Catching Up With Myself

The Coffee Shop

Paige's POV

I woke up this morning with a par of dark brown eyes on my mind. I couldn't help but smile when I thought about whom they belonged to. The smile that spread across my face was unmistakable. If Mallory was here right now she would assume it was for a boy.

Emily.

Just even thinking her name has an effect on me. What am I thinking?! Ok Paige, just get up and get ready for school. For starters, you are not gay! And second, she is your MOMS friend! I turn on some music to help me get in the mood to start my day. Some Brittney Spears' 'Circus' so I can get my dance on and wake up before I shower. I find myself jumping around and singing as I gather my clothes up. Next up, 'E.T' by Katy Perry which has me wishing even more that I could dance because I love this song. After my shower I go wake Mallory so she can get ready.

As I am leaving her room I hear the text sound go off on my phone from the other room. Somehow my thoughts leave my mouth and I find myself saying "who the hell is texting me at 6am?" Being both confused and annoyed as I walk back to my room, I hear Mallory jump out of bed to follow me.

Standing in my doorway she gives me a sly smirk and starts to speak "Paige, do you have a secret boyfriend that I don't know about? Also, is he cute and does he have an older brother that I can take advantage of?"

I try hard to not run and kick her out of my room to shower but I just stand there with my phone in hand and tell her "it's none of your business Mal. Go take your fuckin' shower or we won't have time to get your coffee before school." While she knows that I'm just avoiding her question she just turns with a laugh and goes down the hall. Sometimes I feel like it's just boys and food with that girl! Everything else is just a means to impress a guy to get them…..

As I go to check my phone my eyes almost bulge out of my head. It's from Emily. I just got a text at 6 in the morning from Emily. Holy crap….uh, what do I do? It's only a text, right? I did give her my phone number after all. I didn't think she would actually use it for anything other than meeting up for the gym though. I open it to see what it says.

"Hope you have a good day -Emily

If that was all it said then how come there is a lump in my throat and a huge smile plastered on my face? What do I say back to her? Why exactly am I so nervous? I can talk nonstop and now I have nothing to say? I've never felt like this before. Emily is a girl. How can a girl make me giddy and on edge?

Just then I realized Mallory is watching me from the door again. Now she has a cocked eyebrow and a smirk on her face. It's the same smirk she had last night before we went to bed. I can tell she doesn't even need an answer to whom the text is from. I wipe my face of all expression but it's far too late now. I drop my gaze to the floor and cuss under my breath. We are both still in the middle of getting ready so she turns back to go to her room laughing. Something tells me that she knows exactly what's going on in my brain right now. Like she knows the hell taking over my head right now.

I take a few more minutes and throw on some light make up and my boots before I hear Mallory yell she's ready and to hurry up. My first class is at 8am and hers is at 9am but she likes her coffee so we always go to the Brew before school. It's only 7am but the place is unusually busy today. I always send Mal to go find us a table while I grab her coffee and my hot tea. I'm just trying to keep my place in line and not bump into anyone when suddenly I'm falling forward from a crash into the back of me. I catch myself and turn to apologize when I meet the same amazingly stunning eyes I saw in my half asleep brain this morning. My breath hitches as I just stop mid turn. I do manage a small surprised half smile as I dip my head. Suddenly I feel this overwhelming shyness that I can only say I've gotten once before, when I was interviewed on TV for a swim meet that took us to state. I feel a pressure on my shoulder as she leans in and whispers hello in my ear. I can feel my small smile turn into a full on grin as I feel her breathe on my neck. She's even beautiful at 7 in the morning. For some reason I have this urge to just turn my head and press my lips to hers. But, I know that could cause a panic on both of our parts. I just can't help my feeling right now so I touch her hand on my shoulder and whisper hello back in her ear. She blushes with the cutes smile and I can almost swear that my knees want to give way right there.