Thread: Love in the Library (DareToDream & Rubyliday)

Cody was halfway back to his table when it suddenly dawned on him that hed introduced himself but still didnt know her name. He shook his head, chuckling. Sometimes he was such an idiot. He hadnt wanted to bother her, since she was clearly working, so hed just moved in, said hello, introduced himself, and then moved out. It had all happened so fast that he wondered if shed even heard what hed said. He stopped and pondered that thought for a minute, realizing that what he had wanted to do might have failed miserably because of his haste. He frowned at that idea and glanced back over his shoulder, wondering if he should go back and try again. A sigh left his body though and he turned back in the direction of his table, walking towards it. No sense going back, he figured. Hed already made himself look a little silly with his drive by greeting so why make it worse. Chances were good that shed already forgotten about him anyway. Reaching his area, he dropped into the seat with a thud and stared down at the books scattered across the table. He was working on a report about global warming and its effects on the environment, everything from the melting of the polar ice caps which would eventually make polar bears extinct to the catastrophic natural disasters that had been plaguing the planet the last few years. It was interesting reading and Cody had devoured it with a passion over the weeks. He had a soft spot in his heart for the environment and animals so he found this subject fascinating. He settled back in and began to pour over his notes, trying to get back into the work and pick up where hed left off. After a few minutes though, he pushed the papers away and stretched again. Its too quiet in here , he thought to himself. He was in the back of the library, in the area where they kept the classics, and hed chosen it on purpose. In the day of the electronic age, it seemed that more and more people avoided books, which was a crying shame in his mind. He loved to read, pretty much having a book on him at all times, but not everyone felt the same way. And those that did often read more modern stuff, not the old classics. So, when hed scoped out a permanent place to study whenever he was here, he chose the classics figuring theyd be void of folks. So far, hed been correct. Right then, though, he was wishing hed chosen somewhere else. He needed a distraction. Something to get his mind off the cute librarian whose name he still didnt know. Maybe the books would do it. He stood and approached the nearest stack, studying the titles he saw. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn caught his eye immediately. Hed always loved that book. Oliver Twist, The Scarlett Letter, Moby Dick and Pride and Prejudice caught his attention next. Hed read three of those. Moving along the stacks, he examined other books, seeing Crime and Punishment, Tale of Two Cities, The Odyssey and a host of others. As he put a book back on the shelf, he paused, listening. He thought hed heard footsteps. A few seconds later, he heard them again and peered through the stacks, trying to see who might be coming. At first he saw nothing and then he caught a glimpse of brown hair and a glint of light reflected off of something. As the footsteps came closer he finally got a good luck at who was approaching and realized it was her, the woman whose name he didn't know. Realizing she was coming towards his area, he quickly moved back to the table, plopping down and picking up his notes. Though it looked like he was studying now, he was really listening, trying to figure out where she was headed. His heart was racing a mile a minute, pounding out a staccato beat in his chest, and his hands felt shaky all of a sudden. He took a calming breath, sucking it in deep and letting it out slowly. He was acting like a school kid about to get a peek at his crush and it cracked him up. That thought finally relaxed him and he set the papers back on the table, stretching for a third time.