Psycho Bride

Chapter 5: The coffee shop

The next morning Derek was up early and had already left the apartment. He was going to get coffee from the little shop across the street because he needed to go somewhere to clear his head a tiny bit.

When he had gone to bed the night before he had really been thinking about what Grace and Martin said to him. He had trouble sleeping and he was beginning to have seconds thoughts about marrying Victoria.

Derek walked into the coffee shop around eight. He was thinking about what to do as he did. He was so deep in thought that he accidentally walked into a woman while he was opening the door to enter the coffee shop. He knocked the cup of coffee that she holding out of her hand. Thankfully it didn't splash on her so she didn't get burned. Derek immediately left his thoughts, "I am so sorry!" He started after he realized what he had done.

The woman looked at him, "No no that's okay," she responded with a little bit of shock and a giggle in her voice.

Derek and the woman looked at each other as they stood there in the doorway with the spilt coffee for a moment or so. She had short dirty blonde hair and great big blue eyes. She was wearing a purple and pink shirt that was covered in flowers. Her pants were tan and she was also wearing tan flats. She was very curvy but a little smaller then Derek was.

Derek has just thrown on a blue T-shirt, blue jeans, and sneakers. He was also wearing a tan jacket. He just wanted to dress comfy before he headed to try tuxedos on.

The two stood staring at one another for a moment and then Derek broke the silence, "Here let me buy you another cup of coffee," He started.

"Oh no you don't have to do that, it was an accident," she responded to him.

"No no I insist," he said to her with a smile.

Derek took the woman to the counter and bought her another cup of coffee and bought himself a coffee.  When he was given the cup he handed the woman hers. She swallowed and smiled at him,

"Thank you very much," she paused.

"Derek, Derek Hartman," He told her with a smile beginning to come across his face.

"Well thank you very much Derek, I'm Catherine Clayton but everyone calls me Kate."

"Well it's a pleasure to meet you Kate, do you want to stay and talk for a bit?" Derek asked.

Kate looked at him and then he nodded, "Okay, yeah I can stay for a bit I guess."

Derek and Kate sat in the coffee shop for well over an hour talking and getting to know one another. Derek was telling her about his life and she was telling him about hers.

As the two sat there it was almost as if Derek has totally forgotten he was engaged to someone else.
He just had a smile on his face and he really enjoyed talking to this girl for some reason. It just seemed so easy for him, "So what are you up to today?"He asked her.

"Well I have to go work," Kate paused and then got a look of horror on her face. She pulled out her phone, "Oh my god I'm late for work!" She cried out.

Derek looked at her, "I am so sorry!"

" No no it's not your fault I just didn't pay attention to the time! It was nice talking to you!" Kate then ran out of the coffee shop.

Derek watched her run out. He then sighed, it was the first real conversation that he had with a woman in a while. It felt kind of good to him. As he sat there by himself he then realized he was still engaged to someone else.

Derek took out his phone to find that Victoria had blown up his phone once again,

"Derek the time got changed to ten-thirty call Martin!"

"Derek did you call Martin?!"

"Derek why aren't you answering me?!

"Do you even want to get married to me?!

"Call me!"

"Derek!"

Derek looked at the phone and rolled his eyes. The first person he called was Martin to inform him to meet him at the tuxedo place earlier. Then he called his fiancé to inform her that he and Martin were on their way to meet her and the unknown groomsmen. Derek had a sudden realization as he drank his coffee and waited for Martin, he had changed his mind about Victoria.