So I didn't plan on posting today but then this happened so here it is - enjoy
Clarke rolled into work about 15 minutes before her 4 o'clock shift was to start, she said Hi to Fox who generally worked the counter during the day and headed to put her belongs away in the staff room. She came back out as Fox was putting some prints away in the pickup draw
"So has it been busy?" She asked Fox while flipping through the order list on the computer
"Not really" Fox shut the draw and leaned on the counter "I printed everything in the queue, and there is no pick up's until after 6"
"Ugh" Clarke turned and leant against the counter next to Fox "I should have brought my sketch book with me"
"I know right, at least you have Jasper coming in later to finish up a custom order" Fox commented
The business did not allow employees to work on their own after 6pm so generally they had the boys come in and do any custom orders overnight, that way they had a quick turnaround time, something her bosses like to use for marketing whereas Fox working during the day on a Sunday generally worked on her own unless it was particularly busy
"Well I'm going to head off and leave you to it, catch you next week" Fox stood and went to collect her belongings out of the staff room
"Bye" Clake called as Fox walked out the door
She looked around the shop trying to assess what she is going to do by herself for the next two hours before Jasper showed up. It was going to be a long night
—B&C—
When Jasper casually strolled into the shop at about 6 he found Clarke sitting on the ground behind the counter surrounded by photo envelopes, He leant against the counter and watched and Clarke totally oblivious to what was going on.
"What ya doing?" Jasper asked in a childlike manner
Clarke did not even look up from her sorting "a jig" she glared up at Jasper "you are late and I am bored, I have been here for two hours already with no company"
Jasper shrugged as he stood and walked to put his belongings away, Clarke got up and followed him into the staff room.
"So how did you guys all pull up from last night?"
"I think Monty is still asleep" Clarke laughed at Jaspers response "I just didn't have the heart to wake him"
"I know" Clarke agreed "He looks like an angel when he sleeps"
Jasper pushed his way past her and walked over to the custom photo area "So what are you doing anyway?"
Clarke walked back over to her spot on the floor and sat down, from her position she could still see Jasper "Just going through the Pickup draw and making a list of the uncollected photos so we can contact them for pickup, it's more comfortable down here"
"Fair enough" Jasper added while prepping his area "You want to play a game?"
Clarke laughed "The normal?" she raised her eyebrow at him
"You know me so well" He lamented
Clarke picked up one of the older envelopes that was already on the list (they ordered the pick up's by date for some unknown reason, by name would be easier) she pulled out the first photo and held it up to Jasper "Bang, Marry or Kill?"
—B&C—
She was still laughing hours later, the reorganising all but forgotten as she sat on the floor leaning against the counter with her legs outstretched laughing at jasper very adamant opinion of the latest photo
"I one hundred percent believe that the rock and I would have a very happy marriage" He argued over Clarke's laughter "She would be a stable companion and we would have many adventures with our little rock children"
Clarke was laughing so hard she didn't hear the bell alerting them to the fact someone walked through the door
"Clarke" Jasper tried to get her attention
"Ok Jas" Clarke was trying to get a new photo out "Now seriously what about this one? And I don't want to hear your arguments about needing to bang everything, it would just be disturbing" She looked up and caught his started pointed expression "Jas?"
"Generally it is customary to greet someone when they walk into a store" Clarke heard a gruff voice say from behind her, She looked in shock at Jasper and saw as he flicked his eyes up behind her and back to her, she jumped up quickly fixing her shirt
"I am so sorry about that" she said slowly turning with her customer service smile in pace " how can I help…" she met the customers eyes and her sentence trailed off, as standing in front of her was the guy from the park, the guy from The Dropship, Pick up for Blake.
—B&C—
Bellamy spent his afternoon catching up on his reading while Octavia was at the hospital. He made dinner for the two of them when Octavia returned home letting him know Atom appeared to be recovering, she did not seem like she was in the mood for sharing so he let it drop.
They decided to watch a movie after dinner spending a bit of quality time together while his was at home. He keeps sneaking looks at his phone checking the time he thought he was being rather inconspicuous but apparently not because Octavia snaps at him
"Do you have somewhere to be?" Bellamy snaps his head over to her when she asks
He looks back over to the tv and rubs a hand over the back of his neck "I just ordered so photos that need to be picked up at 10"
She raises an eyebrow at him "and you couldn't do that during the day"
"It was the earliest time they had for pick up O" He looks back at the tv not making eye contact with Octavia, he sneaks a peek at Octavia and she has turned her attention back to the tv and just hums in acceptance of his reasoning.
—B&C—
Bellamy pulls up at the Photo Lab at exactly 10 he sits in his car for a moment trying to work up the nerve to go inside. It's not like he even knows she is in there, he has spoken and flirted with women before but there is something about her that has caught him off guard.
He takes a breath before getting out of the car and walks towards the front door pushing it open he is greeted to a sound of the employees laughing, gee they are always laughing in this place. He walks over to the counter and waits; a gangly looking guy working on something out the pack makes eye contact with him
"Clarke" he hears the guy say
"Ok Jas" he hears from behind the counter
"Now seriously what about this one? And I don't want to hear your arguments about needing to bang everything, it would just be disturbing" He glances over the counter and can see the back of a blonde head sitting on the floor legs outstretched, that has to be her, and her name is Clarke.
He smiles to himself and decides now would be the time to speak up "Generally it is customary to greet someone when they walk into a store"
He sees her get up off the floor "I am so sorry about that" she turns towards him "how can I help…" He smirks as her sentence trails off as she makes eye contact with him
"I have a pickup for Blake" He says with a smirk still firmly planted on his face
She blushes bright red and nods to him making her way to get his photographs, he watches her as she does she is really gorgeous and suddenly he is having second thoughts about his plan. Sure last night she was giving him a run for his money but right now she looks so bashful he is just not sure.
She clears her throat not making eye contact with him "Can you confirm these are your photos?"
She show them to him and he grabs them out of her hand to flick through them, now is the time, he needs to make the decision now. He looks at her again and her eyes are watching his hands, he sees her bite her bottom lip slightly, he inhales suddenly and her eyes snap up to his and he knows this is the time.
"Yes they appear to be mine" he looks back to the photos and flips through them again putting one specific photo at back. He hands them back to her looking in her eyes again. When she makes no move he gestures to the photos
"So $9.99 again?"
She shakes her head looking down at the photos and back to him again "uhh, no only $5 this time"
He take a five dollar note out of his wallet and hands it to her, she takes it and goes to get his receipt. The envelope with the photos in it is still on the counter so he picks them up and opens it taking out the last photo taking a breath as he plucks up his courage.
"Here is your receipt" She says holding out the receipt to him. He takes it from her before turning the photo in his hand over so she can't see it placing it on the counter and sliding it over towards her "I think this belongs to you" He says looking straight in her eyes "A landscape to add to your collection" He smirks and winks at her before turning to heading towards the door before he loses his nerve and runs back to pick it up again.
"Catch you around Clarke" He says glancing back to her seeing she has picked up the photo and is looking at it before walking out the door.
He sits back in his car and takes a breath, he knows her name and he has made a move, now he just needs to wait and see if she reciprocates.
