One More Summoning

Chapter Twelve

Cole

As D walks out the door I walk up to the counter. She waits there for me, she's smiling a friendly smile but there something else about it. God she is so beautiful. She shouldn't have to work. She should just be at home laying in bed naked waiting for us to get home. I don't even know what to order and I don't really read that's all D. I'm more of let's get out and have fun kind of guy. This is totally not what I normally would do, but I'd do just about anything if I got to be around her.

"What can I get for you?"

"I'm not sure. Any recommendations?"

" Depends on your likes and dislikes. If you like hot coffee, cold coffee, lattes, etc., or maybe tea or a refresher drink. If you like muffins or cupcakes. Or if it's about books that's a whole other thing." She has a slight giggle in her voice at the last few words.

" Surprise me. You seem like the type to be trustworthy." I give her my best smile.

" Oh, I can't do that there are to many options. I have a hard time deciding myself."

Oh, so she doesn't like picking either. Good because she doesn't have to pick between us. She gets all of us.

"How about this, I'll pick the type of drink and you go with it from there yeah?"

She nods her head in agreement.

"I'll have a refresher. I don't like mango or banana. Other than that I'm good. And I like muffins and cupcakes so whatever you think would go best with the drink."

She rings me up and I pay, then I find the table I know D definitely sat at. It's got all the view points we need. I pull out my laptop, needing an excuse to stay all evening, and begin acting like I'm working. I kind of am. D helps with the tech stuff, Bash helps with organizing the tours and such, all that's planning just seems like a drag, unless its planning a date with my princess over there then I'm all for it. Arch and myself, we are like the pack mules. We move the equipment and instruments and such. We also work on the merch. The logo. Stuff like that. But we all four work on writing songs together. We each have our own ideas and write them down then we pick one day a week to come together and write.

I'm typing my ideas out for a couple new songs when she brings me a strawberry refresher and a vanilla cupcake with strawberry icing. I smile, it's like she already knows me. I love strawberries the best out of all the fruits.

"How did you know?"

"Know what?"

"That I love strawberries."

"Educated guess. Most people like strawberries and it wasn't one you named off that you didn't like."

"Well thank you. And thank you for bringing it to me but I could have came got it, my legs work just fine. Next drink and cupcake, how about you leave it on the counter and I'll come to you and get it."

"That's... It's really okay. I bring everyone their drinks and cupcake or muffin."

I tilt my head at her trying to figure out how she can wait on everyone else but not seem to care for herself the way she should. She smiles nervously before she tells me if I need anything to let her know and walks away.

Hours pass and everything goes smoothly. I get quite a bit of work done as well. It's getting closer to the evening now. I know I will have to make it look like I leave soon. Hopefully I catch her stalker tonight. I don't like the thought of someone stalker her or scaring her. I know we are also stalking her but it's different. I know we wouldn't hurt her and we are not giving anything away that we are stalking her. She has no indication of us.

The bells chime letting us know someone has enter the shop for the millionth time since I've been here today. I look up and see a girl with crutches coming inn the door. Katerina hurry's to help the woman. She so kind. Just another reason to fall for her. She helps the woman to a table closest to the counter. They hug one another with big smiles over their faces. I can hear them talk from where I'm sitting. The woman is Mia, I'm taking she's the best friend. Katerina is getting onto her for not being at home resting, that she's in no condition to walk her home. Now that's a friend right there, but she should really be home resting she couldn't help Katerina if she needed to.  Their conversation goes on for a bit in between Katerina waiting on customers.

"I want to hear everything about the concert."

"There isn't much to tell."

"Bullshit. You drunk texted me saying you were at their hotel. Now spill."

"I can't go into details, I'm at work."

"Oh come on, I need something here. I didn't get to go with you because of this." She points down towards her leg.

"Okay. Okay. Geez." She giggles. God her giggle is so cute. I just want to tickle her to hear it again and again, and kiss her all over. "Long story short, I got to go backstage, per their request. Then they invited me to go back to the hotel room, and obviously I'm not going to say no. Anyways, one thing led to another," she lowers her voice to a whisper but I can still hear her. "I slept with all of them and my god they are gods. I woke up the next morning, left and came home." She shrugs her shoulders then gets up to help a customer.

"Okay I'm coming over after you get home just so I can hear this in the long detailed version. But I got to run right now, I've got a hot date." Mia wiggles her eyebrows at Katerina as she rises to her feet, putting the crutches under her arms.

"Only you would still get laid when you're down for the count for a while." Katerina points to her leg. While they booth go into a fit of giggles.

Her friend leaves and I stay until about thirty minutes until closing. I go down the ally beside the shop and wait. By the time I get into the shadows , Sebastian is there in all black with the hood of his hoodie pulled up onto his head and tosses me mine. I slip it on and we make small, quite chit chat about everything I've found out. I tell him more about how she looked and smelled and acted than anything. I tell him about her friend Mia, and how Katerina didn't tell her our names and doesn't seem to plan to. Like that's her little secret information, and she plans to keep it to herself for the rest of her life.

We waited until we hear her come out of the shop and lock the door, then giving her a minute or two before we come out of the ally and start to follow her. The knocking never came. Her stalker never came. We follow her all the way to her apartment. She doesn't live far from the shop but still. We wanted to know where she lives and to make sure she got home safe. Once we know shes safe inside, Sebastian calls D and gives him her address to see if she has cameras at her house too. She doesn't but that will be fixed tomorrow while shes at work.