Serendipity: (n) The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Finding something good without looking for it.
Lucy often wondered why she chose to become a writer as she loathed deadlines. Especially when she had an editor who liked to change said deadlines on the author. What was supposed to have been an easy week of writing turned into a clusterfuck of plot holes. Levy McGarden, her editor, was so impressed with how fast and how smooth Lucy's progress had been with her new work, decided to she wasn't going to need another month to finish the rough draft.
"Stupid editors and their stupid priorities, she grumbled as her roommate knocked on her bedroom door. Evergreen stood there for a minute and watched the blonde pound furiously at her keyboard before knocking again. This time loud enough to make the girl yelp.
"You okay?" she asked. Lucy just let her shoulders sink and shook her head. "I'm going out for drinks with my team from work. You wanna take a break and come with?"
Ever knew that Lucy rarely drank, but she could see that the woman needed to get out. Thinking that a change in the scenery and socializing would help her unwind, she agreed to go. Besides, it gave her a reason to dress up in something cute since she'd never met her roommates and she didn't want to disappoint. When they got to bar, Ever pointed out a table with three men standing around it. The tall blonde spotted the two women and waved them over.
After introductions were traded the blue-haired man leaned forward, staring at Lucy. "Ever didn't tell us that her recluse of a roommate was a cutie," Bickslow teased.
Evergreen was about to reach across the table and slap the man but Lucy placed her elbows an the table and rested her chin on her hands. "Ever told me that you were actually kinda funny, but I'm not impressed," she jabbed with a smirk on her face and her eyes narrowed. Bickslow laughed at the blonde and the two hit things off.
Lucy wasn't quite sure how he'd done it, but Bix had convinced her to let him buy her a drink which ended up being a few. She was a lightweight and it didn't take much to get her tipsy. Sarcastically thanking Bickslow, Ever collects her roommate and bids the men goodnight. He offers to take Lucy back to his place and receives a smack from the woman.
When the two get home, Ever helps Lucy strip down and gets her into bed. The blonde thanks her for taking her out and then falls asleep. She wakes up the next morning and takes the aspirin that had been left on her nightstand. Lucy reaches for her phone and opens her inbox to read a text from an unknown number.
"Good morning, cutie.
Hope the headache isn't too bad"
-Bix
Lucy types a quick reply and smiles to herself. She doesn't remember giving him her number but he was fun to hang around and definitely wasn't averse to seeing him again.