A/N: Takes place at the beginning of the Georgetown days :)

Disclaimer: Still not mine. Can you believe it?

9) Coffee

He observed her for a moment as she tucked her hair behind her ear to keep it from falling in her face. She tapped a highlighter on the book and pursed her lips in concentration.

"Need a break?" He held a cup of coffee in his outstretched hand.

"Oh, thank you!" Alicia said, smiling gratefully. "Will, right? We met at the party on Friday?"

He nodded. "Studying already?"

"Getting a head start on some reading." She shrugged almost apologetically.

"Mind if I join you?"

"Not at all!"

He smiled and sat across from her, happy to be in her company.