Hey guys! Sorry for the late update, but I'm a college student, I work, and I have been sick for the last week. I may suck at updating on occasion, so I'm apologizing in advance. Also, I am shamelessly plugging my car into this chapter because it is my baby and I want it to be Misty's baby as well. So, without further adieu, here is chapter ten :)

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The day that Misty had been waiting for was finally here...and she was running late. She had been unable to close up her shop at the time she had wanted do to the random influx of customers. Wednesday's were usually fairly slow which is why she choose them as the day to do inventory and such, but today something was different. In the last couple hours, she had close to thirty people in her shop. This wouldn't normally seem like much, but they had come in, one after the other, and each had their own needs that required Misty's assistance. When she finally finished with the last customer, it was getting close to 12:30pm. She and Cordelia had decided to meet at the park in which they had met around 1pm, which only left her with thirty minutes to freshen up and get there on time. And in her current state, covered in dirt and other plant matter, she needed every minute.

She hurriedly locked the door to her shop, flipping the open sign to closed, and rushed upstairs. She didn't really have time to shower, but after catching a glimpse of herself in a mirror, she decided that it was in her best interest that she did so. She showered in record time, barely giving herself time to dry before she was yanking on a light sundress and scrambling to find her shoes. She was hopping around her apartment with one shoe on, searching for the other, when her phone dinged. She spotted her shoe and grabbed it before she proceeded to search for her phone. She found it buried among the throw pillows on her bed and turned the screen on, seeing a new message from Cordelia in bold print.

Cordelia: We are leaving shortly. Should we plan to meet by the pond?

Misty: Sure, that sounds great! See you soon!

At this moment, Misty checked the time. "Shit," she murmured when she saw that it read 12:53pm. She bolted across the loft, only stopping to grab her bag and her keys, before heading out the door. She took the steps two at a time, only stumbling once to her credit, and hurried to the back door of the shop. The back door led to a small parking lot and she knew that she was going to be late if she walked. New Orleans wasn't always driver friendly, but she decided to take her chances. She fiddled with her keys until she found the right one and walked up to her car. Like most things in Misty's life, it was old enough to be considered an antique. It was the first thing she had purchased on her own and she was damn proud of it. In her mind, it was a classic piece of American history and also her baby. She unlocked the doors to the '66 Mustang and slid into the driver's seat. She turned the key in the ignition and the car sputtered to life. She revved the engine a few times until the car relaxed into a low purr and back out of her parking spot, turning the lengthy hood toward the main street. She waited until there was a clearing in traffic before peeling out onto the street and driving in the direction of the park.

After a short five minute drive, she pulled up to the main entrance of the park. She search for a place to park and finally settled on a spot not to far from entrance's walkway. She put the car in park, pulling on the emergency brake just in case, and opened the door. She slid off of the red vinyl seat and closed the door behind her, making sure her door was locked before she headed into the park. She walked the short distance to the pond before checking the time, 1:04pm. She looked around, figuring she had beat the other woman there, before she saw a familiar figure squatting down near the water's edge. Misty stopped to observe the woman for a moment before making her presence known. Cordelia looked to be dressed rather casually, jean shorts and cream colored tank top adorning her figure. Misty then noticed the little blonde who was also standing near the water. She appeared to be throwing bread into the water for the few ducks that were gathered there. What struck Misty the most was the way Cordelia watched her daughter. She had the most loving look plastered on her face and Misty couldn't help but wonder if a similar gaze would ever be directed at her. Before she could take this thought too far, Misty decided now was a good time to make herself known to the two blondes in front of her.

As she was approaching them, Olivia turned around and spotted her. "Misty!," she shouted before racing over to the curly haired blonde. Misty only had a few seconds to prepare herself before the small body collided with her legs. Misty leaned down and hoisted the girl up to rest on her hip. "How are ya doin' little one?" she asked. The little girl in her arms smiled at her, "I'm good," she stated. "Just 'good'?" Misty asked and the child nodded. "Well, we are just going to have to make that good into something great, now wont we?," Misty continued. The girl smiled again before nodding. Misty looked over in Cordelia's direction to see that the other woman was no longer kneeling by the water. She had stood up and was dusting some dirt off of her legs before she looked up and smiled in Misty's direction. Misty returned in full force before making her way over to the woman, Olivia still in her arms.

"Hey Miss Cordelia," Misty said casually before setting the girl down. Olivia made her way back over to the pond to feed the ducks the last few pieces of bread she had left. Cordelia blushed, which seemed to be a common occurrence when she was in the presence of the other woman. "Hey Misty," she replied, "glad to see that you finally made it," she added with a smirk. Misty glared playfully back at her, "I was only a few minutes late," she said, "it's not my fault you got her early". Cordelia smiled back at the woman, "I'm just kidding. We actually only got her about five minutes ago. Olivia just couldn't wait until you got here to start feeding the ducks," Cordelia added. "You wanna sit over there until she's finished?,"Misty asked, pointing toward the bench she had been sitting on when they first met. "I figured if y'all haven't had lunch yet we could grab something from one of the vendors around here in a little while," Misty added. "That sounds good actually. We didn't have a chance to get anything before we came over here," Cordelia replied as they made their way over to the bench.

They sat down and continued to watch Olivia as she finished feeding the ducks. As she gave them her last piece of bread, she turned around to see where to other two women had gone. When she found them she looked back at the ducks one more time and gave them a small wave before making her way over to her mother and Misty. When she reached them she hopped onto the bench between the two and asked, "What are we going to do now?". "Misty thought that we could go get some lunch, how does that sound?," Cordelia asked. Her daughter nodded eagerly and grabbed both Misty and Cordelia's hands, practically dragging them off of the bench. They headed toward the sidewalk that surrounded the pond and Misty couldn't help but smile to herself. She looked down at Olivia and then up to Cordelia and she couldn't help but think that this felt right. She knew that they had some heavy topics to discuss, but right now, she was just going to enjoy the moment and fall a little harder for the older woman beside her.