𝓐𝓾𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓷 𝓢𝓾𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓪𝓷

She couldn’t help but laugh as she shook her head and took the files to see who exactly he needed. “Records? Give me a few. Dinner? Okay.” She said as she smiled towards him then began searching for the records

“Right the case.” She said as she pulled away from him and went back to her desk. “What did you need?”

She looked at him then had him a soft smile. Yes she was still really upset about what transpired, but she knows people always deserve a second chance.

“I swear to god Austin. You have 1 chance.” She said as she looked at him not being able to hide the seriousness on her tone nor far

At that she tried to hold back her laugh as she raised an eyebrow. “Is that a promise?” She asked finally laughing a bit

Looking down at their hands together she remain quiet for a moment. Before looking back up at him. “I swear to god Austin, if you make me regret this….”

She wanted to forgive him, she really did. Her heart always felt whole when she was around him, even when they would bicker. But she was hurt, and she didn’t know if she could just forgive him so easily. “I, don’t know Austin.”

“If you care about me, you should be able to talk to me Austin.” She responded as she looked at him “You should be able to trust me”

She just watched him as she wasn’t sure what to believe. She knew he had issues when it came to his thoughts and etc, but she couldn’t help but feel hurt. “Why couldn’t you just talk to me, send me a text….i would’ve understood”

“Do you have any idea how stupid I felt. Showing up to the coffee shop and waiting. Waiting for an hour for you to never show up. Not even a text.” She reminded him as she let her eyes on his. “I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt. I called you, texted you, and nothing”

“Scared, unsure?” She repeated as she kept looking at him, then lowered her voice so only they can hear her. “You approached me. You made a scene at the bar. You kissed me. You wanted to meet up the next morning. You. Then you just ditched me as if I was just a game to you”

“I’m not even sure I want to talk to you Austin.” She admitted as she let her eyes on his, the hurt obvious in her eyes as she tried to hold back. “But if you wanna talk, you can talk here”

“Left things?” She asked as she kept her eyes on his, a knot in her chest, one that’s been there since he stood her up. “What? When you admitted to having feelings for me, kissed me, then asked to meet up and never showed up?”

Keeping her eyes on him, she wasn’t sure what to think. She hadn’t spoken to him in a what felt like months. “And what are those motives?”

Surprised wasn’t the word to describe how Rissa was feeling. “Austin?” She asked as she reached out for the cup he offered her

It’s my favorite time of the year. Time for some coffee and my favorite coffee shop.