Infatuation- Chapter 3

Piper's eyes were watering with boredom as her professor drawled on about the dispute between Newton and Leibniz in her Calculus history class. She glanced down at the watch on her wrist, only fifteen minutes left. She was due to be meeting Polly and the other girls at the small coffee shop on campus. Piper discreetly pulled her phone out of her pocket and started scrolling through her messages.

Group chat

Lorna: Guys, where are you? Aren't we meeting now?!

Brooke: Give me 10 mins, I've lost my purse lol -.-

Lorna: Hurryyyy I'm on my own!

Polly: Me and Piper are in lectures, we won't be long

Lorna: Don't worry, I've made friends! ;) We're sat by the window, come join when you get here :)

Piper chuckled to herself before slipping her phone back into her pocket. The majority of people they had been introduced to at college had come from Lorna's incredible 'friend-making' skills. Piper envied the confidence that the short brunette possessed. She spun her pen around in her fingers as she contemplated how much easier college would be for her if she just bit the bullet and made the first move.

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"Piper!" Polly pulled Piper into a hug- Piper hated the dramatic ritual that ensued every time she was greeted by Polly. "Hi" Piper murmured, "You ready to go?"

"Yes! I'm so excited to see who Lorna has met, I hope it's those guys from the other night- the Australian one was so hot!" Polly exclaimed.

Piper nodded in half-hearted agreement.

They made their way through campus to the little coffee shop that was situated on the quad. The campus looked beautiful in the afternoon sun, the leaves on the trees were starting to shine gorgeous tones of yellow and brown as a result of the oncoming fall. Polly was practically skipping ahead of Piper now, shouting over her shoulder for Piper to hurry up.

When Polly burst through the door of the coffee shop the bell above the door chimed. Piper followed closely behind her and was greeted by the strong scent of coffee beans and fresh pastries. Soft music was playing over the speakers and some students were huddled in a group reading quietly in the corner of the room.

"Guys! Hey… Piper… Polly… Over here!"

Piper and Polly turned simultaneously towards the sound of Lorna shouting their names. She was sat next to the window with three other girls. Piper saw Polly's shoulders sag in disappointment as she realised that they would be accompanied by females and not males. Lorna was beaming at them when they approached the table. It was only when she got closer that Piper actually paid attention to the other girls sat on the table. The girl sat next to Lorna had blond bushy hair and big brown eyes- Piper recognised her as the number 4 who had been show boating at the soccer game. Next to her was a short dark girl that Piper didn't recognise. Lorna introduced them as Nicky and Poussey. Polly sniggered at the second girl's name resulting in a cold glare from Poussey.

An awkward silence enveloped the crowd. Looking around the table Piper noticed that they still hadn't been introduced to one of the girls. A tall dark haired girl was sat at the end of the table. Her beautiful pale skin accentuated her bright green eyes that were bordered with big black framed glasses. Her dark hair fell way past her shoulders in loose curls. She was wearing a black t-shirt that was rolled up at the sleeves. The girl looked up at Piper- who blushed when she realised she'd been caught checking out the stranger. The dark haired girl smirked when she witnessed the reaction she had on the blonde girl staring back at her.

"Vause, refill?" Nicky stood up and gestured towards the coffee bar, the dark haired girl fought to drag her eyes away from the blonde in front of her but reluctantly followed her friend to the bar.

"Was that the soccer captain?" Polly asked, "Alex wasn't it?"

Lorna nodded in response as her eyes followed Nicky's every move.

Piper took a seat next to Poussey. Piper decided that she liked Poussey, they talked about her father's military career and her chest injury that had kept her out of the soccer team last year. When Alex and Nicky returned to the table Piper struggled to focus on what Poussey was saying, it was like Alex was demanding her attention without saying anything at all.

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Piper's skin was golden brown, this together with her blonde hair made her blue eyes appear even more beautiful. She was wearing a white off the shoulder top, Alex was staring at her exposed neck when Nicky kicked her under the table.

"Hey Vause you might want to pick your jaw up off the floor before someone trips over it".

Alex smirked at her friend before distracting herself with the latte in front of her.

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Lorna and Nicky exchanged numbers when they all stood up to say goodbye.

As they were about to leave the coffee shop Nicky suddenly stopped.

"Oh hey, I almost forgot! Vause is having a party tonight after practise, you guys wanna' come?"

"Of course!" Lorna replied enthusiastically before anyone else had the chance.

Piper glanced over at Alex who smiled back at her, the smile alone made Piper feel as though she had just received an electric shock to the chest.

Piper didn't know anything about this girl but suddenly Alex was all that occupied Piper's thoughts.

A/N- Thanks for the feedback so far it's greatly appreciated! Please keep reviewing and letting me know what you think. Next up: The Party- who's ready for one on one Vauseman scenes?!