Title: The Coffee Shop
Pairing: Greg/OC
Rating: K+
Disclaimer: None of this is true. And I own none of the characters. Not one of them.
A week later Greg was back at Java Joe's. As he opened his car door in the car park a bright bolt of lightning flashed across the dull afternoon, and was shortly followed by a loud clap of thunder. Before Greg had chance to duck under the awning outside Java Joe's, the heavens opened and the rain began to lash down. Greg pulled his jacket tighter around him and dashed through the rapidly forming puddles and entered Java Joe's.
He walked towards the counter and shook himself s he spoke. "Hey Joe. What's with the weather? I just got…" he paused briefly as he recognised the woman stood at the counter talked to the waitress, Lola. "…soaked. Hey Faith, you in here again?!" He smiled as he spoke and a faint smile began to touch the corners of Faith's downcast mouth. "Yeah, I am. I come in every Friday after work; it's my little treat to myself." She replied. Joe butted into their conversation. "This girl, she need a treat today y'know, she have a rough day."
Greg grabbed their coffees from the counter and asked Joe for the two biggest slices of cake he had, before directing Faith towards the nearest table. "Come, sit, spill. What's been going on?" Faith was touched by Greg's concern and soon found herself opening up to him. "It's just been one of those days: I overslept, my car wouldn't start. Then I broke the heel on one of my new shoes and had to wear my trainers." She stuck her leg out from under the table to indicate to Greg a slightly battered pair of trainers.
"Then work was just awful and I got yelled at for no reason. And now? Well, now it's raining!" She smiled briefly at her own little joke before she continued. "Well, at least it's Friday now, it's the weekend, and I'm in my favourite place, with a gorgeous cup of coffee, some yummy looking cake, and a great listener." She indicated Greg with her fork before tucking into the large slab of carrot cake in front of her. Greg watched her eating and smiled, it was amazing what a good cup of coffee and a slice of cake could do for the soul.