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[He's on his way to the store too and just kinda... kicking a rock and moping on his way. He hates shopping and totally acts like an adult every time he has to go. So the fact that he ends up walking right into Addie? Not all that surprising. Kicking rocks takes a guy's full concentration, after all] Dammit, sorry! I was just- I mean, I didn't- Sorry.

[Addie's about to let a couple choice expletives fall from her mouth until she notices that the guy is actually pretty cute. Wait a second, she knows that cute face. Think...think... oh yeah!] Hey, train guy! [Name...name...name...A, kinda close to hers...] Adam, right?

[It wouldn't be the first time someone's told him off for not watching where he's going. His mind is usually just in about a million other far more interesting places. He looks pretty surprised to see who it is though. He honestly hadn't expected to see her again] Adam, yes! But train guy works too. [That was stupid Adam. Shut up :|] Andie? No! