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Maggie was still frozen but something deep down propelled her to reply to the beautiful woman. "Well you know what they say go big or go home" replied Maggie this time with a smirk of her own. The woman smiled at Maggie but she took the opportunity to get another witty remark in. "Why are you intimidated?" asked Maggie. The woman stared at her intently then closed the gap between them, stopping for a moment face to face with Maggie and stepped around her to order a drink of her own. "Make that two…on my tab Jake…" She turned back towards Maggie. "If it makes me a cute smart mouth like you, I have to try this." Maggie couldn't put her finger on it but she felt like this woman may actually be hitting on her…wait no that's not possible…or was it?
Chapter 2 – Coffee and Conversation
Ok don't squirm Maggie she thought to herself. "Well if you think you can handle it, please be my guest…but I usually like to know the name of the person buying me coffee."
"Natalie, but you can call me Nat" replied the dark haired woman. "And trust me I can handle pretty much anything. " "And you are…?" she asked. "Maggie" as she extended her hand which was greeted firmly by Nat. Wow her skin is so soft Maggie thought Whoa down girl, we don't even know this woman, but damn she is hot….Maggie pull it together. "Join me at a table Maggie?" She questioned " Jake you can just bring those over right?" He nodded.
"Sure" Maggie replied. She was taking the woman in at the moment as they walked across the coffee shop. She was a bit taller than Maggie, dark hair and dark eyes, beautiful body it was obvious she worked out and they way she carried herself with such confidence Maggie felt her knees go weak as she followed. Why is it always the dark haired ones who get me she thought to herself? Natalie motioned for Maggie to sit at a small table close to the windows; Maggie smiled as she took off her backpack and settled into the chair. "So…" she knew it could be too soon but she had to know the beauty's intentions, "Do you always harass women about their coffee selections…or am I just special?"
Natalie didn't even flinch which turned Maggie on even more. "Well I'm not sure if harass is the right word Maggie, but I do enjoy meeting new people especially those who spark my interest and of course you did challenge me, so I can't back down from that." She teased. "Plus not many can keep up with me in the smart ass department. You seem to be doing pretty well so far…so yea I would say you are special…" Maggie felt her face blush as she heard the compliment…wait this is all just moving too fast…what is happening? Maggie didn't want to immediately put up the defenses but it had been so long since she felt like this, it couldn't be real she had to be reading into it. Just then Jake came over with two large cups of coffee. He placed them down in front of the two women than looked at Natalie, he shook his head and winked at her, "Be careful Nat, Maggie doesn't mess around with her coffee selections, you may have met your match". He could see the obvious connection his two customers were sharing as he turned he smiled again heading back to the counter.
"You ok?" Nat questioned seeing Maggie was deep in thought, possibly reeling from her nonchalant flirtations. Maggie snapped out of her thoughts and smiled, "Yea sorry…really long day…thank you by the way for the coffee and the compliment." Maggie answered.
"My pleasure, so you said long day, what do you do?" She asked. Maggie took a sip of the hot coffee and then focused back on Natalie. "Well I'm a doctor around the corner at St. Mary's, I work in the Emergency Room currently, and yea long day I just finished up a 36 hour shift and I lost a couple of patients so it's just been….well shitty to say the least…sorry I'm rambling I do that when I'm nerv…when I'm tired." She flinched knowing that she just let herself been seen, but it was true this woman genuinely made her feel things she hadn't in so long. "What about you what do you do?"
"Well I'm actually in the business of saving lives as well…" Natalie stated "But not so much with the scalpel and such" she chuckled. "I work for the NYPD and I don't think you're rambling" Maggie was totally enthralled with this women, she was so confident yet so sincere Maggie's favorite combination.
"Wow…you're a cop…I mean I would never have guessed that…" Maggie was struggling to get out her thoughts. "I mean where's your uniform with the badge and the handcuffs" I'm blushing aren't I, shit she thought. "What I mean is….you look so professional, not cop looking…not that cops look a certain way…or female cops for that matter…but you know… you can stop me anytime you know…"
"Ha-ha no way sweetie…." Nat laughed "I haven't had this much fun this early in a while…it's my turn to thank you by the way…actually I'm a detective and the perk is I get to wear street clothes and avoid that stuffy polyester uniform…sorry to disappoint…I do have a badge and a gun though and …of course the handcuffs…impressed?"
Maggie was still wrapping her mind around the term of endearment that Natalie had just used towards her. "Impressed indeed" Maggie simply stated. "Wait is you carrying your gun now?"
