my stupid heart don't know
i've tried to let you go
so many times before,
then wound up at your door
THIRD PERSON.
"That's odd. She's late."
"She's two minutes late." Evelyn corrected Harry, keeping her head down to focus on the task she was doing while Harry paused for a few seconds before he turned himself to the girl.
"When has she ever been two minutes late?" He asked.
"Harry. It's two minutes."
"...You know something." He squinted his eyes and tilted his head, crouching down to Evelyn's level on the floor as she shook her head, "Evelyn."
"I don't know anything." Evelyn shrugged.
"Girls night was two nights ago," he began, watching her stay silent while letting out a sigh, Evelyn about to respond to him before the bell of the store rang and their boss walked in.
Rosemary took down her umbrella while the door shut, keeping to herself as she walked through to the back of the store and past her two employees already at work.
"Good morning Rosy." Harry smiled at the girl.
"Hi," she quickly replied, walking into her office and shutting the door as Harry furrowed his eyebrows and looked back at Evelyn.
"For someone who has a party in two days over an award for her store and someone so passionate about this store... actually, for Rosemary in general, that was extremely out of character." Harry explained as Evelyn looked up at him.
"I don't know if she's ready to speak on it... that's all." Evelyn replied, watching his face slowly fall before he subtly nodded and sighed.
"Is it about him?" Harry asked.
"No."
"Okay... James?"
"No," she said through a sigh, hearing Rosemary's office door open and the girl walk over to the counter.
"Has there been any problems so far today?" She spoke up, breaking the silence between the three of them while setting up the computer screen.
"Evelyn broke a nail." Harry replied.
"I cried about it." Evelyn added on as Rosemary glanced to them with a small smile, "I'm over it now though."
"And some guy called about the store, a complaint he wanted to make, that's all." He shrugged, turning back to his task as Evelyn watched Rosemary's smile drop as she turned her head to the counter.
"What was said?" Rosemary asked him.
"Rosy," Evelyn mumbled with a frown, watching her look back at Harry who was hesitant to speak on the details of the complaint.
"He... there was an issue with his order."
"What was the issue?" Rosemary asked, beginning to work on the orders needed to be sent out that day, creating one of many bouquets.
"I don't think that matters, we fixed the issue so it's fine." Evelyn shook her head, "he was happy with the service he received so problem solved, it's all good."
"Harry?" Rosemary raised her eyebrows as the boy sighed and glanced to Evelyn.
Evelyn shook her head at him while he frowned and looked back over to Rosemary, "the bouquet was wrong, had the wrong flowers in it and he hated the way it looked."
Rosemary paused, removing her hands from the bouquet she was making with a disappointing frown growing on her face, nodding just once before giving them both a small, forced smile.
"How'd you fix the issue?" She asked them.
"Well we gave him a choice between a refund or we'd send out the correct order..." Evelyn began as Harry nodded.
"He wanted the correct order, it's for his wife's birthday. We told him we'd get it sent out today." Harry explained with a smile.
"Did you offer a discount for the next purchase?"
"...When have we ever done that?" Harry furrowed his eyebrows and tilted his head.
"You should've given him 10% off." Rosemary argued, "as an apology."
"But we've never given-"
"Next time do exactly what you did with that complaint, but add the discount for the next purchase." Rosemary explained as she cut off Evelyn's concern, "it's important I keep a good reputation for the store, especially if I win that award on Friday."
Harry and Evelyn nodded in confusion before turning back to the display they were working on, allowing Rosemary to continue with the orders for delivery.
With the store being open less than a half hour and a handful of customers coming and going, Rosemary had finished serving one of her regulars before she returned back to the bouquets, hearing the bell ring from the door.
And as she assumed the customer would be looking around the store before approaching one of the employees, the girl didn't look up from her current task, not knowing who was currently walking towards the counter she was behind.
"Hi," Miriam smiled as she stood at the counter, causing Rosemary to quickly look up and face the girl.
"...Miriam." Rosemary replied as Miriam nodded, "hi, sorry for the other night."
"That's okay." Miriam shook her head, "I thought I'd come in here as you know... Corbyn said it was too good not to."
"He did," she raised her eyebrows and looked down to the bouquet she was making while Evelyn and Harry both turned their heads to the pair, "would you like to buy some flowers?"
"I would, for you." She said while Rosemary paused and slowly shook her head.
"No," Rosemary said through a small laugh, "it's okay, I don't need-"
"I appreciated what you did the other day."
"I was crying."
"Why were you-"
"Harry." Evelyn put her hand over Harry's mouth, her eyes widened while she shook her head.
"You didn't have to invite me in." Miriam shrugged as Rosemary quickly smiled at her while nodding.
"It was raining and dark, i didn't want anything to happen to you." Rosemary explained, "I'm sure you would've done the same."
"...can I at least buy you a coffee? We can go out for coffee?" Miriam suggested with a shrug, "I can see why Corbyn loves you, you're a literal walking angel."
"Coffee sounds good." Rosemary replied.
"Okay." Miriam smiled, grabbing a pen and card as she wrote down her number, sliding it across the counter to Rosemary, "there's my number so we can arrange a day."
"Perfect," Rosemary smiled in response, "I'll text you after I finish work."
"Yep, cool. Take your time," Miriam smiled, turning herself away from the counter and headed towards the door of the store.
Once the girl had left and Rosemary returned to finishing up an order, Evelyn and Harry raised their eyebrows while staring at their boss, waiting on her to speak up with context on what had just happened.
