It's a Mans World:
I've once again loosely outlined the next two chapters so hopefully there won't be too long a gap between chapters it all just depends on how crazy other things get. Anyway thanks for all the reviews XoXo also story-wise I'm still making Adam an FTM but since they are in their mid-late 20s in this verse should it be implied he's had surgery or not?
Blinking her eyes trying to hold back the tears that still lingered she let Adam lead her toward a small coffee shop just a few blocks away from the bistro however as they walked in silence Katie wondered if going out with another guy even though he meant right was a good idea after spotting Liam cheating on her with another woman…no worse…she was being used as the other woman.
The silence broke as they entered the café and Adam's voice filled her ears.
"So, whatever you want….my treat."
Katie simply shook her head as she began to open her clutch.
"That's highly unnecessary."
"It's the least I could do considering…."
"It wasn't your fault."
"Still."
Katie know she and Adam could easily spend the whole evening bickering over weather Adam should pay for the coffee however finally Katie just shook her head in defeat and ordered a mocha latte.
Once they received their drinks and took a seat in a booth, Adam and Katie fell back into a pattern of silence before once more Adam broke it.
"So…"
"I assume you want to know what was going on when you first ran into me in hysterics."
Opening his mouth to reply, Adam never managed a chance as Katie brushed a loose stain of hair from her face and continued.
"So, I was seeing this guy and I thought there was something special going on between us so when I went to meet him for a dinner that HE texted me about I was shocked to say the least to see him making out with another girl."
"Yeesh."
"And to top it all off he openly admitted to only being with me to see if what he had with said other woman was the real thing which apparently it was."
Taking a sip of his own drink Adam just shook his head.
"Well that guy was an idiot, anyway what it is you do Katie."
"I'm a journalist for ESPN Magazine…."
"ESPN really."
"You think just because I'm a girl I shouldn't be in sports…it's ok…even my boss thinks that sometime."
As Katie let out a laugh Adam followed suit thinking that her laughter made her even more attractive.
"So, what do you do Adam?"
"Actually I just moved to town so I'm between careers at present."
Katie just nodded. A part of her wanted to ask where he'd been from and what his past profession had been however she didn't want to get too involved with this stranger as she could only handle so much heartbreak in one lifetime.
There was more idle conversation between the duo before Adam spoke again.
"I don't mean to be presumptuous but your beautiful Katie; I don't think you need to worry about being single long."
Katie could feel a blush cross her cheeks.
"I don't know… Liam is one in a long line of losers and jerks I've dated….sometimes I wonder if I've met my Mr. Right already and let him slip away…."
Adam thought back to his own messy love life and shook his head.
"You just need to kiss a few frogs before you land a prince….I know I've kissed many a frog and my princess still hasn't arrived."
Letting out another laugh at Adam's comment Katie was feeling much better as he lead her out of the coffee shop and toward the curb deciding against exchanging numbers thinking that if they were meant to meet again fate would work her magic.
X-x-x-x
As Katie entered her apartment she just wanted to take a nice warm shower before curling up in bed letting this day past however she wasn't as lucky as she spotted not just her roommates but Owen in her living room.
"What happened Katie?" Owen asked half expecting to see Katie back at the apartment the moment she saw Liam with Hannah.
"Well for starters when I arrived at the bistro I saw Liam locking lips with his GIRLFRIEND! yea you heard that right girlfriend."
"I hope you gave him hell," Eli said.
"If by hell you mean me yelling 'screw you' and storming out in hears humiliated then yes Eli…yes I did."
Katie by now had taken a seat on the couch as Jake placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
"There are plenty of other fish in the sea."
"Easy for you to say, you've got a girlfriend as does Eli…." Looking toward Owen she smiled, "the two of us might as well get together as its inevitable right."
"I'm flattered," Owen said, "but you're like my little sister Katie and it would be weird to date you."
Katie took that in as a complement before Owen continued.
"Anyway what's with the gap from you leaving and retiring because I know it didn't take almost three hours between getting to the restaurant and getting home…."
As Owen continued to speak Katie knew she couldn't say traffic as it was only Wednesday and she didn't want to mention Adam as she knew the other boys would use the mention of another man's name to make something out of nothing and so instead Katie simply just shrugged.
"I was riled up; I went out for coffee….satisfied?"
"You should have called us," Jake said, "We're your friends."
"And I'm a big girl; I can take care of myself."
And with that Katie slipped into her room as the trio looked at one another.
"Well," Owen said, "she took that bastard cheating on her better than I thought. I figured I'd have to kick some ass and take some names."
"Like Katie said she's a big girl," Eli said.
"I don't know… there was a look in her eyes….," Jake said, "You don't think she's already met someone new?"
Looking from one to another all three boys simply spoke.
"Nah."
TBC