Thread: Missed Connection (HeyThereLittleBear and dmm4kes)

Craigslist, like most sites of its ilk, was a den of sad and lonely people that were looking for a connection with just about anything that had a patch of hair between its legs. That was, at least, what her friend had told her as shed scrolled through the missed connections section of the site, occasionally stopping to click an ad and read it out loud to Lee. The two girls were drastically different in personality, but that was the part of them that had clicked was the fact they couldnt be any more different. Anne was a loud-mouthed and foul-mouthed girl that had lost her virginity vaguely around fourteen when she was at a party for the upperclassmen in high school. She was the daughter of Lees boss, and most notably Lees best friend practically since they could both walk. Since puberty had hit, the two had taken drastically different paths. Where Ann was thin, tall, and lathered in several inches of make-up to hide her insecurity, Lee was the vast opposite - curvy in the right places with thick thighs that moved up to rounded hips and breasts that were full, but not so much as to be disproportionate to the rest of her body. Her face was comely, usually with sparse make-up save for mascara to make her eyelashes darker, and her hair was of natural dark-brown color and went down to the level of her breasts. Both had their own charms, though Anne was so much harder to like until you got beneath the superficial skin that she wore about her like a cloak. Lee had found herself only halfway listening until Anne refreshed the page, barking out a laugh to her friend. Lee, girl, listen to this shit, She smacked the girls shoulder to get her attention and cleared her throat to prepare for her theatrical reading of the newest missed connection. The vast majority of them were sad, chance meetings in supermarkets or eyes locked across the counter at a bar, sometimes even embarrassing stories of people getting in shameful situations that they wanted to meet up again under more interesting terms. It was such a depressing place to browse. But this one Felt different. Lee hadnt really paid attention until she realized that it sounded familiar, the words sinking in slowly. Because it was familiar. She could see his face in her mind, clear as day, his slow smile and their easy conversation. He was a regular, always ordered the same thing and was always so polite to her. He was never the handsy type, though she did catch their eyes meeting a time too many as she served him. He was cordial with her, but shed never been to brazen as to disrespect his marriage, as he had been wearing a ring But Lately he hadnt. Hold on, what was that? She rolled over to where Anne sat at the foot of her bed and grabbed the laptop from her lap, reading over the ad once again. Then again, until the words were ingrained in her head. Pathetic, huh? Anne snorted, rolled her eyes, then went browsing through a new section of Craigslist, as shed run out of pitiful readings in Missed Connections. Yeah Pathetic. She murmured, mostly just so Anne wouldnt think twice of it. While Anne started to read through the male for male, no strings attached section, Lee found herself rolling back towards the head of the bed, pulling her phone from her pocket. She pulled up the ad on her phone, partially because she could scarcely believe that it was him But it wouldnt hurt to try. She opened an e-mail to the anonymous address by a whim, her fingers hesitating as she paused to think of exactly what to say. Infatuated, Im not sure if Im who youre looking for. But lets find out. If you are who Im thinking of Wear something red tomorrow. If you do, Id love to chat. My break is at 1 PM. Cautiously Optimistic, L. She was smiling to herself as she sent the message, feeling a sudden flutter of butterflies in her stomach, completely unaware of Anne rattling off the dirty details to another wanted ad. She still had her own in her mind as she fell asleep.