Rosemary let out a small sigh as she looked up to the two of them, resting her hands on the counter before she shrugged, "she was a fake date the other night."
"We need more context than just that." Harry furrowed her eyebrows, "why were you crying? Why was she a fake date? You invited her in where? Why the hell were you crying?"
"Thea said some shit, that's all." Evelyn glanced to Harry as he rolled his eyes and sighed, "who is she?"
"She was a fake date to that event he had to go to," Rosemary explained, "I invited her inside his house because it was raining and dark."
"His house?"
"He was told he had to bring her to the family emergency."
"But it wasn't a family emergency?" Harry questioned her.
"If he told Randy it was because of me he wouldn't of been allowed to go," she frowned, "I went to see him because I was crying, I needed him."
"So..." Evelyn began to smile, "you're both okay again? Back on track?"
"No." Rosemary said with a raise of her eyebrows, "I don't want to ruin the friendship."
"Oh my god," Harry threw his arms up in frustration and let out a huff, "Rosemary, you two work so well as a couple."
"You don't know that, Harry. We haven't-"
"You were basically together." Harry interrupted her as she looked up at him again, "you see each other every day and don't get bored, he knows how to make you feel better and he knows every small thing about you, he works with a schedule you think makes you difficult. You'll work as a couple."
"You two do look like the perfect couple." Evelyn nodded in agreement as Rosemary smiled slightly, "I think you're both pushing each other away because you're both scared."
"I need to speak to him still."
"Speak at your party on Friday." Harry suggested, "go to a private corner and have a talk or something. Just figure it out."
"I don't want to rush things." She shrugged, "I'd rather take things really slow with him than risk not speaking to him again."
"...You were the one who ghosted him."
"She had a reason, Harry."
"But she's complaining about not speaking to him."
"If we take it slow we have time to put up our boundaries and figure things out about how we work with relationships, that's what I mean." The girl explained, watching her two employees nod in agreement.
"I think you're just confusing yourself."
"Yeah... just speak to him on Friday." Evelyn smiled at her.
"...Okay."
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corby worby
feeling any better?
rosy posy
yes! a lot better, thank you for the
other night :)
corby worby
always rosemary
corby worby
you free tonight? we could go for
dinner?
corby worby
there's a nice italian place right around
the corner
rosy posy
gonna have to pass :( see you at
my party though?
corby worby
oh
corby worby
yeah of course, i'll be there
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corbyn
does she hate me if she turns down
dinner
jack
if it's italian, yes.
zach
jack pls don't say that
jonah
jack. u know that's the one he suggested.
jack
ok we don't know that for sure
jonah
it's the ONLY food he takes her out for
dinner for
zach
not true, they went to a spanish restaurant
on one of their dates
jonah
fake date. for the media.
jack
it was their first REAL date actually
jonah
they went spanish dancing
jack
ok. ur right.
corbyn
it was italian i suggested
jack
okay maybe she's just busy yk
how she is
daniel
too busy for corbyn?
daniel
is she ok btw? why'd she call u
the other night?
jonah
oh it was rosy?
jack
who else would it be
zach
jo r u deaf daniel said it was her
calling
corbyn
she's okay
daniel
why'd she call
corbyn
she was upset, girls night didn't go to
plan
corbyn
i'd rather not get into it
jack
so she came over i assume?
corbyn
she stayed over yes
zach
stayed over?
corbyn
yes?
zach
as friends?
jack
they always do that zach
daniel
but they aren't even friends again
corbyn
we are
jonah
ok so she stayed over but you didn't cuddle
or kiss or anything did you?
corbyn
we cuddled
jonah
oh my god
jonah
you two are just messing with each other
at this point
jack
RIGHT
jack
how r u gonna say u won't be a thing
again but THEN cuddle
jack
bro get back together
zach
they were never actual together
jonah
why r u two not getting back together???
corbyn
i want to i just don't want to rush it
corbyn
and she said shes scared so idk
corbyn
i'll wait until she makes a move
daniel
rosemary is too busy to make a move
daniel
you'll just have to keep persisting
jonah
if rosy really wanted to, she'd make a
move daniel
zach
ur going to her party right?
zach
ur definitely going we're dragging u
there
daniel
in ur best suit xxxx
jonah
or would she prefer u naked???
corbyn
i already said to her i'm going
corbyn
things won't go back to how they were
with her
jack
mf you cuddle.
corbyn
yeah but this just sounds like a
friends with benefits thing
corbyn
i'm not gonna do that to her
jack
ur confusing me
zach
so ur cuddling in hopes she'll change her
mind??
daniel
change her mind on what??? she wants
him it's obvious
daniel
why else would she call him when she knows
he's at an event
corbyn
bc she was upset
daniel
and she called the boy she isn't friends
with rn?
corbyn
we are friends
corbyn
i think
corbyn
i'm trying not to rush bc i don't want to mess
things up again with her
jack
don't think you can rush a friendship?
zach
shut the fuck up jack
jonah
that friendship seems rushed
jack
shut the fuck up jonah
daniel
ok... anyways
daniel
maybe she turned down dinner bc she's
waiting until her party to talk to him
zach
why would she do it at her party when
we know she'd rather speak to him in private
daniel
idk
daniel
i'm just trying to think of all possible
reasons
jack
corbyn just wait until you see her
jack
on friday
zach
yes
corbyn
okay fine
A/N
helloooo
miss me? (: