Chapter 2: New Found Love

Evy sat behind her computer wondering what to do. No books have been returned yet and all she wanted to do was to see Rick and Jenny. Just as she abandoned hope again Jenny walked in with book in hand.

"Are you already done with that? You just checked it out yesterday." Evy was shocked because the book that Jenny had brought with her was the French language book that Evy let her borrow.

"No, I haven't finished it. I thought I would read it here since it seems so quiet here. I can't go to my apartment because my room mate is having a party. Is it ok with you that I read it here?" Jenny looked at Evy and could tell that she approved of her reading the book at the library.

"Sure. There are tables in the back that you can sit at if you want. Go strait down the W section and turn to your left and you should see a room full of tables. You might have to take some chairs down to sit but it's nice back there. You won't have to put up with the people coming in and going out of the library."

"Thanks. The only thing your missing is a coffee machine and some food machines."

Evy gave her a smile and Jenny walked to the room with tables and chairs. It was named, very badly, "The Reading Room". Evy didn't change the name seeing that it was originally put there by the previous owner and Evy was just to busy to change it. Soon after she had returned to sitting behind her desk at her computer, Rick walked in holding the book that he checked out.

"There are something's written in this book that I find very disturbing. Like mummification. That sounds like a horrible process. I know you're dead when they do it but that's just wrong." Rick had a look of discussed on his face. He placed the book on the desk then turned and walked to the door.

"Wait. You said that you were going to Egypt, have you been there before?"

"No. Why?" Rick was puzzled.

"I have maps of Egypt. They go into detailed city maps as well as maps of the deserts. Would you like to see them?"

"Sure."

They turned and walked toward an old desk that was covered in scratches and had shelves with old and new looking maps. Evy pulled a map down from the second shelf from the top and opened the atlas of Egypt.

"This, as you can tell, is the map of Egypt. It shows page numbers of maps of the city's in Egypt."

After a while of looking over the maps with Rick he said, "Can these be checked out?"

"The new ones can, but I am the only one that can take the old ones home." Evy let out a little giggle, "Why would you even want to take an old map home? It was stupid to tell you that I was the only one…never mind." Rick gave a little chuckle. He leaned in toward her and try to kiss her on the lips but only managed to hit her cheek. Evy had turned her head just in time so he couldn't kiss her on the lips. He walked out a little embarrassed. Evy turned to go back to her desk and saw Jenny standing in the same aisle.

"Is he your boyfriend?" Jenny asked with a little smile.

"WHAT!" Evy was shocked at this, "No. I just met him yesterday. I don't know him."

"So he's a guy that is just trying to get a little action is that it?" Jenny let out a cute giggle.

"I guess. What's so funny?"

"A total stranger comes up to you and tries to kiss you. You don't know him yet he is starting a relationship with you."

"It's not that funny. It's kind of creepy if you think about it long enough."

Jenny went back to the reading room and finished the book. Evy went back to sit at her desk when she heard Jenny yell.

"EVY!"

Evy ran to the reading room to find out what the problem was.

"What is it?" She came in with a look of horror on her face but it let up after she saw what Jenny was screaming about.

"WHAT IS THAT!"

"It's a mummy. You've been in this room for about a hour and you didn't know that was there?"

"I wasn't paying attention to anything in this room but my book. Anyway, I think I'm going to go home now. It has to be at least 10 or 11."

"11:30 exact. I better get home too. No telling what my brother and his girlfriend are up to. Did you finish your book?"

"Yes. I think I'll wait till tomorrow to check out another but here's this book."

Evy took the book up to her desk and put it on the cart. She grabbed her keys and was waiting for Jenny to leave so she could lock up. Jenny went out to her car and Evy turned around to lock the door. Before she got the key into the key hole Rick was running to get to her.

"Wait. I need to return these maps."

"You'll have to wait till tomorrow. I'm closing up. Sorry." Evy looked at him with sympathy. She thought that he had ran all the way to her library to return the maps and wasted it all just to hear that the library was closed.

"I thought that I should return it tonight because it has come to some close calls. I almost spilt ink and soda on this one. I don't think I'm lucky in taking good care of things." Rick was panting for breath and Evy gave in and allowed him to put the maps on her desk.

Evy was glad that he came back because she had a question about earlier today and what he did, "Why did you try to kiss me?"

Rick hesitated for a moment then looked up at her with puppy eyes, "To tell the truth, I think I have a thing for you. I know we barely know each other but I couldn't help it."

"Well at least your being honest and not saying something like 'I think your hot and just had to kiss you' that would have gotten you a swift kick in the arse." Evy looked at him smiling and noticed that he was looking at her with a puppy kind of face. She thought this was so cute and couldn't help but say, "If you want to we can go to a café I know of and get to know each other, then we will see where that gets us."

"Are you asking me out?" Rick looked at her suspiciously then smiled.

"Maybe I am, does it matter?" She gave him a sweet look then turned to go to her car, "Meet me there around 11 in the morning, we can get coffee and talk about our lives. Get to know each other and anything else we can think of." She turned and got into her car.

"Wait, what is the name of the café?" Rick didn't want to miss his opportunity to chat with a woman that he was infatuated with.

"The London Café. It's just a few block down this road. I go there for lunch. See you there." She waved and pulled out of the parking lot. She looked at the rearview mirror and saw Rick getting into his own car. She felt so silly for thinking that he had ran all the way to her library. She got home and to her amazement Jonathan was not necking with his girlfriend. Instead he was sitting on the couch drinking whisky.

"What's wrong with you? Did Sheila break up with you?" Evy had a hopeful thought that she had and was gone.

"No, I left her. She was getting to into leaving the house to see an ex-boyfriend of hers and I didn't believe her when she said that she wasn't cheating so, I broke it off." Jonathan took another swig of whisky then fell over on the couch and started to sob.

Evy felt sorry that her brother had to break it off but at the same time she was glad Sheila was out of the house for good or at least a little while. She went over to her brother, picked up his head, sat down and laid his head on her lap.

"I'm sorry it wasn't working out with Sheila but look at it this way your single again and can look for another girl to have." She gave him the same sympathetic look that she gave Rick.

"What are you talking about, being sorry that Sheila didn't work out. You hated her and don't lie to me right now, I know she got on your nerves because every time she was around you gave her that look of pure hatred. Half the time you would 'forget' to put a plate out for her during dinner. You almost always made a snide comment to her when she was trying to be smart." Jonathan gave a small laugh as he thought of how he knew his sister was smarter than Sheila tried to make herself.

"I can't help it if the woman was wrong about everything she thought she knew. She wasn't the smartest person in the world. Most of the time I assumed that she thought with those things on her chest and not with her brain. I also can't help that I am sorry it didn't work but I have a friend that might be interested in you. Do you want to meet her? I could set up something with her where you two can get together and learn something about each other. Mined you, she doesn't look like Sheila but she is still good looking, and she's smart." Evy gave him a smile. "I think I'm going to bed now. Stop drinking and get a good nights sleep that way you will be well rested to meet my friend."

"She won't meet me tomorrow, knowing my luck she won't meet me at all."

"She might, you never know. Stop being so negative and go to bed."

They both walked to their rooms and went to sleep.