Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 03:28:31 -0800
From: Don't Eat The CANCER FRY!!! <dd_sp_2201@hotmail.com>
Subject: Pure Luck chapter 2

Yea yea yea, disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer and all that other happy
bullshit. Under 18 don't read bla bla bla if illegal don't read bla bla
bla. If ya don't like it bla bla bla kiss my ass bla bla bla. A special
thank you to those who have e~mailed me with their comments. It's a big ego
boost (like I needed it =o)~ ). Anyway, on with the show.

Please feel free to e~mail any comments or questions to
dd_sp_2201@hotmail.com

~Lisa

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Chapter 2

"New Beginnings"

"Ssssssss..." I draw in a quick breath through my teeth and step out from a
warm shower into the icy cold bathroom. Quickly I throw my hair up in a
towel and wrap another around my shivering body. A fine mist has covered
the mirror so that I can only see a blurred blob of myself when I turn to
look. I decide to skip the once over and just get into some dry clothes
before I freeze to death.

Just as I get my jeans to my knees the phone rings and I have to hobble
over to it.

"He...hello?" I stutter as I trip over my own legs.

"Hey Lisa, it's Marissa. Todd wants to know if you can come in to work in
like an hour or so. Erick got sick and yacked all over the place so we sent
him home and now it's just me."

"Ummm..." I zip up my pants finally. "Sure I guess so. Hey, how long are
you gonna be there?"

"Dude, I have to close tonight. I'll be here fucking forever and a day."

"Nice...tell Todd I'll be there in fifteen minutes."

"Quality. See ya then." She hangs up the phone.

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(From Marissa's point of view)

'Am I gay? I must be something like that. I don't think I've ever liked
another girl this way before but there's just something about her that I
just can't shake. Maybe it's...'

"Hey Riss, could you go check the bathrooms. I don't know if you noticed or
not, but about twelve eight year olds just walked out of there giggling
like madd." Lisa says.

"No problem. Be back in a flash." I joke as I walk to the bathroom. 'I love
it when she calls me Riss. A pet name....hmmm I think she just might like
me. She seems so straight though. Shit, who am I kidding, I seem straight!'
I think to myself.

My jaw hits the floor when I walk in. Rose petals covering the sink. 'Wait
a second, I didn't see any eight year olds walk out, I've been watching
this place the whole time. Man I'm an idiot.' I look up and there's a note
taped to the mirror on a drink napkin. Cute.

"Riss,

Just thought you needed a little pick me up.

Love,

The Other Hostess"

I look up in the mirror and there she is right behind me. And she's
smiling.

"Did you do this?" I say and then flinch at how stupid that was. Of course
she did it. She's grinning from ear to ear and there's flower petals in her
hand. Duh.

"Nope, not I." She answers and then sniffs the petals. "Whoever did it
though, man they must be head over heels for you. What do you think?"

"I think it was totally sweet of her, but I wonder just when she did this."

"When I....She went to the bathroom five minutes ago, duh. She must have
noticed that we weren't very busy at all and took it upon herself to leave
you a little message."

"Nice slip up ya nerd..." I say just as I throw my arms around her neck and
kiss her. I've never kissed a girl before and the feeling of it sends
little electric shocks dancing through my body. Her lips press against mine
in the softest way and when I feel her tongue lightly brush my lips I
gladly open them and let it in. It's the most passionate kiss I've ever
experienced. I don't ever want it to end but just as the thought crosses my
mind I hear footsteps coming towards the bathroom. She must have heard it
too because she breaks away quickly and starts cleaning up the petals,
making small talk to whole time. Two older women walk in and smile at us,
not even taking a second look at the flower covered sink. When they come
out of their stalls they go and wash their hands, again not paying
attention to anything out of the ordinary. Then they both look at each
other, look at us, then back to each other. One winks and the other just
smiles.

"Young lovers, isn't it sweet." The blonde haired one says as she grabs the
brunette's hand and kisses her on the cheek. They walk out of the bathroom
as if nothing happened.

Lisa and I both look at each other for a moment and then burst out laughing
at the sheer oddity of the whole situation.

"Hey...haha...I'm gonna run out front and get my purse...haha." I say and
trip out of the room.

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(From my {Lisa's} point of view)

Marissa trots out of the bathroom and leaves me there with my thoughts. I
can't believe I just did this. It has to be the single bravest thing I've
ever done.

Marissa walks back in with her purse and begins to put all the rose petals
in it. She finishes and just stands there looking at the now empty
counter. I walk up behind her and put my hands on her shoulders.

"What's up babe?" I ask.

"I guess....well this is all so new and it's coming at me in such a rush my
head is spinning. I've never felt this way towards another girl before and
I'm not quite sure what to do with myself. I just....Oh I dunno..." And
with that she begins to cry softly.

I turn her around and hug her close, wanting only for her tears to melt
away.

"Shhhhh....Hey hey, it's ok. Dry those eyes kiddo." I comfort her as I run
my hand through her short, light brown hair.

She giggles around her tears. "Kiddo?" Looks me in the eyes and smiles a
bit. "Who you calling kiddo? I'm older than you shithead, remember."

"Yea, but your still kiddo to me." I joke and with that I stretch my neck
up and kiss her forehead. Not an easy task as I am shorter than her by at
least an inch.

We stand like that for a while and realize we're at work. Maybe we should
do something of the sort. I grab her hand, much like the older ladies
earlier did, and we walk out of the bathroom. Appearances aren't a problem
as we walk out, half the people that work here are gay anyway. There isn't
a soul in the lobby to seat, so I take a chair and she plops down on my
lap, resting the back of her head on my shoulder. I breathe in her perfumed
aroma deeply and sigh. Every so often my lips brush against some part of
her face and it's her turn to sigh. Her hair tickles my cheek and when I
giggle she pushes it in my face more, just to spite me. In any other job we
would have been frowned upon, but here everyone just ooo's and ahhh's at
how *cute* or *adorible* we look.

One of my favorite servers, Heidi, walks up to the hostess stand with a
stack of menu's. "See, I told you so." She says and winks at me. When she
walks away Riss just looks at me with a puzzled expression.

"Ever since I've been working here...that's what...five six months...I've
bugged her constantly to find out anything and everything about you for
me. She just likes to rub in the fact that she's always right." I say.

Marissa just shrugs her shoulders and settles back down on my lap. I wrap
my arms around her and entwine my fingers in hers. We're like that for the
next hour or so until another couple comes in.


To be continued...