A/N: Hey guys I am so sorry I've been gone for so long. My laptop has been in and out of repair. And second year of college is proving to be a pain in the ass. But I got this idea in my head. And I absolutely HAD to write it. I finished it in a few hours so it may not be that great. But I hope you like it. I promise I will get back on the Deal as soon as I can.
You know your stunning
Absolutely stunning
And I'm running always running
It had started when Spencer had to go to the coffee shop closer to her place. The first time she ever entered she ordered her coffee and saw the most beautiful woman she had ever laid eyes on before. Ashley herself was hurriedly waiting for her coffee. Picking it up from the counter she turned and saw a beautiful Goddess of a blonde looking her way. The blonde ducked her head down immediately embarrassed she had been caught staring. Ashley began walking towards the door she was going to be late if she didn't hurry. As she passed by the blonde looked up and Ashley smiled at her before she kept walking. Spencer smiled back, blushing slightly at the way the brunette had looked at her.
"Spencer?" The woman behind the counter called holding up her coffee to go. Reaching for it she thanked the lady and walked out. She would most definitely be returning to this coffee store.
And now I'm crying
You know only cause I'm caring
Ashley berated herself as she drove away to her meeting. Why hadn't she stopped to talk to the beautiful blonde who was looking at her? Why was it that all she did was goofily smile at her? Why didn't she ask for her number? Say hello? Ask how she was doing? She would go back tomorrow. She prayed the blonde would be there again. She went to the meeting and didn't absorb much. All she could think about was this blonde. Her smile, the way her eyes sparkled, the cute way she looked down when she was caught staring. She thought of what she could say to the blonde, but even in her mind she was stuttering , fumbling over her words.
Spencer sat in her office pretending to read the file that was just put on her desk. She had even put on her glasses to add to the act. In reality she was thinking about the brunette. The way she smiled at her, the power she felt between them when they made eye contact. Why didn't she say hi to her? Maybe wave? The thought of speaking to the brunette however already made the blonde nervous.
And if you were more daring maybe you'd stop staring
And come over and talk to me
Ashley left her house a little earlier this morning. She entered the coffee shop and for the first time had her coffee "for here." She sat down by a table where she got a good view of the front door and the line and sipped at her coffee.
Spencer parked her car and locked the door as she walked into the coffee shop she noticed the brunette was there already. She was sitting at a table, and when she realized Spencer saw her looking she ducked her head into her newspaper. The blonde tried to hold back the smile of just how cute that was. She ordered her coffee and sat at a table a few feet away with her files spread out in front of her. Occasionally she felt the brunette's eyes burn into her. Other times she would look up to find the brunette working on the crossword puzzles in the newspaper.
Day One.
And tell me about how you've been waiting patiently
And how you tried but I just turned away
And I'll say, "yeah well you know, I'm shy that way"
The coffee shop music played on as they sat at their individual tables sneaking peeks at each other. Wondering whether to other had returned to the coffee shop for the same reason they had. Did she want to see me? Or maybe she just really likes their coffee.
Spencer peeled off a post it note from the pad and stuck it on the budget proposal she was reading. She wrote down a side note on it and continued to review it. Looking up she saw the brunette hastily duck her head down again.
Ashley started working on the Sudoku's in the morning paper and looked up to find the blonde watching her. She fumbled with her post its and frowned as she jerked her head back down to her papers. Smiling she silently cheered for herself. Maybe she stood a chance with this beautiful woman.
Day two.
Shy that way
Shy that way
Maybe I'm shy that way
As time went on both realized they had to be going soon. Neither wanted to move, but surely enough Spencer's assistant called to warn her that the big boss man was not in a good mood today. Gathering her things Spencer stood from her table. The brunette was looking up at her, she smiled shyly and began to walk out. The brunette smiled back just as shyly before the blonde turned hesitantly. Ashley couldn't help but watch her. That there. She thought, that there is the girl I'm going to fall for.
You know she's stunning
She's absolutely stunning
But she's always running
But I'll catch up to her...
Ashley checked her watch and swore to herself. Standing up she walked over to the counter to the lady standing behind it.
"Hey Marsha?"
"Yeah honey?"
Ashley had been a customer for some time now.
"That blondeā¦do you know her?"
"Ordered the same thing as last time. Says her name's Spencer."
"Spencer." Ashley smiled at the way the name rolled off her lips. "Thanks Marsha. Have a good one."
"You too Ash."
Ashley was too caught up in her own world to reply.
The way she keeps her distance
Keepin my interest
So I'll keep it consistent
As she drove to work Ashley thought of the blonde walking way. She thought to herself. The way Spencer walked away. Ashley didn't remember the last time a woman had captivated her so. The last time a woman had made her speechless. Two days and she hadn't been able to utter a word to Spencer.
Spencer entered the office grumpy, it had been a pretty good morning. Seeing the brunette first thing in the morning was definitely a way to put a smile on her face. Pulling her away from that to listen to her boss yell at everyone and anyone was not. She sighed heavily and thought of the brunette smiling up at her as she walked away.
Day Three.
Maybe someday, someway, somehow, sometime
We'll get together and we'll break it down
The next morning Ashley was at the coffee shop as soon as it opened. Carrying two paper cups back to her table yesterday she placed one on the table the blonde had sat at yesterday. She grabbed a sharpie from her purse and wrote, "Good Morning Spencer," on the cup. Sat down with her puzzle page from the newspaper and waited.
