London Harmony: Small Fry by Erik Schubach

Author:Erik Schubach [Schubach, Erik]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Erik Schubach
Published: 2015-08-21T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11 – Growing Closer

The next day we spent just hanging out with each other, walking the city. She was far too sweet, always wearing that bandanna. I was to the point I knew her just from the way she held herself. When we had stopped in Hyde Park to sit for a bit I slid the thing off her head and whispered, “I know you.”

We shared another of those kisses that filled my heart then just sat there on the bench watching people pass by. The days were getting pretty cool now but I felt warm under her arm. The trickster had me buy coffee for us that morning, then at lunch time she said, “Let's get some grub. I'm buying, you got the coffee this morning.”

I swear to God that she plans those things out so I don't feel like she is giving me any charity. The one time I brought it up she just grinned and said, “What? Am I not allowed to spoil my girlfriend?” She wins. I smiled inwardly, closed my eyes and ran my fingers along her lips, I wanted to remember that smile.

We wound up back at the Archive and consumed the last of my food. Fran was eyeing my stores critically. I had a few quid still squirreled away that I could replenish a bit for nights and weekends, and I could supplement by eating more for breakfasts and lunch. I'd snag a few handfuls of saltines from the cafeteria whenever I thought about it.

Sadly, the blonde imp had to leave me after that to get back to her room to finish up her homework before the morning. I walked her down and she pulled me close by the collar of my jacket and smiled, saying, “I like this. I wish I didn't have to leave.”

I pushed her blonde hair aside and kissed her lips gently. “Scoot Small Fry, if you don't go now, neither of us will get our coursework done and we'd fail together.”

She crinkled her nose at me. “Yes, but what an auspicious way to end our continuing education careers.” I snorted, shoved her out the door, and locked it behind her. I hugged my arms around my shoulders with her on my mind and slid my back down the door until I was sitting. I leaned my head back and closed my eyes and remembered the feel and shape of her lips on my fingertips.

I hopped up when I noticed Mr. Myong at the far end of the hall, up on a ladder, replacing some bulbs. He was grinning at me. I blushed, stood and waved at the man then slid through a door into the stacks, using my aunt's key.

The next morning I snuck down early to pull a couple of retrieval requests for Fran, to make her job easier tonight. How in the hell had she entrenched herself so firmly in my heart in such a short period of time? She didn't care about my living situation and never treated me differently than anyone else.

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