Zac's and Lou's Adventures

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“Right, of course,” Jordyn nodded quickly. Duh. “I’m good, things are good and I’m keeping myself busy,” she nodded. Not only that, it meant that the couples could have an extra eye and opinions about setting up their day. And Jordyn really did love helping them. It took her mind off of the fact that her own love life wasn’t going anywhere. “I decided to put something together after helping my cousin plan her wedding. We had a lot of fun doing it, and the ceremony and reception were beautiful. So I got a business license and saved up. The business has been a hit. Even in this modern day and age, people still want to plan the old-fashioned way,” she shrugged, thinking about who this mystery bride would be, but she reminded herself not to judge too quickly. “Do you want something to drink? Water? Coffee? Help yourself to the mini fridge.”

Zac tried to act like everything was normal. Apparently it wasn’t normal, by far. It was weird. He listened to Jo and something sunk in and started feeling bad about. “That’s an interesting turn of events”, he sucked on his lower lip for a moment, looking down. “What’s the old-fashioned way?”, he asked, trying to make small talk, that surprisingly he isn’t really good at. “Thank you, I’m okay”, he smiled at her and took a deep breath, wondering where Rachel was. He looked at the door, like it would magically happen and she would appear, just to shake the awkwardness away.

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Nick smiled at her, his blue eyes glowing with happiness. Maybe he came off as a little too eager, but he had his reasons, and it was fair to say he couldn’t help himself. After all, visiting a bookstore on the daily for the last few weeks was not exactly something he would usually do. He was an avid reader, yes, but his trips to the store were really once or twice a week or even a month based on his schedule. A grin played on his lips. “Oh, awesome,” he nodded, making his way towards the display. “I’ve been pretty good,” Nick said. “Work’s been busy, we’ve been having full days, lots of meetings, lots of good things, too,” he explained as he thumbed through the new selection and picked out a couple of books to add to the growing collection in the waiting room. “I probably look like a mess, though, I’m still wearing my scrubs,” he chuckled.

Louisa didn’t stop looking at him; how could she, anyway? Even if she was keeping it professional, there was a little voice screaming in her head. In any other case, she’d make a fool of herself and Nick would just run for his life. This is what happened in other cases of hers, as well. Not cases like in FBI: but cases as in the d-word. The event that someone supposed to go to when they like the other. As in D-A-T-E. This never happens. Her thoughts go wild, as something tells her that she might try asking him out instead: as Kate. And woah....still on a mission Lou. Still on a mission. She takes a deep breath to get in character and looks at the front door for a moment, a couple of people....that she didn’t want to come here, right now appeared. She chuckles nervously and turns back to look at Nick. “You look great no matter what; don’t let anyone tell you otherwise”, she says quickly and leans in. “Can you please go behind the counter and search something for me?”, her eyes move around the place, wherever these guys move; they’ve probably figured everything out. She lets a small gasp and pushes Nick towards the counter: “It’s a surprise...for you”, she says almost frantically.

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Jordyn’s eyes went wide, seeing her ex in front of her. She could feel her cheeks turning bright pink, a mix of embarrassment and terror as she tried to figure out what to say. “HI! Um… what are you doing here? I mean… you’re here because you need a planner right?” She winced at her own words and rubbed her temples. “I mean… hey, uh, Zac… fancy seeing you again,” the blonde nibbled nervously on her bottom lip. If her ex boyfriend was coming to see a wedding planner, that meant–no. She warned herself silently not to complete that sentence. “How– um… how are you?” she looked at him, trying very hard not to make an even bigger fool out off herself. Standing and brushing herself off, she smiling politely. She could be a grown up and make some small talk. Yeah. Sure. “So um, how can I help you?” She took a sip of coffee as she moved some things around on her desk, avoiding his eyes, and grabbing her big planner and opening it to a fresh page to jot down some notes. 

Zac watches everything unfold; Jordyn isn’t overreacting at all. He would do the same if he was in her shoes. Which he kind of was? “I was told to come here?”, he blinked fast, as he stepped closer. “I’ve been great...how are you?”, the shocked expression still on his face. He really should have contacted her before arriving back here. Things have been crazy, when they broke up; he needed to go back. “How...come and you started....that kind of business?”, he swallowed, trying to push away her last question. “Actually I’m waiting for someone to come and figure this all out”, he widens his eyes slightly, just to emphasize the awkwardness of the situation.

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Music playing around the tiny office space, and Jordyn was separated from the world around her. She was waiting for some photos to download onto her Surface so she could get her designs for her latest client up and running. Venti Starbucks was strategically placed on a coaster next to the tablet. She deserved a little pick-me-up. It was a long morning, and working from her office today instead of home meant she had time to escape doing laundry for just a little bit longer. She hummed along to the music and took a sip of coffee where she stood. Unable to help herself, she started singing along. “‘We hold these truths to be self-evident That all men are created equal’ And when I meet Thomas Jefferson--unh!--I'ma compel him to include women in the sequel! Wo--” a spin.

