She liked the way he smiled. A crooked pull at one corner of his mouth. She tried not to focus on it, but she had always been easily distracted.
Julianna giggled again. That same knowing and short jingle of a sound. “I own here,” she replied, then made a face. Realizing what she had said. “The shop,” she corrected. “I own the store.” Eyes dropped away from him and down to his wallet, momentarily embarrassed and scolding herself for sounding so weirdly nervous. She rubbed her arm self-consciously as he glanced around the shop. Unsure of why she was suddenly so concerned what a stranger thought of her business.
She smiled when he mentioned serendipity, letting her arm fall back to her side. She may have been blushing as she nodded her agreement and pushed at her wild curls. Wishing she had left them tied back. She could only imagine how she looked to him now. Not that she had looked particularly appealing in front of the pay phone. Harried and windswept and obviously disorganized. She had to wonder what had prompted him to ask her out at all.
Another quick chirrup of gentle laughter. “It’s...dead,” she admitted bashfully when he asked about her phone. She looked back up at him, green eyes watching his face from beneath of fringe of dark lashes. The fact was unsurprising to anyone who knew her.
“I think I would consider it quite lucky to have found me in a coffee shop,” she said as her tone slighted towards playful teasing. “Certainly would make it easier to take me out for it.” Another push at soft ringlets, her hand lingered finger twisting repeatedly around on ebony lock. “If the offer still stands of course. I could treat you. For the quarters.” She was most definitely blushing now, as she forced herself to stop talking. A stream of consciousness sort of rambling perpetuated by a sudden nervousness of being reacquainted with the tall blonde.
“Oh. I’m Julianna,” she added in afterthought.
Julianna giggled again. That same knowing and short jingle of a sound. “I own here,” she replied, then made a face. Realizing what she had said. “The shop,” she corrected. “I own the store.” Eyes dropped away from him and down to his wallet, momentarily embarrassed and scolding herself for sounding so weirdly nervous. She rubbed her arm self-consciously as he glanced around the shop. Unsure of why she was suddenly so concerned what a stranger thought of her business.
She smiled when he mentioned serendipity, letting her arm fall back to her side. She may have been blushing as she nodded her agreement and pushed at her wild curls. Wishing she had left them tied back. She could only imagine how she looked to him now. Not that she had looked particularly appealing in front of the pay phone. Harried and windswept and obviously disorganized. She had to wonder what had prompted him to ask her out at all.
Another quick chirrup of gentle laughter. “It’s...dead,” she admitted bashfully when he asked about her phone. She looked back up at him, green eyes watching his face from beneath of fringe of dark lashes. The fact was unsurprising to anyone who knew her.
“I think I would consider it quite lucky to have found me in a coffee shop,” she said as her tone slighted towards playful teasing. “Certainly would make it easier to take me out for it.” Another push at soft ringlets, her hand lingered finger twisting repeatedly around on ebony lock. “If the offer still stands of course. I could treat you. For the quarters.” She was most definitely blushing now, as she forced herself to stop talking. A stream of consciousness sort of rambling perpetuated by a sudden nervousness of being reacquainted with the tall blonde.
“Oh. I’m Julianna,” she added in afterthought.
I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you.
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