After a couple of months of missed Thursdays Lena began to lose hope of seeing Kara again. Maybe she had moved, or simply found a coffee shop she preferred. May 24th, the morning rush had just ended, meaning that Lena had a few hours of peace and quiet before lunch time. There were a couple of customers settled with their drinks so Lena was just busying herself till someone needed a refill or something.
The till had been out of commission for a few days, there had been a power surge or something and the fuse had blown. Lena sat under the counter, screwdriver in hand; finally some of those physics lessons were coming in handy! She heard the muffled bell ring,
"Be with you in just a second!" She called, hearing the footsteps approach. Giving the screwdriver one final twist she pushed the plug back into the socket, smiling as she heard the beeping of the till. Pushing herself to her feet she readjusted the messy bun she had quickly scooped her hair into. "What can I get for you?" she asked, as she turned to face her customer. She was met with blonde hair, a dorky smile and glasses,
"Hey stranger," Kara tilted her head as she spoke,
"Kara! I thought maybe we lost you to another coffee shop!" Lena smiled back "What can I get for you?"
"Uuuuuuh… can I have a mocha, with… two pumps of raspberry syrup please!" Kara leaned across the counter as Lena started to make her drink, "you know I'd never abandon L Coffee! I was out of town, my friend Barry needed my help, and I got hurt," Lena glanced over with concern, Kara caught "don't worry, I'm fine now" she reassured her "it just meant that I had to stay longer than anticipated."
"But you're back now!" Lena gave her a smile as she placed the mug in front of Kara, leaning on the counter too. They chatted as Kara sipped away; telling Lena all about her adventures in Central City, about how she had had to spend the night in hospital after tripping and falling down the stairs, fracturing her ankle and getting a concussion in the process. Lena laughed when she described how her sister, Alex, had scolded her for her clumsiness.
The pain medication the doctors had put her on had given her really bad motion sickness so she had been stuck in Central City till her she was given the all clear by the doctors last week. Her boss hadn't been too happy at all the time she had had to take off either; this gave Lena the perfect opportunity to ask about her job.
"I work at CatCo Worldwide Media, as a journalist,"
"Aaah, so that's what you're always scribbling in your notebook!" Lena smiled triumphantly, pleased to have solved that mystery. They continued their convocation, only pausing so Lena could refill an Americano; when Kara's phone binged, alerting her that it was time to get back to work, they said goodbye, Kara promising that she'd return next Thursday.