“FRACK!”

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Nick had always thought there was something incredibly calming about being at work. Granted, his line of work was what many people would call rather stressful. But he had been in a pretty good mood as of late–many people noticed it, actually, and Nick would just say that it was a good day. And every day–or at least, every other day, he’d make his way to the local bookstore to pick out a few selections, either for himself or a friend, and maybe sometimes even to keep in the clinic. As his patients were children, he ended up buying a boatload of children’s books he didn’t even remember existed. So as he headed home from a long day of meetings–he’d be on call that night, with no actual surgeries or other lingering appointments scheduled, he opened the door to the shop.

Contentedly, he looked around. It was a nice day, warm and and sunny. And it was clear to anyone with eyes, that he had eyes for one of the employees at the shop. He timed his visits nearly perfectly to make sure she was around, make up some small talk, buy a book or two… or five. He had introduced himself, dropping the doctor title, and careful that he was walking in wearing a clean shirt and not scrubs. But he didn’t really like to flaunt his title around, especially when he was hoping for a date, that is, if he could muster enough courage to even ask. “Good morning, Kate,” Nick smiled, walking past the counter. “How are you today?”

Louisa was about to explore just another page of books, when the bell over the door rung. And a beat later her heart started beating way too fast. She hated that; she was supposed to be on a mission. Her head was slightly raised to see who it was. Of course....it was him. He was almost there everyday, looking through children’s books; he actually made Louisa an expert in them. She smiled widely at the thought and the smile became wider as he moved towards her. “Good morning, Nick!”, she said and walked out of the counter. “I’m good, I guess. It’s just any other day. Deliveries and such. Which...by the way”, she raised her finger, and motioned him with it to follow her. “We’ve got new children’s books in boxes. You might want to check them out, before I sort them out?”, she talked, as she walked closer to a couple of boxes that she had on the corner of the book store. “How are you? How’s work?”, she asked, trying to keep it casual, while keeping an eye on the door, as if someone would appear any minute now.

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Quiet and slow days felt kind of ominous for her. Like something was going to happen. After making sure that her backup would be ready to get in, if anything happened, she strolled behind her counter and let her day begin, as a couple of customers got in. Most of them knowing what they wanted;fortunately. Checking on her suspect album, as she usually did every day, she wondered why they never got in; even if her eyes caught a couple of familiar faces passing outside the store and supposedly window shopping. On the other hand, if anything happened, she’d miss wearing that bulletproof vest under her shirt. She’d also miss brainstorming information about who can like this book or that book. Or which genre might match a teacher that wants to learn a foreign language. It wasn’t her first rodeo-this mission. But, she was sure that she was going to miss it. More than she usually misses the adrenaline.

There were also a couple of other things she was going to miss. A certain someone; as a matter of fact. Of all the places, Louisa had to be interested in someone during a mission and under a secret identity: well, the first name was different and the bookworm persona that she was totally winging it. She had a certain low self-esteem there: she could never be the right kind of bookworm when she didn’t have time to read as many books as other people did. But, then again, people seemed to like how genuine it seemed to her. Taking a deep breath and letting Lou leave for a while so that “Kate” would appear, she looked through online catalogues of books, wondering how long and hoping it would take its time for this mission to complete. Her head was raised instantly as the bell over the door rang and this certain someone walked in the store.

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Music playing around the tiny office space, and Jordyn was separated from the world around her. She was waiting for some photos to download onto her Surface so she could get her designs for her latest client up and running. Venti Starbucks was strategically placed on a coaster next to the tablet. She deserved a little pick-me-up. It was a long morning, and working from her office today instead of home meant she had time to escape doing laundry for just a little bit longer. She hummed along to the music and took a sip of coffee where she stood. Unable to help herself, she started singing along. “‘We hold these truths to be self-evident That all men are created equal’ And when I meet Thomas Jefferson–unh!–I'ma compel him to include women in the sequel! Wo–” a spin.

“FRACK!”

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Zac checked on the adress once he parked his car close by. He wasn’t completely aware with what was going to happen. He did ask Rachel to marry him but then again, he wasn’t certain they should spend so much money on the wedding or even the wedding planner. If their love sufficed, it would be enough. Rachel was going to meet him in 10 minutes and he did feel quite nervous meeting the wedding planner alone. Maybe they would give some kind of advice? He had no idea what he had to do with all of this. Once he got in, the smell of Starbucks wreaked around; or he was just used to it. Maybe he should stop drinking coffee from Starbucks that much. The music made him smile and the wedding planner seemed to be singing; something about all this felt so familiar. He let out a faint chuckle as she spun her office chair and he instantly widened his eyes. It couldn’t be: “Jo?”, he said, taking a step closer to the desk.