"I'll have a latte and a blueberry muffin Sam," Mimi ordered.
"Coming right up," Sam said getting her order.
As she waited, a pair of hands wound up over her hands. "Guess who?" Rex whispered softly into her ear.
"Hmmm well this one's a toughie! I know, it's Brad Pitt!" Mimi joked. She turned around to face him.
"Close but no cigar." Rex's stomach felt like it was doing back flips. "You already know she's your secret admirer. Ask her out already!"
"Rex, why are you looking at me like that?" She couldn't help but notice that dopey smile on his face.
"Why didn't you tell me before? It's been driving me crazy."
"Rex what are you talking about?" she asked puzzled.
"C'mon Meems. Don't play dumb. I know about the letter," he answered. "I see what she's doing. She's trying to play hard to get."
"Rex I'm not following. What are you talking about?"
"I know that you're my secret admirer," he admitted.
She burst into a fit of giggles. "What did you say?" she asked pretending she hadn't heard him correctly.
"I know you're the one who sent me the letter saying that you like me."
"No I'm not." This brought on another fit of giggles.
"Why are you denying it? You're wearing the red sweater." He couldn't understand why she found all of this so funny.
"Rex, I never sent you any love letters."
"Well if you didn't, then who did?"
"Why don't you explain me the whole story?" she suggested.
"Look, I found a letter in my locker today telling me to check my e-mails. When I did, there was a letter from some girl claiming to be my secret admirer. Belle suggested that I meet her and she said she'd wear a red sweater so that I'd know who she was," he said quickly.
"So you saw me with a red sweater and you jumped to the conclusion that it was me?"
"Um, pretty much," he said embarrassed. He had just made a complete fool of himself in front of the girl of his dreams. "I guess I got stood up. She never showed up," he said disappointed.
"Oh I'm so sorry. Maybe you guys missed each other or something."
"Maybe." He'd wanted it to be Mimi so badly but he knew now that that wasn't possible.
"Did you check your mail again. Maybe she sent you a message or something?" she suggested.
"I'm not in the mood," he replied crushed.
"Aren't you the least bit curious? This doesn't even involve me and I already want to know who this girl is."
"Alright I'll check." The say at a table and Rex signed into his e-mail account.
"Hey, it looks like you've got mail," Mimi noted at the flashing message that said '1 New Message'.
She double clicked and the message appeared. It read:
Rex,
I'm sorry. I just couldn't face you today. I guess I'm not ready to reveal my identity to you yet. But I promise that I will-very soon in fact.
Love,
Your secret admirer
"Coming right up," Sam said getting her order.
As she waited, a pair of hands wound up over her hands. "Guess who?" Rex whispered softly into her ear.
"Hmmm well this one's a toughie! I know, it's Brad Pitt!" Mimi joked. She turned around to face him.
"Close but no cigar." Rex's stomach felt like it was doing back flips. "You already know she's your secret admirer. Ask her out already!"
"Rex, why are you looking at me like that?" She couldn't help but notice that dopey smile on his face.
"Why didn't you tell me before? It's been driving me crazy."
"Rex what are you talking about?" she asked puzzled.
"C'mon Meems. Don't play dumb. I know about the letter," he answered. "I see what she's doing. She's trying to play hard to get."
"Rex I'm not following. What are you talking about?"
"I know that you're my secret admirer," he admitted.
She burst into a fit of giggles. "What did you say?" she asked pretending she hadn't heard him correctly.
"I know you're the one who sent me the letter saying that you like me."
"No I'm not." This brought on another fit of giggles.
"Why are you denying it? You're wearing the red sweater." He couldn't understand why she found all of this so funny.
"Rex, I never sent you any love letters."
"Well if you didn't, then who did?"
"Why don't you explain me the whole story?" she suggested.
"Look, I found a letter in my locker today telling me to check my e-mails. When I did, there was a letter from some girl claiming to be my secret admirer. Belle suggested that I meet her and she said she'd wear a red sweater so that I'd know who she was," he said quickly.
"So you saw me with a red sweater and you jumped to the conclusion that it was me?"
"Um, pretty much," he said embarrassed. He had just made a complete fool of himself in front of the girl of his dreams. "I guess I got stood up. She never showed up," he said disappointed.
"Oh I'm so sorry. Maybe you guys missed each other or something."
"Maybe." He'd wanted it to be Mimi so badly but he knew now that that wasn't possible.
"Did you check your mail again. Maybe she sent you a message or something?" she suggested.
"I'm not in the mood," he replied crushed.
"Aren't you the least bit curious? This doesn't even involve me and I already want to know who this girl is."
"Alright I'll check." The say at a table and Rex signed into his e-mail account.
"Hey, it looks like you've got mail," Mimi noted at the flashing message that said '1 New Message'.
She double clicked and the message appeared. It read:
Rex,
I'm sorry. I just couldn't face you today. I guess I'm not ready to reveal my identity to you yet. But I promise that I will-very soon in fact.
Love,
Your secret admirer