"Yes…but shhhh don't tell anyone…it's a secret" As Natalie said this she placed her hand on top of Maggie's smiling like a little kid. Maggie could feel a shock wave go through her entire body as Natalie's hand lingered on top of hers for a moment; she then felt a huge grin appear on her face. "You're safe with me, don't worry. "
As the next few hours progressed Maggie and Natalie talked like they had known each other for years, there were no awkward silences or pauses, they just were comfortable. Maggie hadn't felt that way in so long, the comfort was so amazing, she probably could have continued in their conversation for days. The women talked about life in New York, their jobs, family and even their love for cheesy horror movies. Maggie learned that Natalie actually worked for a division of the NYPD that specialized in organized crime, she was like living a real life version of the Godfather…Maggie was impressed with the stories the petite girl was telling her about her daily job. Maggie even divulged a bit about what brought her to New York she mentioned an ex and their split…of course she didn't mention why she wasn't really ready to label herself as the cheater in front of this beautiful woman. Natalie agreed that splits are hard but usually for the best, she had actually split from her fiancée a couple years back after they grew apart due to Natalie's crazy work schedule and high demanding position. They sipped coffee and even ordered some pastries from Jake after Maggie's stomach growled loud enough for both women to hear. They laughed and joked, ate and drank, if it hadn't been for Maggie's cell phone ringing they probably never would have known the time. "Shit sorry hold on…it's the hospital…" said Maggie. "Ah paging Dr. Stone…its cool I can't wait" Said Nat.
"Hey Dr. Wallace what's up?" asked Maggie as she flipped open her phone.
"Sorry Maggie I hope you weren't catching up on sleep…I have a favor…and its big" said Dr. Wallace
"No not at all actually I was having coffee with my…my friend…" yea that's a safe label "Go ahead what do you need?"
"Maggie, Kathy…Dr. Mills…can't come in today something about car trouble….I know I said take the day off but I'm in a bind and no one else is around to call…can I get you back in here around 7pm?"
Maggie smiled, even though she was somewhat frustrated, she knew Dr. Wallace wouldn't ask for help for no reason, plus she still had a couple hours to rest up before another marathon shift. "Sara it's not a problem…I'll see you at 7:00pm sharp and don't worry" Maggie replied
"Thanks…you are the best seriously if I have it my way you will be a full time attending in no time!"
Maggie smiled as she closed her phone and returned to the table. "Big emergency?" asked Natalie.
"Nah…just got called in on my day off…no big thing happens to me a lot, I guess I'm just too nice." Maggie quipped.
"No argument there from me" Nat responded with that gorgeous smile Maggie was all the sudden falling hard for. "Listen Maggie I have to be honest, I don't usually do this I mean I haven t ever done this…I told you before that I enjoy meeting new people but honestly I never "harass" people…it just I saw you this morning and I felt like if I didn't talk to you I would have regretted today…and now I'm so glad I actually go the nerve to talk to you a beautiful woman like you…ok I think it's your turn to stop me now."
Maggie laughed "Umm nah you're right its way more fun on this side!" She took Natalie's hand in her own now playing the aggressor "I'm really glad I met you too and thank you, I have to say I haven't had this much fun with in a while and I would really just like to ask you when we are doing it again before I too loose my nerve." Maggie looked right into Nat's brown eyes and smiled as she released her hand and reached into her bag for a pen. "Ok here's the deal I work crazy hours and I never know what end is up, but here is my number…" handing Natalie a napkin now doubling as a notepad "…I want you to call and we can do this again…maybe without so much sugar and caffeine…and of course it's my turn to buy. She winked.
Natalie just smiled back having taken in all that Maggie had just proposed. She took the napkin and placed a kiss to it, "it's a deal…especially if you are buying….well you better go especially since you have to go right back to work, I'm sure you need a least a little sleep before you shift." She stated.
Maggie again smiled as she stood up and grabbed her backpack. "You got that right my dear". On impulse she pulled Natalie into a hug and whispered in her ear "you better call me..." As she pulled back she felt Natalie press a kiss to her cheek. "Don't worry…I plan on it…sweet dreams Dr. Stone" she responded after the kiss.
Both women had grins the size of a small nation on their faces. Maggie turned towards the door than back to wave and take in the sight of the woman one more time. She walked to the subway stop with more than a bounce in her step. As she reached her apartment she still felt the smile on her face. "Wow what a fantastic morning" she said as she walked past a picture of her sister Frankie she stopped. "You just can't help yourself can you" she teased the photo "thanks sis…I really needed this, I know it was you sending me someone, god I miss you but you always know how to make me smile." Maggie let a tear of both sadness and pleasure run down her check as she went into the bedroom. She settled into bed wearing boxers and a tank top and fell asleep almost immediately…still with a grin on her face.
TBC
