Un Ete Magique

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Chapter 2: A Hot Cup of Joe

As Alicia sat outside of the Three Broomsticks sipping a warm cup of coffee, she looked around, watching the people on the alley pass her by. She wondered if she would still recognize her old friend or if she wouldn't because Katie had changed so much over the course of the last year. When she took a sip of her coffee, she saw a familiar blonde over the ceramic rim of the mug.

"Katie!" Alicia stood, waving her friend over to where she sat. Katie rushed over to where Alicia sat, waving back with a bright smile.

"Alicia! Oh it is so great to see you!" Katie wrapped her arms around Alicia, giving her a tight hug. "Where have you been? What have you been up to? Who are you seeing? Who were you seeing? Oh I've missed you so much!" Katie sat down next to Alicia, setting her bags down at her feet.

"What have I been up to, what have you been up to? How was your trip through Europe? Everything, I want to know everything. I want to know where you went, where you stayed, what you ate, who you saw, what you did, who you kissed…"

"What just one minute. I'm sorry, but I'm not the one, gallivanting around, acting all cute and flirty just to kiss gorgeous European men," Katie shook her hands at Alicia, laughing.

"Hey!" Alicia crossed her arms and the two girls broke out into giggles. Little to the knowledge of either girl, a particular set of redheaded twins was heading their way when the twins realized who it was that was sitting there.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" Fred sat down in an empty chair at the small umbrella-shaded table, "A mini-reunion to warm the hearts of greeting card readers everywhere?" He grinned at his brother, George, as he pulled up a chair on the other side of the table, joining in on the mockery of the two girls.

"Oh yes, I can just feel all this heart-felt love, pumping through my veins. Just looking at the two of you makes me want to go 'ooh' and awe'," George put his hands on his heart, batting his eyebrows at his brother across the table before they both burst out into laughter.

"Like either of you two knuckle heads even knows what love feels like," Alicia rolled her eyes at the two familiar school friends.

"Hey, I'll have you know that I do know very much what love feels like," George pointed at Alicia, putting up a serious front, "I got to feel a bunch of love last week every night in bed!" George laughed as both Katie and Alicia hit him on the shoulder. "Hey! Don't be beating me up just because you two aren't getting any loving. It's not my problem."

"Oh you two," Katie rose, grabbing her purse, "I'll be right back. I'm going to get me some coffee," She started to walk into the shop when she heard another chair slide back on the cobblestone ground of the small café. Looking back, she saw Fred following her into the small café.

Returning back to the table-clad patio just outside the doors of the shop with Fred, Katie sat down, trying to avert her eyes from Alicia's curious ones as to why she and Fred were laughing in such a manner.

"You know something, I have truly forgotten just how good this coffee was before I left on holiday," Katie drew in another sip of the hot coffee.

"Well, I am glad that we could be around to help refresh your memory," Alicia's tone was subtly sarcastic, but hardly noticeable. Quickly deciding to intervene and meddle, she looked over towards Fred, whose arm was slouched over the back of Katie's char. "So, Fred, what have you been up to this holiday? Causing any trouble? Dating anyone?" Fred looked up with an eyebrow towards Alicia, sitting slightly forward in his seat.

"And how's asking about my love life? It certainly couldn't be you, because we all know that you secretly fancy George," He smiled as she looked away, blushing slightly.

"Well, I'll have you know that it is I that is wondering, because a certain friend of mine has just come back into town and I figured what better way to be reacquainted with the town than with and old, rather dashing looking, friend," Alicia's eyes turned toward Katie as she finished her sentence. Fred looked just as equally surprised as Katie did at that moment. Katie looked over towards Fred, not realizing just how flushed her cheeks were until he smiled softly.

"Well, how 'bout it, Bell? A night on the town with none other than yours truly?" Fred relaxed into his chair, running a hand through his messy locks. Katie looked from Fred over to Alicia, who was just as equally intrigued as to what her answer would be.

"Well, Fred, I guess I would have to say, a night on the town with you sounds splendid."