I’m on my way to the employees’ room for lunch. I can’t wait to get there if I wasn’t around all these people I would run there. Why? Simple, Spencer’s back. I’ve seen her a couple of times today. We’ve exchanged smiles but haven’t had time to talk. AJ’s still on my back giving me tons of stuff to do. But not even he can ruin in my day because today my theme is Carpe Diem. At least these next thirty minutes with Spencer it is and I plan on seizing the moment on this lunch break forget the day that’s been gone.

I just walked through the door and Spencer already haves my hand leading me back out. “Let’s go out back. Lunch is on me.” She say’ holding up a bag of Tacos’.

We get outside and she walks over to a round table with four chairs tucked under it that some of our co-workers set up to play cards on their breaks. Good thing none of them break with us, were all alone back here. Spencer drops the bag on the table then leans back on it. “Did you miss me?” She says then smiles wide at me.

What kind of question is that, Of course I missed you!

I walk up and stand right in front off her leaving two feet in between us. “Yeah.” Is my only reply.

She looks me in the eyes and asks. “Yeah? That’s all you’re going to say?” What! Shouldn’t I be asking that? She’s the one that’s been gone for four days. Yup that’s right today’s Wednesday, she called off yesterday to.

“No I have a question.” I say looking at my hands that are playing with my employee I.D that’s hanging from a belt loop on my pants.

“So ask.” I look up and my brown eyes met her blue ones.

“Where have you been were there is not a phone?” I say taking a step back.

Soon as the words are out of my mouth she stands up and grabs one of my hands. “Sorry, I went out of town. It was short notice and I was rushing and forgot my phone. I couldn’t remember your number,” She stops to take a breath. “We got back early this morning. I would have called but we had school and all. I didn’t want to wake you.

“But you called here,” I say using my free hand to point at the department store building we work at. “The last couple of days.”

I know I shouldn’t be mad, I have no right. But I said I’d seize the moment and all. And that’s what I’m doing taking the moment to tell her how angry, hurt and sad she didn’t call me. I know I need to stop I’m not her Girlfriend, I’m just a wanna be.

She just squeezes my hand and smiles. “Relax Ashley, my grandma called for me.” She moves a piece of hair out of my face. “Will it help if I say that I missed you?”

Before I knew it I had leaned forward and kissed her. I don’t know if you can even call it a kiss, it was more like a peck. Yeah, that what it was a peck on the lips. But anyway my lips touch hers. I take a step back to look at her face letting go of her hand in the process. Her face was blank, no emotion. She just stood there looking at me not moving.

I heard the back door to the building open and turned around to see who it was. AJ stood in the door way motioning for me to come over. “There’s a mess in the girls bathroom clean it”. I didn’t even try to tell him I was on break, I just followed him back inside. Leaving Spencer in her daze we’ll have to talk on the way home tonight.

tbc