Chapter Two: Rainy Days...

The sky was cloudy and the rain was still lightly pouring. Walking down the street without a raincoat or umbrella Catty shivered. She looked over at couple playing in the rain, it made her think of Chris...she felt her emotions swirling and bit her lip to stop the tears from coming. Even though she was with Kyle she really missed Chris, she felt bad about what she had to do...she looked up and suddenly someone slammed into her. Throwing her back into the road. He grabbed her arm and pulled her to him.

A moment later, Catty's eyes shot open. Thinking back on what just happened...she had ran into some random guy, she had almost been road kill had he not saved her, then they both had lost balance and fell to the ground. Catty noticed that her arms clung around him; she told herself that she had done it in panic.

"Um," She murmured then looked up into the guy's face. She was surprised to see how good looking his was. He began to get up and he grabbed her hand to pull her up.

"Thanks—and sorry." Catty smiled.

"It's no problem," He laughed. "I ran into you after all—and got you all wet." She looked down, her sweat shirt was all wet and so was her butt. She blushed.

"Oh gosh," Catty murmured, she was now freezing.

"Can I buy you a cup of coffee?" He asked.

"Excuse me?" She said looking up.

"Coffee? I mean it's the least I can do after bulldozing you." He smiled showing off his great smile. Catty would have been an idiot to say no...but what about Kyle? She frowned, it was just a cup of coffee not a date! And besides she owed it to the guy who saved her from running into a moving car.

"Sure." She nodded.

The place was called The Bean Scene, it had three couches, a bunch of tall tables and a small stage where people where singing, dancing or reading.

"Go ahead and sit, what would you like to drink?" He asked as Catty sat down on a comfy couch. After she told him he walked towards the counter and went and got it as if he owned the place. Shrugging Catty looked at the coffee table close to her. It had a few magazines but mostly little packets of paper. She picked one up and read through it.

"It's a skit." He said, reaching over the couch and handing her a steaming cup. He sat beside her, sipped his coffee then pointed to the stage. "We have people regularly perform skits or plays sometimes and they provide scripts in case others want to participate in one."

"That's cool." Catty smiled, enjoying the thought of bringing the daughters here one day. Tianna would love to go up there with her and act out some dramatic part. "Do you work here or something?"

He nodded, "Yeah, my aunt owns the place."

"Really?" Catty asked and set down the coffee trying to find the place where the actors where.

He nodded, "Yeah has for seven years."

Catty wondered why she hadn't ever seen this place before. She looked up at him, he was watching the stage. He had blond hair and brown eyes very handsome, his body long and lean.

He caught her staring and she quickly looked down at the script.

"I'm Chase," He laughed. "Chase McDermont."

"Catty Turner." She replied still looking at the script she couldn't seem to focus on any of the words.

"Catty." He repeated, as if wondering what it would feel like to say it. "I like it."

"Thanks," Catty replied feeling like she needed to do something with her hands, she grabbed for her coffee.

"Strange name though," He commented.

"I guess so," Catty shrugged, "I always liked it."

"What's wrong?" Chase asked. She looked up confused. What had she done?

"What do you mean?"

He pointed to her amulet; it was glowing against her chest.

"Oh it does that time to time." Catty murmured and put in underneath her sweatshirt. She looked around the café, wondering if any followers were around. She noticed a moving shadow in the corner.

"Do you want me jacket? You must be freezing?" Chase asked unaware of her wandering eyes.

"Uh, sure." She said not paying attention. She noticed someone familiar get up and walk to the bathroom. He placed the jacket around her shoulders, surprising Catty.

"Thanks—I am gonna go to the bathroom for a second." She smiled then got up from the couch.

Catty pushed open the bathroom door and watched one of her best friends looking at herself in the mirror.

"Serena what are you doing here?" Catty asked.

"Same reason you are." She replied smiling at her. Catty raised her eyebrow, she highly doubted that.

"Really, I ran into some hottie on the street and we had coffee." Serena turned towards Catty, her eyes telling more that her mouth.

"Serena!" Catty shook her head and looked at her appearance. She looked horrible, her brown hair was flat and her sweatshirt was completely wet and clung to her. Catty smiled that Chase's jacket was around her.

"Who is he?" Serena asked sitting on the counter.

"No one." Catty told her. "I am with Kyle remember?"

Serena nodded clicking her tongue ring. "I see, so why are you here with him?"

"We collided on the street, I was about to hit a car but he saved me. And he offered me coffee and I thought I owed it to him." She shrugged. "That's all."

Serena nodded once again.

"Who are you here with?" Catty asked.

"No one." Serena hopped off the counter and quickly washed her hands.

"Stanton?"

"Maybe." Serena looked indifferent about it. Catty nodded slowly and followed Serena out of the bathroom but then Serena was gone.

"Catty?"

Turning Catty nearly rammed into Chase again.

"Oh hi, um, I have t go." Catty told him. "I am meeting some friends at Planet Bang tonight and I promised that I would meet there before and get ready."

"Oh." He seemed disappointed. She felt irritated by it, why were guys so let down if they weren't constantly around girls? Besides, she thought, she shouldn't have even been there with him. She would have hated to see Kyle with another girl at a coffee shop.

"Yeah, so see ya later." She ran out of the coffee shop and didn't stop when Chase called her name.

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