Bradin stared in astonishment at the female across from him. He watched her eyes, as they seemed to be reading his, following the same story he had just read. He heard a small gasp escape her lips, and then she covered in mouth in shock.
"No way.. Bradin Westerly?" She asked, her eyes opened wide. He was speechless, but quickly cleared his throat and found his voice.
"Lily Peters?" He managed to ask, in the same confused tone that she had. Her stunned, gaped open mouth soon closed, and Bradin watched as it formed into a sincere smile.
"Wow. This is such a coincidence, I haven't seen you in forever!" She exclaimed, raising her hands up in the air. He smiled and shook his head, still amazed.
"Yeah, I know. You sure haven't changed" Bradin said, eyeing her up and down once more. His eyes moved to her chest. Oh yeah, she changed. She smirked.
"Well, you have. Look at you- bleach blonde hair, a nice tan. You could pass as a surfer" She said, with a smile. He let out a small laugh.
"I could, considering I am" He said, and watched her cheeks turn red with embarassment.
"Oh, so you surf now? I didn't know somebody could just go from bouncing an orange ball up and down to trying to balance themselves on water" She said in her somewhat high pitched voice, that seemed to make Bradin smile everytime she spoke. He began to open his mouth to speak when one of the girls from behind Lily beat him to it.
"Uhm- Lily? Sorry to break up happy time, but we've got to get going. We've got facial appointments" A skinny brunette piped up, pointing back and fourth between her and the other blonde that was next to her. Lily bit her lip.
"Oh well, you guys can just go. I'll call you later" Lily suggested, and watched as the two girls gave her a final smile and exited from the small surf shop. Then she turned back to Bradin, giving him a sweet smile.
"This is so weird. How long has it been.. 2 years?" She asked, leaning against the counter, giving Bradin a better view of her assets. He gulped and concentrated on keeping his eyes on her face, and nodded shyly. He moved his elbows to the counter as well, leaning against it. Their eyes were locked on each other.
"I missed you, Bradin" She said quietly, fiddling with the price tag on the surf shirt she wanted to purchase. Bradin sighed and closed his eyes, trying to remember her back in Kansas.
"Yeah, I missed you too. More than you can imagine" He said softly. She smiled at him and leaned in closer, as they kept talking.
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Thinking of Bradin made Callie smile. He was everything to her, and she was so glad she met him. She walked down the busy sidewalks, bored out of her mind, and seen Jay's surf shop a little ways down. She sighed and smiled as the thought of surprising Bradin popped into her head. She walked until she reached the familar decorated door. She opened it, and took a step in but stopped when she seen Bradin talking to a girl. Talking very close to a girl. Callie's heart stopped for a split second, and she felt a small pang bite at it. She sighed. Jealous. I'm jealous. I can't be the pyscho jealous girlfriend, though. Hold your pride, Callie, she told herself. She turned her back to walk out of the shop but cringed when she heard her name being called.
"Oh hey, Callie!" Jay shouted. She closed her eyes for a minute, and slid her hand behind her back to give him a wave, and continued to walk out of the door when her name was called once more.
"Callie?" She heard Bradin's familar voice ask. She sighed again and turned around, giving him and the girl he was with a smile.
"Hi. I have to go-" Callie began, but Bradin cut her off.
"It's not what you think, Cal. This is uh, Lily" Bradin said, introducing the two. Callie gave Lily a polite smile.
"Lily, this is my girlfriend- Callie" He said. Lily returned the smile.
"Bradin, I just stopped by to say hi and now I should just get going" She said, in a small voice, wanting to be away from the both of them right now.
"Callie, please stay" Bradin pleaded. She sighed and turned around and walked back to Bradin.
"Well, Bradin. I gotta go, my mom's probably calling the police to look for me as we speak" Lily said, and added an uncomfortable, bitter laugh after she was done. She cleared her throat.
"Bradin, you have my number, call me to hang out sometime. Bye, Callie" Lily said, gave them both a bright smile and walked out of the surf shop. Bradin waited until Lily was out of sight before he turned his attention to Callie, who was standing there, expressionless. He sighed and looked at her, waiting for her to say something.
"I'm.. not angry, Bradin. Not at all. Can I just at least know who she is?" Callie asked, trying not to let her jealousy show. Bradin bit his lip and ran a hand through his hair before he straightened up.
"Lily Peters" He said quietly, and Callie repeated the name under her breath until she recognized the name, and her eyes widened.
"Yeah. My last girlfriend in Kansas".
