Part II. When I met You

Katie woke up that morning with a throbbing head. She didn't drink last night, but apparently Sarah and Tad's hangovers rubbing on her. She stared at her digital clock, 6:10 AM, time for her morning jog. Katie rolled out of bed, fixed it before proceeding to the bathroom to brush her teeth. She made her way to her closet, searching for her jogging pants. She suddenly stopped to stare at the sun which silently crept from her bedroom window.

"Hi again." Katie whispered.

She walked slowly to her window, holding her garments. She peeked at what was happening outside her multi-million dollar condo that overlooked Wicker Park. There were people who were already up including kids with their moms for a walk. Katie smiled.

"It's going to be a good day." She said as she geared up for her morning routine.

Grace was drinking coffee in the kitchen when she saw Jessie running down the stairs. It seemed Jessie was late for her shift.

"Jess, take a breather. You'll get there. You have half an hour." Grace shouted.

"I just want to have allowances on the time. You know how I hate coming in late for work." Jessie replied as she skipped to grab her shoe on her way to the kitchen.

"Ok but take this sandwich with you. I don't want Karen to badger me for not making you eat breakfast." Grace said as she handed Jessie a sandwich wrapped in aluminum foil.

"Thanks Mom." Jessie grinned in reply.

Karen and Lily were two great moms, but Grace was definitely the coolest and the sweetest should she become Jessie's mom too. Jessie gave Grace a slight kiss on the cheek and waved goodbye as she ran out of the front door.

Katie went out of her condo and walked across the street to Wicker Park for her morning jog. As she was trekking, she noticed a blonde woman who was walking opposite her direction. For some reason Katie couldn't take her eyes of the blonde. The blonde seemed to be searching for an item in her backpack, when she did look up, she caught Katie's eyes. Katie didn't look away. She locked eyes with the blonde. Well not until she hit a pole. Katie rubbed her head. And when she saw her palm, it was obvious she acquired a small cut on her forehead.

"Great going Katie…" She thought to herself. "You could have made a better impression than that…"

When she turned around to look for the blonde, she was already on her way to Katie.

"Are you alright?" the blonde asked sincerely.

"Yes I think I am."

"I think you should have that checked. You might need stitches."

"No it's ok. I'll be fine. I just couldn't stray away from the view." Katie smiled and noticed the blonde blush as she smiled back at her.

"I'm Katie Singer by the way. I would have chosen a better way to say hi but hey, I'd take it anyway. So… Hi." Katie said as she tried to stand up.

"Hi. Jessica Sammler." Jessie replied as gave her hand to Katie to help her up.

"You don't usually go here do you?" asked Katie.

"I do. Maybe just not the same time you do." Jessie tried to wipe the blood off Katie's head, leaning to see how bad the cut was.

Katie just stood there, frozen. Those blue orbs are making it hard for her to breathe.

"She has beautiful blue eyes." Katie thought.

"… And soft hands…"

Katie closed her eyes as she tried to register this new feeling. Jessie giggled. Katie looked cute for someone who has a bleeding head. This snapped Katie back to reality.

"Sorry."

"It's alright. The wound is small and not that deep. You can wash it when you go home. You could drop by Swedish Covenant Hospital if you have time. I can clean it up properly for you." Jessie suggested as she removed her hand from Katie's head.

"You work there?"

"Yes I do. I'm a doctor."

"Aren't you too young to be a doctor?" Katie asked.

"I am. But skipping a few grades back in high school did help." Jessie smiled and glanced at her watch.

She was running late.

"I have to go. It was nice, meeting you." Jessie said as she started to walk away.

"It was nice meeting you too. Thank you!" Katie made sure Jessie heard her.

"Ok." Jessie replied with a smile so wide she was sure Katie saw it from where she was.

"Yeah… Ok…" Katie mumbled trying to suppress a big grin on her face.

Katie turned to jog again. She laughed at herself. Her heart seemed to be beating faster than it usually does. If that wasn't enough, she felt really warm and fuzzy inside.

"Jessica Sammler." Katie whispered.

"I guess you just knocked me off my feet." she shook her head and grinned as she went back to her condo.

Jessie ran to catch her bus. When she hopped on, she still had a huge smile plastered on her face.

"She looks better under the sunshine rather than club lights." She said to herself.

She then put her right palm over where her heart was.

"Don't do that…" She felt her heart beat faster by the second.

"We don't know if she really is the one for me... We've only seen her twice…" She stared out the bus window longingly.

"But I don't mind if she were."