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~Tea-riffic Dates~
That morning Madison rose early to watch the sunrise on her balcony & do a bit of yoga before her cafe date. Was it a date? Like a date date? What did Carter think of her? Did she sound foolish last night? Did he think she was weird? These were the many questions that went through her head during her supposed yoga meditation, during her shower, while she picked out her clothes & on the walk to the cafe.
Truth be told, she was only half engaged in the conversation w/ Carter because she was so nervous. Those damned questions kept bouncing around in her head that by the time they sat down at a table, she felt exhausted. Her heart was pounding & her knee bouncing anxiously.
Looking at Carter was just as hard this morning as it had been the night before. What was she expecting? That she’d wake up & think he wasn’t as cute as she imagined? Maybe that’s what she hoped. But… in the early 8am sun, he looked even more adorable.
When their drinks were delivered to them, Madison happily reached out for her tea. Carter had asked her something which she only half heard, “hmm?” She asked, & brought the tea to her lips accidentally spilling onto their table.
Oh god.
Her cheeks reddened. “Uh no, im so sorry.” Quickly she used her napkin to clean the table before lowering her cup. “Umm… can you repeat that please?”
Her eyes wandered down to his outfit, then to hers. She only spent 20 minutes this morning picking out an outfit. Casual seemed to be a theme for Carter, & that’s what she intended to go for… yet she still felt a bit over dressed. A cardigan, a skirt, sandals that gave her no height (keeping her a 5ft) & a basic bag. Nothing too fancy in her book, but what did he think.
Despite not hearing his question completely, she took a guess at what he had asked. “I slept okay, how did you sleep?” It took a steady inhale to center her focus back to Carter & bring herself back to the present. Her eyes refocused giving him her full attention.
















