Content : Romance/Friendship

In the dark food court, hidden from the lobby by a low wall, Melanie aimed for Josy’s lips, hoping for that kiss. At the last moment, Josy moved her head out of the way, resulting in Melanie’s lips missing their mark. Giggling at Josy’s playfulness, Melanie raised herself up, feeling Josy’s hand still between her…

It had been a tumultuous morning, running with Brian. He had hurt his leg and Melanie had gone to his room with him to help treat it. While there, she’d asked Brian about the website that had her pictures from the park and had only just been able to resist letting Brian take another half…

Melanie groaned. Her alarm was going off. Still half asleep, she grabbed the offending phone to turn off the noise. Slowly, she opened her protesting eyelids and looked at the time. Six-fifteen – time for her morning run. She reached out to the other side, half expecting to find someone there, but only finding emptiness,…

Melanie stood in front of the elevator that had just departed, taking Josy up to the sixth floor. She was dazed by the implications of Josy’s words, but the sound of a door closing nearby broke her out of her reverie. Melanie walked back to her apartment with a bounce in her step, a smile…