Authors note: from now on I will write from point of view.
I was standing with a serving plate in my hand and feeling confident, Nicky and I have worked together before and this 'game' became our thing to kill time in times of boredom. This time I was really curious tho, that voice. It keeps playing in my head, like I've heard it before.
Walking past table 3 to give a blonde guy his latte, avoiding every bit of his sexy eyes which are.. not sexy at all. Then I walked over to the mission Nicky sent me on, the blonde. She is sitting at the window, enjoying the view of central park so I can't see her face yet.
"A Thai latte for a…" I didn't even finish my sentence because the blonde turned around and I'm looking right into those bright blue's. Eyes of someone I never thought I'd see again. Hell I was convinced she lived across the continent now.
"Alex?..."
"Piper.." I stumbled. "How is this possible?" I didn't know how to act or where to look. So I kept looking into her eyes and released a breath I didn't realize I was holding.
"Omg! Get here!" she pulled me into a hug, those strong hugs she always gives to me. Gave to me.. A hug which says I missed you and I love you. "It really is you, I thought I recognized your last name when I was giving my order to Nicky but I never thought it would actually be you!"
"Well yeah.., it's me" I am confused and that came out like I didn't like her being here "What are you doing here?" and well yeah while you're going, why not add more to your head in ass disease I think to myself.
"Here as in New York City or here as in this café?" she asked more timidly now, recognizing my tone. "I moved to Queens a couple of months ago. I was in the neighborhood so I thought I take a look at the new Red's" she smiled cautiously. "it's a big success" she said as she looked around in the diner.
"Ah like that" I got even more confused and a little bit frustrated, even though I don't really know where the latter comes from I continue talking "I'm sorry, I am happy to see you, really. This is just a bit overwhelming. I thought you lived in Vancouver, Canada now. With ehm, what's his name again? That guy you were dating"
"I understand Al, you know his name is Larry and I'm still with him. You were always one to hold grudges. I'll be out of your way". Piper is standing up to take her coffee to go so I grab her arm and turn her around.
"Wait, that came out wrong. I am happy to see you, I really am" I said while looking into those blue's again. "It's just weird.., you can understand right?"
"Yeah, I guess so. I can't really believe it either"
"How about this, you drink your Thai latte while enjoying the view of central park, I'll give you my number and you can text or call me. Then we'll have drinks sometime this week and catch up. Sounds like a plan?"
"I would love that" I got her smiling again as she put my number in her phone and she wrote hers down on a napkin. She put the napkin in my apron, winked by saying 'just in case' and made her way out.
'wtf just happened'
"Did you already.." Nicky began laughing
"Shut up Nickols. I'm done for today" I snapped at her while making tea for myself.
"Wow what?! You can't quit because you already met this one. Ayy! Come on, where is this Vause attitude I'm familiar with" Nicky tried to cheer me up "be my entertainment so time goes faster"
"I'm just, not in the mood okay. Let it go"
"Alright, tell me tonight on our date okay?" Nicky was confused, I could tell by her tone. That soft one she only uses for the people she cares about. "You're always pale but now you look like you just saw a ghost" she tried to joke. Well yeah I kind of just did, a ghost from the past that is.
11 pm, Alex's apartment
Nicky arrived around nine thirty and we had emptied a bottle of red wine and a bag of Doritos chips, I am searching for something a little stronger then wine and get more furious every second I can't find it for 'no reason'. 'because I can't find the damn bottle!' I snapped at Nicky, off course she knew there was more to it so she asked for a second time what was going on.
"It was Piper!" I shouted confused and angry. I didn't realize it got to me on this degree until now.
"…" Nicky was quiet, that doesn't happen a lot so I know she understands who I'm talking about. "Piper, as in the girl you moved away from. The one girl that broke your heart?"
"The one and only" I said puzzled.
"Shit.."
"Well that will be the understatement of the year. How is it possible that she still gets to me like this" the last part more to myself than to Nicky
"But what happened, did she say something to upset you?"
"No, actually she didn't say much. She was happy to see me, I was an asshole, she was an asshole. Then I gave her my number and told her we could go for drinks to catch up and then after she put my number in her phone she wrote hers on a napkin, put it in my apron and winked at me as in saying 'just in case' with her fuck eyes before walking out. Who does that?!" I exclaim irritated, trying to understand what it meant. Maybe it meant nothing, just flirty Piper excited about seeing an old friend again.
"Well I would say she got her head out of her ass and finally realizes that she has to go for you" Nicky said thinking out loud.
"She still has that boyfriend"
"What? Well that's playing with fire. But hey look at it from the bright side, you get to fuck her over this time"
But I don't want to I think to myself. I do want to. No I don't.. I don't even know anymore.