The door's rang as the bell over it rang signing the entering of a customer. Ashley looked up from her puzzles. She smiled radiantly at the blonde who looked back and smiled at her. Spencer noticed the coffee and cocked her head in confusion. Ashley noting how cute the blonde was confused gestured silently to the cup and watched as the blonde raised her eyebrows, smiled and walked toward the table. Sitting down she read the message on the cup. A look of confusion on her face for a second as to how the brunette knew her name. She pulled out her files and post it's again.
And I'll ask, "why you gotta be so shy, why you gotta be that way?"
Well maybe, baby, I like it that way
They smiled at being in each other's presence as they both set out to work again. About 5 minutes in Spencer scribbled on a post it note and stuck it firmly on Ashley's table. Leaving the post it note pad on the brunette's table.
"How did you know my name?"
Ashley read and smiled. She grabbed the post its and wrote in her sharpie.
"I know Marsha. Hi. I'm Ashley."
She stuck the post it back on Spencer's table. They smiled at each other again.
They both resumed to their work. Ashley looked up again. Grabbing the post it notes she wrote legibly. She stuck the note on Spencer's table and watched as the other women giggled and blushed. Spencer grabbed the post it pad and wrote something in response that made Ashley smile.
They spent the morning exchanging notes until they had to leave for work.
They gathered their post it notes and both spent the rest of the day reading over them and giggling and smiling to themselves. Over. And over again.
Day Four.
Shy that way
Maybe I, like it shy that way
Maybe I love you so shy that way
It was Spencer who arrived earlier today. She figured it was her turn to buy the coffee. Asking Marsha what Ashley usually got she sat down at their usual tables, she wrote on Ashley's cup, "Thanks for the coffee yesterday."
Ashley arrived and was surprised to see a waiting blonde and a coffee cup. Sitting down she pulled out her newspaper and her post it notes. They smiled mischievously at each other.
And so it began. They scribbled on, using post it after post it. Too shy to talk.
"Do you want to know something?" Ashley stuck her post it note on top of her last one.
Spencer smiled, she looked over and nodded to the brunette.
Ok, I'm shy that way...
The next post it was ready by the time Spencer had nodded. Ashley reached over and stuck to firmly on the table right on top of the paper Spencer was reading. Her hands moved back revealing the words.
"You're beautiful."
Day Five.
There's always too much talking
And I wanna just keep walking
It was a routine for both women now. They picked up their briefcases, slip on their shoes, and grab a pad of post its heading off to the coffee shop early in the morning. They sat next to each other silently communication. They laughed loudly at what was written at times. Spencer sometimes jokingly pushed Ashley for things Ashley had written down to tease her. They sometimes spent minutes staring at each other smiling. Never saying a word.
It was now on a regular basis that Ashley told the blonde she was beautiful.
A post it note from Spencer was put across the brunette's Sudoku.
"Can we hold hands?"
Ashley smiled at how adorable the blonde was. Looking up she saw the blonde nervously holding out her hand. Smiling she joined their hands. They both beamed at how wonderful it was for them to merely hold hands. They kept their fingers interlocked for the next half an hour. Ashley would scrawl messily with her left hand as they kept the post it notes coming.
The first post it note put on Spencer's table: "Your hands are soft."
The second post it note following it immediately: "It's nice. =)"
Spencer giggled at the brunette.
Marsha smiled at the two of them serenely from behind the counter.
Day Six.
And I keep staring, baby, keep staring
Though I may not know the right things to say
I'll get it out to you one day
They arrived as usual Spencer was buying today. They now raced each other to the coffee shop, a little game they played. Spencer barely got work done in the morning anymore, she didn't' really care. As for Ashley she didn't even bother bringing the newspaper now. As long as she had an extra post it note pad on her. The first thing they did was write a "Good Morning beautiful" note to each other. Then they linked hands. Ashley scrawled with her left had once more.
"Thumb war?"
She smiled childishly at Spencer. The blonde giggled and nodded and they began to duel.
At times they had to write a few consecutive post it notes to tell each other things, but it didn't matter to them. Ashley had the upper hand in there thumb war at some point, but it seemed like Spencer was holding back. The second Ashley thought she was bound to win the blonde unleashed her powers and won the match. Ashley pouted childishly.
"IT'S NOT FAIR" She scribbled down and showed the post it note to Spencer. The blond giggled and grabbed her pen.
"Hey! I won! Fair and square!"
They giggled together. They checked their watches. The time had come again. Every morning the dreaded time would come for them to go their separate ways to work. They wouldn't see each other again until tomorrow morning. They smiled sadly at each other writing out their sad goodbyes.
"I'll be thinking about you all day." Ashley placed her post it note in front of the blonde.
Spencer read it and smiled. Giving Ashley an endearing look as she put on her jacket. She pulled out her post its. "I will too." And drew a little heart next to her words.
Ashley watched as Spencer walked out the door. She smiled to herself at how lucky she was to have met Spencer. Thinking about the past few days Ashley grabbed her post it note and wrote down something. She ran out the door into the parking lot.
"SPENCER WAIT!" It was the first time she was spoken to Spencer. The blonde turned around shocked.
Ashley ran up to her and presented her with a single post it note.
"Can I kiss you?"
So there they were two women in the parking lot of a coffee shop sharing the love they had nurtured. They held tightly to each other as if they were frightened that gravity would pull them apart. A close mouthed kiss, but a sweet sweet one. They memorized this moment as it was etched into their minds. The way they felt upon each others lips. The way their hands grasped onto one another. In that moment, two girls who had shared nothing but slips of paper were the only two people in the world.
Day Seven.
