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Starbucks Reverie
Date: 6/20/2015, Categories: Lesbian, Author: Charlotte_, Rating: 13, Source: LushStories
I am sitting in a random Starbucks in Orange County, found with my trusty smart phone app. I"m not really reading the report I'm supposed to be finishing, just looking around at the people here. A few cute women smile at me when they catch me looking, but so far nobody seems that interested in sharing my table. Then I notice you: pretty honey-colored hair, shoulder length, wearing sunglasses indoors, like you're trying not to be recognized. You're softly singing the melody to "Stardust", but it sounds like you sing "Starbucks Reverie". That's always been my joke; maybe I misheard it. Your phone buzzes at the cream pitcher. "Hi, I'm at Starbucks." You listen a moment. "No, I know, I just downloaded the app. My chat friend told me about it. Said it was good for finding clean bathrooms." Startled, I look more closely. Surely not; I had just been chatting with you about that online a few days earlier. You whisper, "Lush. Sometimes I'm sorry you told me about it." Pause, grinning a bit. "Not sleeping as much as I should." I stare at her. "Lady Ann?" I murmur. You catch my eye, discover me staring. "Do I know you?" "Charlotte," I say softly. "From Lush." You pause, then tell your caller, "I have to go now. Can I call you back later?" You lift your glasses, meeting my eyes. "Uh huh. Bye now." You use your eyes to invite yourself to sit at my table. "I had no idea you were here." "It's work. I'm between two conferences. This is the day off." You smile, impulsively whisper, "I have a ...