The bell above the door rung as I walked into the coffee shop. "Good Morning, Jill!" the barista greeted me from behind the counter. "Morning, Mike. Give me my regular""You got it," he said with a smile. "One grande skinny vanilla latte with soy-milk coming right up." After a moment Mike handed me my drink. "So whats on your plate today, busy lady?" he asked me.
"Oh you know, just the usual, saving babies from burning buildings and all that jazz."
"Just a typical day being superwoman, right?"
"Of course." I said with a smile, "Well, I've gotta get going. See you later Mike" I waved to him and turned to head out the door. As I took my first step out of the door I ran right into another gentleman. My hot latte splashing all over my bright dress. "Oh my god!"
"I'm so sorry!" he said as he was picking up my cup. "Are you alright?" he asked, looking at me for the first time. His facial expression shifted from scared and concerned to a look of recognition. "Jill Richardson."
I searched his face for any sign of recognition, his eyes were the most familiar thing. They were a bright green, and they reminded me of my teenage years. "Kevin Johnson, is that you?"
"It's great to see you, Jill." He said as he embraced me quickly "I am SO sorry about your latte, and your dress." he said as he looked me up and down, inspecting the coffe stains on my new spring dress. "I will be right back, I'm going to go get you another latte." He started walking toward the counter, before turning around, "What we're you drinking?"
"Just ask Mike, he knows my order." I chuckled as I checked my watch, I didn't have much time to spare. Kevin returned a few minutes later, carrying two hot beverages.
"There you go, ma'am." He said with a smile, as he sat down next to me. "I am sorry."
"Oh, don't worry about it."
"How long has it been Jill?"
"Too long." I paused, looking at my watch once again. "I'm really sorry, but if I don't get going soon, I'm going to be late to a very important business meeting."
"That's too bad, I was looking forward to catching up with you." He gently placed his hand on top of mine.
"Uh, yeah, me too. But you know, duty calls." I said as I quickly pulled my hand away and placed it on my lap.
"You know, I've never stopped thinking about you." he slid his chair closer to me.
"Well, high school is pretty unforgettable." I noticed that he was slowing getting closer.
"Maybe we could get together sometime, you know, like old times." he grabbed my hand again.
"Maybe." I removed my hand even faster this time. I stood up, I was starting to feel rather uncomfortable. He was great in high school, popular, attractive, and smart. But now, he was just plain creep. "Well," I stood up abruptly, "I've got to get going now."
"Jill, wait." He grabbed my arm.
"Get, your hands off of me!" I shouted at him as I smacked his hand. He quickly removed it from my arm. Mike looked up from behind the counter, concern written all over his face.
"Jill, calm down." He grabbed my hand and pulled me toward the door, "I just want to walk you out."
"Let go!" I tried to pull my hand away.
"I can get you a cab." He pushed me toward the door.
"Mike! Help me!" I shouted toward him. He jumped over the counter, and plowed straight into Kevin.
"She said to leave her alone." Mike's voice was cold and harsh. Kevin tried to fight back, but Miked punched him in the face once.
"Mike, don't hurt him. I don't want you getting in trouble." I pulled him off of Kevin. Kevin stumbled to his feet and bulted out the door. Mike raced after him, but stopped once he was a few feet outside. "If I ever see your face around here again, I swear to God, I will kick the crap out of you."
Once Kevin was out of sight, Mike returned inside. I ran to embrace him and thank him for saving me.
"Thank you so much."
"I thought, you were supposed to be the one saving people? Not the one needing the saving?"
"Well even superwoman has an off day, right?"
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