Both Ash and Kat shared a look of uncertainty, unsure of how to react to the name
"Well, it's certainly quite the name..." he admitted, trying to figure out what to actually say
"How about we just call her Cute Girl? Seems like a much simpler name no?" suggested Ash
"Oh, sure sure sure, a lot shorter too." added Alex, realizing the name that she had suggested probably wasn't the best choice
"Okay well now that we've sorted out this w
hole hook-up priorities, let's get to cleaning, I gotta get home early." said Kat "Alex you clean the floors, I'll wash the dishes, and Ash you can do the tables."
After a quick nod from each one of them, they set out to work. The perks of working at a fairly small place were few, but at least there wasn't much cleaning to actually do, sure a few spills here and there, but besides a few crumbs. Well, it would probably pass the safety inspection
Unlike last time where uh... Stuff happened.
As they worked, the air was filled with laughter, smiles, and small talk, to discuss metaphors and the world was a waste of time. After what, would it really end up mattering? Their friendship was based upon coffee and flirting, and frankly, none of them would change that for the world.
"I swear to God I'm gonna choke you. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN!!" Alex argued putting her hands onto her face as a sign of exasperation
"First off, kinky. And secondly, I HAVE THE VIDEO RIGHT HERE." replied Ash right away, pointing over at her phone as she threatened to unlock it
"You bitch." Alex smirked thinking on a way to snatch the phone away from her "Kat, what do you think?" she asked, anxious to hear word from the only voice of reason
"Well..." he hesitated before answering, not wanting to anger the girl who shot you a look of death if you even thought something ill of her
"As much as I'd like to disagree..." he started to say, choosing his next words carefully "You doing that does seem like something you wouldn't mind doing."
"KAT!!!" she groaned out "Y'all suck I hope you know that." she teased
"Yeah we know." Ash admitted, hiding a little smile as she put the phone back in her pocket "But hey, I'm just telling the truth over here!"
Alex rolled her eyes "Okay fineee..." she sighed "I did it."
"Did what?" asked Ash, a smirk on her face, she was gonna get her to say the full thing, like it or not
"The thing!!!" she insisted
"What thing? I'm quite confused here." she sighed cleaning up the rest of the tables
"You suck." she groaned out before taking a deep breath "I, Alex Denre, took my socks off with my teeth and uh... Put them on my ears as I silently danced to the Macarena." she muttered, trying to hide face into her hands, utterly embarrassed.
"In her defense, she was drunk." added Kat, trying to ease her friend's suffering
"Oh yeaahh! That! It's all coming back to me now." Ash laughed, close to tears as she tried to compose herself
"Ash Corbin everyone! Truly, one of the best." she cheered sarcastically, clapping her hands slowly.
After a while of bickering, insulting, swearing, laughter and reasoning (mostly coming from Kat), they got back to work. Finishing up all the cleaning in really, less than 40 minutes.
"Well, I'd call that a fairly successful cleanup no?" Kat asked, glancing down at the plate he had just finished washing, shining to the point that he saw his own reflection
"Yeah honestly! Possible, one of our best I'd say. Plates are shining, tables too, everything's perfect! Well, except for Lexi over here." Ash admired
"Ash, you're lucky I love you or else you'd be dead by now." Alex teased back
Friendship, a true gift indeed. The truth, Dear Reader, is that Alex and Ash were the closest friends one could ever pick from. Well, perhaps not as close as her and Sofi, but that's not the most relevant. Their friendship based themselves on insults, the occasional bitch slap, and a key common interest: women. Them being the gorgeous masterpieces they are, it was practically impossible for both Sapphics to not love them.
Well, Alex did happen to love the lads, and the non-binary pals, but the gals always held onto a special piece of her heart.
"Mm sure." she rolled back her eyes before checking the time on her phone, thinking if she had anything to do that afternoon.
No, nothing.
As they packed up their stuff, Ash was sure to take a few muffins and all for Sofi, she'd always been a fan and they had an unspoken tradition of bringing her one or two chocolate muffins every time she left work
"You didn't see anything Kat..." she teased snatching away a few muffins as he rolled her eyes at her "Nothinggggg" she said in a loud Whisper as she backed away from the counter, a bag in her hand full of cakes and cookies and all that.
I mean it would've gone too waste anyway! If anything, Ash was helping out with her responsible waste reduction
"Nothing at all..." said Kat, playing along as he let out a little laugh
"Anyway guys, I'm gonna get going, I got shit to do! Bye!" Ash said as she headed over the door, waving everyone goodbye along with some peace signs.
"Bye Ash!!" they said, calling after her as headed out the door, walking back home as she put her flannel coat on once again.
The sun was out and radiated its warmth against the winter cold, of course, it was still somewhat cold but Ash shook that off, it wasn't anything she couldn't not handle. Well, hopefully she could handle it, life's full of surprises.
One thing was for sure however, she probably wasn't getting any frostbite.
Probably.
And a few minutes later, she was back where she started. In front of her was her apartment building, and in front of the building, was her.
She glanced over at her side, those orange trees again. As they sparkled brightly in the sun, showing their true colors, Ash could tell, they were far from perfect.
Yet they held such beauty, such promise of gold and divineness, it was impossible to not keep on looking.
Perfection is much more than the absence of flaws. For the perfect of the world, is nothing more than the mark of imperfect beauty. True beauty comes its flaws, and those trees served as no exception.
She walked into the building, waving a quick little hello at Mr. Bojing before getting on the elevator.
She got out and took out her keys, breathing a sigh of relief as she saw the house war indeed, not burned down, quite surprised to see that it was actually spotless! Sofi, despite being a mess in actual household chores, seemed to have something absolutely beautiful.
"Oh my God Sofi!!! This looks gre-" she sighed out as she looked around, the floors were shining and everything seemed so clean and organized…Sure it wasn’t too disorganized in the first place, but she hadn’t cleaned it in a few days
Yet she stopped herself from complimenting anymore as she glanced over at Sofi on the couch, asleep with her computer on her lap, exhausted from all the work she'd done.
"Science Girl, I don't blame you, God you're the best." she sighed as she saved her physics essay and shut down her laptop before carrying her onto the bed "I ain't even gonna complain this is the second time I've had to do this." she said, trying to hide a little laugh at the whole irony of the situation as she dropped her down on the bed, covering her with the bedsheets as she closed the door silently.
"I mean do I have anything to do? I'm pretty sure I got the afternoon off..." she muttered as she put the bag from the coffee shop in the fridge, Sofi would probably sleep for the rest of the day and she'd wake up to some of her favorite snacks
"I mean I might as well work on my essay right? Get a head start?" she muttered as she logged onto her laptop
"Now uh... What to write?" she laughed nervously, typing away at random keys.
"What the fuck is love?" she laughed nervously, typing away at random keys, trying to think of an answer.
Coincidentally, she found herself saved by the bell.
Most specifically a text.
A text from Scarlett.
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