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On Thin Ice (Crossfire & 1Hawkeyes)

"Nope, I'm not doing too much! I'll take you over there." Alex stood, held her notes and folders under her arm, and crammed her pens into her back pocket. She called out a "Thank you!" to the service team as they exited the restaurant.

"It's real easy to get to the store, you just..." and Alex explained the easy path as she led him on it. They walked the few blocks, talking and exchanging stories as they went until they finally made it to the store.

It was a large sports outlet, so even though hockey supplies were rare in California shops, this one had just what they needed. Cole explained some of the rules of hockey as Alex listened intently. She had never actually sat down for a hockey game before. Once in a while when she went out to dinner the bar area would be playing a game and she would catch a glimpse here and there. Other than that she never watched hockey, but wasn't opposed to it either.

Cole paid for his gear and they returned to campus.

"Look out online for your biography- it should be up by next week," Alex said with a smile. Most people liked to read their own biographies. Heck, she was proud to get her own on the staff portion of the newspaper. Who wouldn't be?

"I, uh, guess I'll be seeing you around then?"

All-in-all, Cole seemed like a great guy. They clicked so quickly and naturally, it was like a breath of fresh air. Alex thought he was cute, funny, and incredibly kind. Knowing of the breakup he just went through, she wasn't intent on making any moves, or even asking him for his number as friends. Not that she didn't want it, but she didn't want him to be uncomfortable.

On Thin Ice (Crossfire & 1Hawkeyes)

"It sure does!" Alex agreed with a bright smile.

Alex looked at the address and thought. "Yeah, that's not too far from here. It's actually only a few blocks down, about a fifteen minute walk. I can explain how to get there, or I can show you myself if you'd like." She didn't have much to do the rest of the day, except for getting a bit of a head start on the next chapter for her bio class. The article wasn't due for another couple days, but it wouldn't take too long to finish.

On Thin Ice (Crossfire & 1Hawkeyes)

"Dang, I'm really sorry about that," Alex said. "I'm not really so upset about it anymore- at least I don't think. Karma is a b, so she'll get what's coming to her eventually."

Alex looked down to her watch. Yes, she still liked to wear a watch even though they were pretty much obsolete to use for telling time. She liked watches because she could take quick peeks at the time without having to pull out her phone. It was especially handy when she didn't want to seem too rude about checking the time. Glancing at her watch was much less obvious than pulling out her phone. Upon checking her watch, Alex found that they had been here for almost an hour and a half! Were they really talking that much?

"Can you believe we've been here over an hour?" Alex asked, unable to keep the surprise out of her voice, "Is there anything you have to do today? I don't want to hold you up from anything."

On Thin Ice (Crossfire & 1Hawkeyes)

Alex saw the waitress's sly smirk and shook her own head, just as amused. Even when she worked in customer service she tended to assume every man and woman eating together was on some sort of date unless they looked related.

She listened attentively to Cole's talk of his stories. They seemed interesting and she would be willing to read them if he were willing to share. But she let him continue to talk about his poetry. "Oh yeah, relationships ending bad are... Well it's the worst."

Since Cole gave a bit of his own history, Alex figured she'd give some of her own. "I had a nasty breakup a couple months ago. My ex, we were going really strong, you know? We'd been together for such a long time, we even played around with the idea of getting engaged. That was all until I found out she was cheating on me the last year or so of our relationship. I had no idea! I never saw her as the type to cheat but oh well."

Need For Speed: The Race Begins (Private)

"Thank you," Adelfa repeated and sipped at her water. She liked relaxing with Blake. It was nice.

Long Beach, A City In Need

@Ceta de Cloyes That suuuucks. My grandma ended up accidentally using up our Wi-Fi for the month so it's a bit hard for me to get on too. XD Plus since holidays and finals are coming up I don't expect everyone to be posting very consistently. So no worries!

On Thin Ice (Crossfire & 1Hawkeyes)

Alex chuckled as soon as the blush rose on his cheeks. "No, no, don't worry! When I interview people I like to make conversation as well. It helps them get comfortable, you know? And plus you seem like a really nice person, I've really enjoyed talking to you so far."

The waitress came by and dropped the check. Alex didn't dare check it, as Cole said he would pay and she believed it was rude to check it if you weren't the one paying. "Really? Poetry? Can't say I'm not surprised. You don't seem like the kinda person. What are your short stories about?"

Long Beach, A City In Need (A Vigilante RP)

@rocketrobie2 There should be room for one more. The link is on the previous page.

Need For Speed: The Race Begins (Private)

"Water would be nice, please," Adelfa admitted. She hadn't realized how dry her mouth had gotten.

On Thin Ice (Crossfire & 1Hawkeyes)

"Oh yeah, that makes sense. I almost went for an English major before I realized I would probably end up broke and jobless or as one of those miserable high school teachers who clearly hate their job." With that, she polished off the last few fries, glad the restaurant seasoned them well. There was nothing worse than an unseasoned fry, except maybe a reheated fry. Once more she forgot the main point of their meeting and continued, "I don't know, maybe one day I'll write a book. That would be awesome."

"What do you like to write?" Alex questioned, doing her best not to talk this poor guy's ear off.