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Maxine pushed the doors open like she did every day. She strolled up to the counter and ordered the same thing she always did. But... Something felt different today. She looked around the small coffee shop and counted everyone she recognized.

She turned her head to look towards the other end of the shop, not expecting anyone over there. But, low and behold, a girl sat in one of the booths, trying out one of their new coffees that sounded disgusting to Maxine. She just shrugged her shoulders and waited for her coffee.

Once she got her coffee, she sat down in the booth right next to the new girl. As Maxine studied her, she realized that the girl had quite a few piercings. 2 on her face, and 3 on each ear. Almost immediately after realizing this, she decided that this girl was probably a risk taker and wouldn't mind making a new friend. At a coffee shop. Whose name was Maxine.

When the girl looked up from her phone, Maxine made eye contact with her. The girl waved to her and gestured that she should sit down with her. Maxine was never this outgoing and was slightly confused by this. The girl gestured again and Maxine went to sit with her.

She barely had time to introduce herself before the girl began spouting out words. "Hi! My name's Miranda! It's so nice to meet you. You looked kinda lonely right there so that's why I invited you over. Sorry I'm usually not this annoying but I'm nervous because I just got here and..." She trailed off as Maxine smiled sweetly at her.

"Hi... My name's Maxine. It's really nice to meet you too." She replied quite a bit slower than Miranda's introduction. Then, she took a small sip of coffee. Maxine didn't realize the lid was slightly popped of until... "THIS IS A WHITE SHIRT!" Maxine yelled as she looked down at her shirt dripping wet with hot coffee. "Ugh! I can't believe this. I'm so sorry... That was the worst first impression ever."

Miranda gave her a kind look, "It's totally okay! I can pay for your coffee and then you can come over to my apartment. I must have something for you to wear."

"No! You don't have to do that. I'll be fine..." Maxine persisted, even though she would like going with Maxine very much. "I insist! It's a good chance  to get to know each other a way."

"Alright... How long does it take to get to your apartment from here?"
Maxine asked, trying to wipe up coffee that was on the table and all over her. "Around five minutes, you'll be fine." Miranda smiled and went to the counter to pay for their coffee.

They walked out of the door and into the busy street. Maxine kept replaying the words "Almost five minutes" in her head. It felt like 2 hours before they got to Miranda's apartment building. They walked through the doors and into the lobby. Once they climbed three flights of stairs, Miranda turned into the hallway that held the door to her room. It was room 3J. Maxine would have to remember that.

As soon as they crossed the threshold of Miranda's apartment she bolted into her room to find a shirt for Maxine. She was throwing shirts and pairs of pants through the air whispering "No...no...not good enough...too small...WAY too small."

"Miranda... It's fine if you just want to lend me a sweat shirt or something." Maxine yelled through the door so she could hear her. "We can just wash my shirt here and then I can wear this for the time being." She walked into the room and picked up a black sweatshirt. Miranda turned away from her dresser to face Maxine, "Oh! That's fine." She smiled and started putting her clothes back.

Maxine pulled off the wet shirt that was now cold and pulled the sweatshirt  over her head. Once she got it on she looked at Miranda and her face was beet red. "Oh- I- um... Sorry." Miranda stumbled with her words.

Maxine found herself blushing too, "What are you apologizing for?" She cocked her head like a dog would. "N-nothing..." Miranda whispered and went back to putting clothes in her dresser. "Okay..." Maxine replied and sat down on her bed.

Miranda finished folding the last shirt and closed the dresser. "You have a really nice place..." Maxine complimented her apartment. "Why, thank you! It's not much but It's the only place I have. I moved in about two months ago. It wasn't easy." Miranda explained as she walked over to sit on the bed next to Maxine.

"Sounds tough... I've been here for most of my life. I have an apartment not far from here." Maxine told some of her story. They sat there and talked for a while, mostly about where they were from and what they do.

After they both got tired of talking they ended up laying next to each other on the bed. "I'm tired..." Maxine sighed and flopped onto her back. "Same here." Miranda stayed on her side and curled up more. Soon enough, the two were asleep, laying next to each other.

A couple hours later Maxine woke up in Miranda's arms. "What the...?" She whispered, then realizing where she was. She decided it would be better to wait for Miranda to wake up, and pretend to be asleep.

Not long after that, Miranda woke up holding Maxine. "Oh my god..." She whispered. "What do I do? I'm such an idiot..." Just after that Maxine replied in a croaky voice that proved she just woke up, "I don't think you're stupid... You're pretty cool." Then rolled over to face Miranda.

Miranda started blushing, "T-thanks... Should we go get your shirt out of the dryer? I'm pretty sure it's done by now." Maxine nodded and added, "I can go get it myself, you stay here." By the time Maxine had made her way to Miranda's laundry room (she had passed it once thinking it was the bathroom) she had devised a plan.

"Miranda!" she called out, "It's still wet! I'm gonna put it in for longer!" she lied. All she wanted was more time with Miranda. Maybe they could clear a few things up.

Maxine closed the dryer and turned it on, "I'm coming back!" Maxine shouted as she sprinted to the bedroom. Once she saw Miranda sprawled out on her bed she started blushing, and knew exactly why. She stepped closer to the bed and sat with her legs crossed, it took a minute, but Miranda did the same.

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⏰ Last updated: Jun 20, 2017 ⏰

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