How It Begins

Jodie sat at her usual table, her coffee beside her as she worked. This paperwork had to be done by the time her lunch break was over or her boss wouldn't just threaten to fire her this time.

"Shit..." Jodie cursed, erasing the mistake she'd just made. At this rate, she'd be out of a job by tomorrow. Placing her head in her hands, her elbow knocked her coffee off the table and heading towards the floor. She turned sharply, swearing loudly, but another hand had already caught her coffee.

"Um, you dropped this?" A woman in leggings and a windbreaker held it out to her, smiling.

"O-oh, yes! Thanks so much!" Jodie smiled, taking the coffee from the woman and placing it down on the table gently. "Sorry about that.."

"Why are you apologizing? You didn't do anything wrong!" The woman said with a small smile.

"Oops, just a force of habit! Sor-" Jodie cut herself off, covering her mouth, blushing. "Almost did it again!"

"It's alright!" The woman laughed and held out her hand for Jodie to shake. "Hi, I'm Fiona,"

Jodie shook her hand with a grin.

"Nice to meet ya, I'm Jodie!" She gestured to the seat across from her. "Care to join me for coffee?"

"I thought you'd never ask," Fiona replied, sitting down across from Jodie, beaming.