get to know her."
"Thanks, but I'd prefer if she stays your gal-pal and not mine."
"You're not afraid of Courtney Collins, are you?" Bridgette teased.
"No. I'm afraid of Eva MacArthur-"
Bridgette cut him off. "Who isn't?"
"-Courtney just annoys me."
"I'll remember to tell her that next time I see her." Bridgette said, wrinkling her nose as she made a funny face at her friend.
"Please don't." Cody said. "It is my intention to, one day, have children."
"Courtney isn't that mean."
Cody ignored her comment. "Preferably with one sexy Gwen Perry."
"You're still chasing after Gwen?"
"You were under the impression I'd stopped?"
"I think you should be more realistic."
"The heart wants what the heart wants."
"What your heart wants is different from what Gwen's heart wants."
"Oh come on, Bridge. She can't resist me forever."
"She can if she's already met someone."
"What?"
"She's seeing someone." Bridgette said. "I thought you already knew? She met him online and as I understand it, things are getting pretty serious."
"Well. . . that's enough to ruin my day." Cody said. "Heck, even my week!"
"Sorry!"
"It's okay." Cody said with a sigh. "You want me to drive you to work?"
"I'm okay, thanks." Bridgette said, finishing her toast and grabbing her car keys from the designated hook.
Courtney looked relatively pleased as she and Cameron walked into their office complex. A girl with cherry-red pigtails was waiting outside as Courtney unlocked the door to her office.
"Hello. Can I help you with something?" Courtney asked the girl, offering her hand to shake.
"Oh, hi. Uh, hello. I'm Zoey. Zoey Wallace." The redhead said as she shook her hand. "I was actually hoping to ask you if you needed a secretary. For your office."
"You'd need to be a little more articulate to work for me." Courtney said, sizing the girl up. "How old are you, exactly?"
"Uh, nineteen. I'm going to the local college, but I'm doing night classes, so I could definitely work here during the day." Zoey answered.
"Where are you staying – if you don't mind me asking?"
"With my cousin – Tyler Wallace. He lives just down the street from here."
"That's where I know the name Wallace from." Courtney said with a nod. "Yes, I know Tyler." Then Courtney nodded at the white envelope in the girl's hand. "Is that your resume?"
The redhead's eyes grew wide, and she looked embarrassed. "Oh, right, yes."
Courtney smiled and held out her hand for the envelope. "Your contact information is all on here?"
"Yes." Zoey nodded as she handed the envelope to the brunette.
"I'll have a look and see what I think." Courtney promised.
Then the phone rang. Cameron was closest to the front desk and answered the call. "Collins and Baxter Law Office, Cameron Baxter speaking, how may I direct your call?"
"Thank you Ms. Collins, this means a lot to me." Zoey said.
"Please hold while I transfer your call." Cameron said, pressing a button on the phone before turning to the two young women. "Courtney, it's for you."
"Thanks Cam." Courtney said, nodding to her partner at the firm. "I'll be in touch." Courtney told Zoey, waving to the girl before disappearing into her office to answer the phone call.
"Bye! And thank you so much!" Zoey said, waving at Cameron and the closed door of Courtney's office.
"Have a good day!" Cameron called cheerfully after her.
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