A/N: Ok, I didn't plan on updating, until I got a bunch of wonderful responses. So here is the next chapter. I just realized the unlikelyhood of any of these events happening, but shhh we'll pretend stuff like this happens all the time.
To Reno, happy very very very early birthday. (because I need an excuse to continue this for you)
Disclaimer: Nope don't own this yet. I don't own Learning to Breathe by Switchfoot, or the song in the chapter before, which was Love by Day of Fire.
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Hello, good morning, how ya do?
What makes your rising sun so new?
I could use a fresh beginning too
All of my regrets are nothing new
So this is the way
that I say that I need You
This is the way
This is the way
Whether Elena liked it or not, she would have to go back to work today. He had tried calling her several times over the last two days, and she let the answer machine get it. She wasn't avoiding him, no she wasn't that type of person. She was avoiding the idea of him. And it just so happened, that if he were around, so was the idea of him.
She didn't want to return back to work, she wanted to just stay at home. Which was ridiculous, because it was just a note. Just a silly note, it didn't mean anything, he didn't even see her in the alleyway. He probably didn't even know that the note existed. Or at least she didn't want him to know. It would save her a lot of embarrassment. But some small hope in her heart wished he did, so he would know just how she felt. She shook her head at her thoughts. It was thoughts like this that let her heart be broken the first time. She wouldn't let it happen again. With a resolution in her heart, she got ready for work, and left, promising to not let her heart be stolen so easily again.
That I'm learning to breathe
I'm learning to crawl
I'm finding that You and
You alone can break my fall
I'm living again, awake and alive
I'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies
She wasn't so surprised to see that he had arrived a good half hour late to work. Nothing new. She was also relieved of the nonchalant way he acted, which meant that he didn't know her feelings for him. Which was just as well, because then she could just pretend that that night never happened. With a sigh of relief she went to her paperwork, and Reno fiddled with a pen.
"Hey Laney…" He said
"What?" She said, not looking up from the papers.
"I was just wonderin…"
"Yeah?" She looked up at him that time.
"Could you get me a coffee?" she rolled her eyes and went back to the questionnaire.
"No, Reno."
"Why not?" he asked with a grin.
"Because, as you can clearly see, I'm busy with paperwork, besides you don't appear to be doing anything, why can't you get it yourself?" She asked logically.
"Because, I'm too lazy to get up right now, besides your coffee tastes better than mine." He answered back. 'God he can be so ANNOYING sometimes.' She thought.
"Fine. But you owe me." She said and went to the coffee machine. She really didn't know why she did what he asked. Maybe it was because she was courteous. Or maybe it was because she just couldn't say no to him.
She returned with the coffee, handed it to him, and went back to her desk.
"Hey Laney?" He said again.
"What now, Reno?" She said.
"So I owe you now huh?" He said, smirking.
"For…?"
"The coffee. Isn't that what you just said?" He broadened his smirk to a grin, and in a very high pitched voice said: "Fine, but you owe me."
She felt her ears redden. "I don't sound like that!" She exclaimed.
"Wanna bet?" He said.
She couldn't come up with a retort, so she forced herself to return to work.
"How about I get you a coffee?" He said, smirking. He was thinking something devious. Although what, Elena didn't know. After all, he never offered to do anything, unless it had to do with making a joke out of something.
"Thanks, but if I wanted a coffee, I could have gotten one when I was up." She said politely, not giving anything for a prank this time.
"Ok coffee it is then." He said, but remained seated. After a few moments of him not moving anywhere, she couldn't help but feel annoyed.
"I thought you were getting a coffee?" She asked.
"I thought you didn't want one." He replied.
"I don't. But you said you were getting one."
"I'll get you one tomorrow." He said.
" Reno, you don't have to get me a coffee. Besides, you're right, your coffee does taste nasty."
"That hurt Laney. Just for that, you're getting me coffee for the next week." He said, pretending her comment hurt.
She smacked her forehead, how did she let herself get into situations like this?
Hello, good morning, how ya been?
Yesterday left my head kicked in
I never thought I could fall like that
Never knew that I could hurt this bad
I'm learning to breathe
I'm learning to crawl
I'm finding that You and
You alone can break my fall
I'm living again, awake and alive
I'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies
He wasn't so sure what he was doing. He wanted to confront Elena about the note, but he didn't want to make the situation uncomfortable. So instead of telling her about the note, he decided he'd trick her into going out with him. Although he still had to figure out how coffee was involved with this.
" Reno" She said incredulously "I'm not getting you coffee for a week."
"Ok, how bout this, you get me coffee for a week, then I'll get you a dinner on Saturday." He offered. He didn't know if she realized how red her face was turning.
"D-dinner? With you?" She sputtered.
"Why? Something wrong with that?" He asked, grinning, marveling how smart he was with this plan.
"N-nothing." She stuttered "Nothing." She repeated, and smiled.
"So it's a deal then?" He asked.
"Yeah, it's a deal." He wondered briefly, if she knew how much she was beaming right now. "But I expect you to get me coffee."
So this is the way
that I say that I need You
This is the way
That I say I love You
This is the way
That I say I'm Yours
This is the way
This is the way
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Done. I hope it was as good as the chapter before it :) please review!!!