The Unexpected

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Leahs POV

After that one day me and Jennifer spent together, things were so different. She was acting weird. I was acting weird. She still got me my Starbucks but it wasn't becoming an everyday thing anymore. Just a few times during this week. We barely talk whenever she'd drop off Veronica. She just seemed in a hurry to leave and when she'd pick her up, she waits by the door and just give me a small wave while waiting for Veronica. I have this weird feeling. I do and don't regret having sex with her that one day. That was only the third time we've done it. Well..my second with her. The last time was just me pleasing her.

I have the weirdest feeling and I keep saying in my head that it was meant to be best for us to not be a couple and just be friends. But what if it's the other way around and I'm just fucking it up even more? What if we are meant to be and me breaking up with her and distancing for her, staying as her friend is the wrong thing? This is why I hate overthinking. I don't even have the right friend to talk to about it. I feel like she's my only close friend. I never ranted to her but I feel like if I did, she'd understand.

But now I'm talking to that Clarissa girl I supposedly met at the bar. We had followed each other on Instagram already and she's stunning. I find it crazy that she may like me. We're going on a date tonight. It might be bad that I'm going a whole week after I just had sex with my ex but whatever.

I dressed up simple but pretty. I wore dark blue mid-waist jeans with a white fashionable tank top which has the fabric going all the way up to my neck but completely shows my back. I threw on my gold necklace and kept my hair down. I didn't do heavy makeup though. I'm not trying to make my first date with her that special. Sounds rude but I'm just still recovering from everything that's happened.

She picked me up at my place and then she drove to this outlet mall. It's pretty huge. I've been here a few times and it looks gorgeous right now because it's almost night time and all the pretty lights are on.

"So I reserved for us to eat once we get here. We can go walk around after" she says. "Sounds good" I said nicely. We go in and get seated right away to our booth.

"It gets so crowded here on the weekends. It's crazy!" I said. "Yeah I know right?" She says. I smile a bit and look down at my menu. It's starting off slow. We've texted a lot but this is the first time after that one night that we've actually hung out.

"So tell me more about yourself. I know you mentioned that you're a teacher?" She says. "Oh yeah! I'm a kindergarten teacher. I'll be at the school I'm teaching at for one more year then I'm switching to another one because you know...better pay" I said. "Right right. That's good! How do you deal with the kids everyday? Don't you get irritated?" She asks.

"Yeah I did at first but I teach my kids every year how to act under my classroom roof. They've learned how to be less crazy" I giggle.

"Oh cool!"

"Haha yeah.. what about you? What do you do?" I asked. "I'm currently a realtor but I'm still taking school courses so I could have other options. I'm the type that wants more than just one job" she says confidently.

"Oh wow. What type of courses?" I ask.

"Well I'm interested in criminal law and into becoming a lawyer. Weird to combine that with realtor shit but.." she shrugs her shoulders. "That's and lot. That's amazing" I said. "Thanks haha"

"That's why you have that Tesla" I said because she literally picked me up in a Tesla but I tried not to act impressed. "Yeah. Worked so hard for it" She says. "How old are you if I may ask" I said.

"27..you?"

"24" I said. "Not bad. Three years younger than me" she says. I just smiled back. I'm always the younger one. Jennifer is older than me by two years. Clarissa is older than me by three.

"If you have anyone interested in buying a house let me know!" She says. "Oh sure I will. I don't know any at the moment but I'll reach out to you" i said.
We just continued talking about what we do and about ourselves. I barely have things to talk about on a first date when I have stuff I don't wanna reveal out right away. I haven't even revealed my biggest subject about my life to Jennifer so who knows how long it'll take me to tell whoever ends up deeply in love with me.

After we ate we just walked around the outlet mall.

"All these kids!" She says as we passed by this kids play area where they're all screaming, laughing and just having fun. "Do you like kids?" I ask her. "Eh maybe in the future with the right person but right now I'm still working a lot. Looking for the right one.." she says.

"Hmm" I just nodded my head and looked over to where the kids where at while we continued to walk around it. It reminds me of my little student Veronica. I miss her. I just saw her yesterday but whenever it's the weekend and I'm busy, it makes it feel like it was a while ago.

"They're so loud though" Clarissa says. "Yeah" I chuckle. As we continued to walk around and jump from store to store, we just enjoyed spending time together. It was pretty chill. She's a funny girl. I know I'm funny too. I just know I am naturally. She's different too. Something I'm not used to but I like it. Since into different things that I Leahs thought was weird which is one thing we don't have in common. I have yet to learn more if we have things in common.