Author's Note: Unbeta'd. Look at that, the word count keeps getting longer. Fingers crossed that I can keep it up.. Sundays are off days for Witfit prompts but since I'm a day behind perhaps I'll get something written to update again tomorrow/Sunday.

Dialogue Flex: "Are you going to the game tonight?" he asked.

After finishing my coffee and a long hot shower, I dressed in my favorite pair of jeans and a tank top. The October weather was surprisingly warm for Seattle this year and I was going to enjoy it for as long as possible.

I grabbed a hoodie and tossed my keys, phone and the book I was reading into my bag and walked down the street to my favorite grassy area of Greenlake. Setting my hoodie down on the ground, I plopped myself on top of it, hoping it would keep my ass from getting wet.

When the sun broke through the tree branches that had been shading me, I reached into my bag to get my sunglasses. Checking the time on my phone, I noticed a missed call from Alice. I flipped the corner of the page I was on, closed the book and returned Alice's call.

"Hey B, where are you?!"

"Hello to you too," I replied with a laugh. Alice was never one to waste time with pleasantries with those she knew. "I'm at the park reading… how was your night with Jasper?"

Her high pitched giggle was clear through the phone.

"Fine."

"Just fine?"

I heard her hum to herself before responding cautiously, "I don't want to jinx anything."

"Okay." I had to smile for my friends. It was about time. Deciding to throw her a bone, I changed the subject.

"So, what are you up to today?"

"Well, I figured I'd get a jump on that paper I have due for soc… I think I'm going to go to the library. I just wanted to check in with you. You wanna spend Saturday stuck in the stacks?"

"The weather is too nice for me to be inside. I might join you later tonight though, if you're still there. I'll call you."

"Okay, B. Have a nice day!"

"You too."

I hit 'end' on the call and before I could put my phone back into my bag, it was vibrating in my hand with another call. This time from Angela.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Bella? It's Angela."

"Hey. What's up?"

"Well…um..." she stammered and I could guess what she was going to ask. "Are you busy today?"

"Do you need me to come in?" I asked, picking up my book and shuffling my stuff back into my bag.

"Please? Liam called out sick, I'm guessing he's faking but I can't prove it…"

"Don't worry about it." I shrugged the hoodie on and shouldered my bag. "When do you need me?"

"Like an hour? Just as soon as you can would be great."

"K, be there soon."

"Thanks, Bella. Bye!"

I was almost back to the apartment by the time I had ended the call. I tossed my bag onto my bed and rifled through my dresser drawer for my purple Husky jersey and baseball cap. Before leaving, I checked to make sure Tiger had enough food and water, grabbed my bag and made my way to my truck.

Remembering to take the back roads to avoid game day traffic, I made it to U-Village with some time to spare. I made a quick stop into Jamba Juice for a smoothie before heading into work at the Seattle Team Shop.

I'd stumbled into the job the previous year when Angela, a friend from a few of my classes, had offered me the position. In the beginning, the pay wasn't great, but the hours were flexible with my classes and it close to campus. I'd never been a big sports fan, but I knew enough from spending time with my dad, and Angela was grateful for an employee that never asked for time off to go to the games.

As I sipped my raspberry smoothie, enjoying the last few minutes of sunshine I'd see for the day, I was taken by surprise when I was jostled after running into a hurried moving body.

"Oh, sorry—"

"Bella Swan, what a nice surprise."

Just hearing that voice had my head snapping up to meet Edward's infamous smirk. My face turned into what was sure to be an unattractive scowl in an involuntary response to his presence. I hadn't seen the jerk in months, hadn't spoken to him in a year, and yet here we were fortuitously running into each other for a second time in less than 24 hours.

"What… are you stalking me now?"

Edward rolled his eyes, the expression on his face letting me know he wasn't going to dignify my snark with a response.

"Are you going to the game tonight?" he asked, looking me up and down in apparent surprise.

"What?" I was confused by his seemly random question until I looked down remembered what I was wearing.

"Oh no, I uh… I work there." I pointed across the way at the shop and he glanced over, nodding in understanding.

"I, uh, never would have guessed."

When he reached behind his neck to run his hands thorough his hair, I decided to end the awkwardness. "I'm late, so I better go…"

"Okay," he replied. His eyes quickly scanned around us, muttered something to himself then turned back to me and smiled. "Have a nice day at work, Bella."

"Thanks, Edward."

He shuffled past me and I watched him walk around the corner before shaking my head to clear him from my mind. I could not start thinking about Edward Cullen, again. It would just lead to trouble.

When I walked in the store, Angela nearly tackled me in appreciation. I shook her off and promised to be ready in a few minutes as I made my way to the backroom to deposit my things into an empty locker. Remembering Alice's earlier call, I decided to text her and let her know my change of plans while I finished my smoothie in the break room.

After clocking in, I got the run down on the day from Angela before practically shoving her out the door to take her lunch break while there was a lull. The game wasn't due to start for another few hours, but I knew we would have a rush come in shortly and it would be best to have us both on the floor.

Angela returned and we were swamped with customers before everyone finally left for the stadium. We had a few stragglers, but the store was pretty much dead, and it was Angela's turn to send me off for a quick break. I headed to the back room to check my phone, noticing one unread text message from Alice.

Heard you ran into Edward. How did THAT go?

I furrowed my brow wondering how she'd heard… then wanted to smack myself in the face when I realized Edward must have told Jasper. It wasn't until that moment that I realized if things were going where I thought they were with Alice and Jasper, it meant either isolating myself from my best friend or spend time with Edward. And if fate was going to keep putting Edward in my path, I didn't know how much longer I'd have the strength to stay away from him.