*ALEX*
I sauntered into the city library with a few friends. As soon as I walked in, the hush-hush atmosphere fell upon me like a ton of bricks. I guess it was probably all the conditioning I experienced as a child. Strangely, my friends had seemed unaffected. They continued talking and laughing like we were still out on the busy street. A few customers gave our group some pretty dirty looks as they walked past.
The library was huge. It was the city's main library and held resources from all over the world. I walked to the railing that circled the centre winding staircase and counted the floors. 5 stories it seemed.
We had come in because one of my particularly scholarly friends had said she needed a certain book to study for her exam. Though the rest of us were reluctant, she was a girl and she was pretty, so she got her way. It didn't help that one of my guy friends was trying to get with her, so he was quick to come to her defence. But I digress.
My friends wandered leisurely off towards the textbook section. But I, not wanting to suffer their embarrassment any longer, decided to hit up the fantasy section and join with them later.
I climbed up two flights of stairs and found myself on a rather spacious floor. Tables for studying were placed in open areas near the many-sided banister that surrounded the circular staircase. A few people wandered the isles, seemingly aimlessly, looking for books that probably didn't exist. I walked by a few study tables before something caught my eye.
Now, I've seen my fare share of hot women, but this one was a stunner. Starting from the top, her hair was a dark reddish brown that took on strawberry highlights when it caught the light a certain way. Her skin was clear and porcelain white. Her eyes were big despite the fact that they were squinted in concentration on the book she held in her little hands. She was small of build and seemed short, even when sitting. She wore a long sleeve sweater that was low cut and showed off some (fantastic) cleavage. Her jeans were dark and tight and the bottoms were tucked into some knee-high black boots with a little heel. She seemed like the epitome of a stylish university chick.
I think she had felt me staring, 'cause she looked up and locked eyes with me. I was too startled to know whether to turn on the cool or just keep walking and save myself the potential embarrassment. For some reason, I went with the former.
"Hey," I said as I smiled and walked over. She smiled back. Good so far.
"Hi," she replied. Her voice was high pitched and cute. Her round eyes, no longer squinting, shimmered an aquatic green.
At this point I was at a loss for words. What DO you say to a girl in that sort of situation. She had caught me staring, so what now? I decided to take a different sort of approach and just be honest.
"Look, I'm sorry for staring," I said in a low voice so that no one around would hear. "But that's what guys do when they see something they like. Just... I was dumb and got caught." I waited a few moments in anticipation to see how she'd take it. She seemed shocked.
"I see," she said, her surprise forming into a smile that almost seemed mischievous. "I'm not sure if it was dumb though. I kind of liked it."
Now it was my turn to be shocked. I could barely believe my ears. I'd never had a girl admit to something like that, but I shook it off.
"So.. What are you re-"
"Cut the crap," she cut me off. "You like what you see, and I like what I see. We don't need to dance around it."
This girl was full of surprises.
"Okay, fine. You're right. My name is Alex, and I think you're attractive." If this girl wanted to play hard ball, I was gonna play hard ball.
"Well, my name is Renee and I think you're... Pretty."
"Pretty, huh? Nice choice of words..." I responded sarcastically.
"Well, if attractive is all I'M going to get, then yes, you're pretty."
I gave Renee an unimpressed look. She smiled her mischievous smile in response.
