JULIE'S POV

With an hour to spare before my first lecture, I decided to go and see Tom and work. Entering the empty shop, I leaned against the counter and waited for him to come out. Minutes past before I could even hear him.

'So anyway, these strings will sto- Julie!' he exclaimed, causing me to swirl round on the spot. I looked over the counter at him, my breathe being stolen by the figure next to him. Tony.

'Tony, this is my girlfriend,' he said, walking around the desk. He put one arm over my shoulder and turned to face Tony.

'Hey, nice to meet you.' I wasn't sure whether I wanted to punch, kiss or run into Tony's arms. He smiled at me, a knowing look in his eyes. I pretended to fangirl a bit (which was humiliating to say the least) and finally bagged myself a hug.

'Don't you have a lecture?' questioned Tom, taking the string off Tony and putting them through the cash register.

'It's not for another 40 minutes or so.'

'Hey, if you want, we could grab a coffee?' offered Tony, grinning.

'Uh, sure, I'll see you later Tom!'

'Bye, Jewls!'

As soon as we were out of sight, Tony burst into a fit off giggles, holding his gut as he did so. 'Sorry,' he said as he calmed down, 'Julie the fan girl.'

'Shut up,' I scoffed, nudging him with my elbow.

'How are you? It's been a long time...'

'I'm okay, how's life on the road?'

'It's lonely.'

Silence fell. We continued to walk for another 20 metres or so before going into a small coffee shop we always use to visit. I got seats whilst Tony got our usual, or what was our usual anyway. He took a seat across from me, placing the two mugs down on the table before putting a pastry in the centre.

'You look thin, I'm worried.' He took the pastry and ripped it in two, 'halfers?'

I nodded, taking one half off him. 'Are you still going to the group?'

'No,' I said in between bites, 'Tom would probably get suspicious.'

'He doesn't know?'

'No, he wouldn't understand.' I swallowed and dared myself to look into Tony's eyes. Instantly, I felt myself falling into them, his smile drowning me completely. He edged his hand closer to the centre of the table, the other gripping his coffee. I glanced at it briefly, you have a boyfriend, I told myself. Don't wreck everything, Julie. Tony will have to leave sooner or later and you know it.

'Do you have your lip pierced?' he smiled, leaning over the table a little to get a closer look. 'You do! That's hot.'

'I can see you're into your tattoos, got plenty,' I replied, looking at his bare arms which were covered in beautiful pieces of art. One in particular caught my eye - it said 'When miles break hearts, stitch them up with the turning of wheels' and had a tiny road twisting round the 'W'. Following my eyes, he caught on to which one I was looking at and covered it with his hand, face slightly red.

Sighing, I took a sip of my Hot Chocolate before drumming my fingers on the hot mug, searching for something to say.

'So, how long are you in San Diego for?'

'A month,' he said quietly, as though he didn't want me to hear. 'What are you studying at university?'

'I'm doing physcology,' I glanced down at my phone to see there was only 15 minutes until my lecture began. 'Uh, I better go actually, thanks for the drink and the pastry, it was nice seeing you.'

'You too,' he said loudly as I rushed out the door, carelessy slinging my satchel over one shoulder.

Notes

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