With a New Face of Failure

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We frantically tried to call Toni as Roger was in his MRI, suddenly a girl walks through the door. "Hey, no fans right now." I look towards her.

"I'm family." She sits across from us. "But I am a fan." She grins. "I'm Dorine." She gets up and offers her hand. I take it and so does Kyle.

"I don't think I've met you. Are you his cousin?" I say.

"...yeah." She looks away. "I was married in." She sits in the chair next to me. 

"Oh, who's your sister or brother or cousin or whatever?" 

She bites her lip. Roger walks out, rubbing his eyes. He takes his hand away and looks at Dorine. "Dorine." He smiles and hugs her. 

"Hey Roger, how was it?" She says.

"Not bad, a little uncomfortable... But that's it." He grins and pushes a strain of hair behind her ear. "How was your day?" Okay... I didn't know he was this close with his cousins.

"Good, yours?" 

"Pretty good."

"Want to go out tonight?" 

"But you're pregnant."

"I know, to a restaurant, maybe invite the guys.... Speaking of which, where's Toni?" She looked around the room.

"He left." Kyle said.

"Oh, why?" She replied.

"He got a little mad." 

"Oh..."

"Congrats on the baby. Who's the dad?" I say.

She nervously looks at Roger. "I am." Roger says firmly. I gape.

"This is your baby's mama?" 

"Yes, please make her feel welcome." He guided her to us and then looked at me. Mouthing, 'Toni?'. I nodded, he nodded back. 

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P.O.V. of Galina

I missed Oli, well, my boyfriend. I smiled at the fact that I finally found someone decent and I know wouldn't leave me, but at the same time I don't know his whole back story. I sighed and text him to come to the coffee shop. He replied with a smile and of course. I smiled and put my phone away, before my manager came out, continuing to wipe the counter.

"Hi, Galina." An annoying voice came from my right, Manager Lou. 

"Hi, Lou." I rolled my eyes. He was almost my height, but his head went to my shoulder. He always wore goofy clothes that don't even match, color wise. Today he was wearing red, pink and yellow. 

"How's it going?" He touched my back.

"I have a boyfriend now." I smile, still remembering his soft kisses and his soft blue eyes matching his golden blond hair. 

"Just keep working on that counter." He spat. I laughed a little as he walked away. The door opens and my heart jumps, but it wasn't him. It was Cole. I gritted my teeth as he approached the counter. 

"Hey Galina. How are you?" He wore his devilish smirk. 

"Cole get out." I looked at the door for brief seconds and looked back at him. 

"Why? This is a public place."

"You can only be here if you're getting something from here. Otherwise show yourself out." I moved over to fix the pastries in the glass.