ACRID DESIRE

She stood, handing change and a bag of treats to a customer. She was so focused that she didn’t notice who walked in, but he sure as hell noticed her. He stood at the line stealing glances at her, and to him she was the most beautiful girl he had ever met. “Good morning, what can I get you?” she smiled, asking the next customer. She couldn’t help but take in the small features of his face. The short dark hair, captivating hazel green eyes, the freckles scattered on his nose and cheeks. In all, he was simply gorgeous. When he didn’t respond, she called out louder “uhm sir” shaking him out of his day dream.  “Oh yeah, can I have a chocolate mocha cupcake and a coffee to go please?” he asked, flashing her his infamous cheeky grin.  “That will be $4.64 please” she smiled.     He place a five on the counter, she turned and reached into the show glass and grabbed a chocolate mocha cake. Placing into a small box, and grabbed a cup of coffee.

       She ignored him “blueberry is also a nice option too, or do you prefer strawberry or butterscotch? And maybe fondant on the outside? It has a great look” He was about to say something, but he was interrupted by the blaring of his phone. He fished the phone out of his pocket and answered it. “What?” he asked gruffly. “I’m in a very important meeting” She snorted.                                               "Just postpone the meeting” he said “I’m occupied at the moment, and please no more of those damn press tours” She was curious about the phone call. Was it his personal assistant? Secretory? She thought. Even when they were in a relationship, Brian had always been really private. “Just twice a week,” he said, frowning “I can’t promise you more than that...Sure” He ended the call and shoved his phone back in his pocket.

  Staying at the hospital was like hell to Brooklyn, she had only been there for like two days, and it already felt like forever. She was just glad that she was going to be discharged today, that was what the doctor said anyway.     Tegan came in as early as seven in the morning with chocolates and flowers, apologizing for not visiting her sooner. He stayed with her till twelve pm before he dashed out, promising to be back an hour before her check out.  Dr. James hadn’t visited her since last night, and it was almost time for her to go home.   She stayed in the room waiting for Tegan, who was downstairs, taking care of the bills.   She almost leaped off the bed when Dr.james walked in with Tegan, and they seemed to be in a serious conversation.  “Hello Brooklyn,” he greeted her “I can see that you’re ready to leave”    “Yes” she smiled.  &nbs

  “Anyways, why aren’t you at your party?”  “Because, I don’t really care about parties".he shrugged.“Why did you throw one then?” she asked, and he took a step towards her. “Once in a while you need to throw one, it is kind of a necessity".She rolled her eyes.“Wow, it must be really had” she said “just in case you didn’t notice, I was being sarcastic".   He laughed.  It was rich and deep, just as she remembered. “You haven’t changed you know” he said, taking another step towards her. He was much closer now, and the fact that she was alone with him made her even more tense.  Her stomach were literally in knots.“It is getting really cold out here,” she said, wrapping her arms round herself to make it more believable “I think I’m going to head back inside". 

 After the second ring, her phone dinged, indicating a new message. Kamryn : why aren’t you picking my calls?                                                                    Kamryn: is everything alright?                         Kamryn: I’m on my way.    She groaned when she read the last message, exactly what she was trying to avoid. Brian was on his way to her house, he was going to see her bed reddened, and he was going to make a big fuss about. Just great.    She threw her phone on the other side of the bed just when Tegan walked in. “Hey, what got you panties in a twist?” he asked as he sat beside her.  “Brian is on his way”