The first light of day breaks just as I make my way to the local coffee shop. With sleep still evident in my eyes I inhale the Los Angeles morning and take in the silence of an often bustling city sidewalk. My breath catches in my throat as I peer into the window of the unassuming chain store.  There she is standing at the counter large coffee in hand smiling sweetly as she chats with the barista. Her hair tossed up in a messy pony tail, her gym bag and tennis raquet beside her on the floor. I take a deep breath in and step within the doors and within inches of her.

            “Hey Andrew.” My voice comes much more friendly than I feel at the moment. He looks up from their conversation and smiles.

            “Hey Alice I’ll be right with you.” He turns his attention back to the beautiful brunette in front of him “Dana good luck with the tournament. Are you going to stick around for a little while this morning?”

            “Yeah I’ll sit for awhile.” She smiles at him and grabs her bag off the floor. She turns towards the tables nearly running into Alice. “Oh my gosh I’m so sorry I can be such a clutz.”

            “No worries. Glad the coffee is still in the cup.” I respond smiling at her as she makes her way to a corner table by the window.

            “Alice, the regular?” Andrew’s voice snaps me back into reality. I nod shyly still unable to speak from her near miss. “So Al what are you working on today?”

            “Oh the regular top ten plus this script I’ve been working on. So lucky you I’ll be here most of the day.” Andrews laugh carries in the small coffee house. I grab my drink and survey the room for as early as it is there aren’t many seats left.

            “Hi, I’m Alice.” I say softly.

            “Oh hi, I’m Dana.” She shifts uncomfortably in her seat for a moment, adorable really. “Did you need something?” she asks.

            “I just… well since you nearly spilled your coffee on me earlier I thought it’d be only right if you share your table with me. I promise I won’t bother you.”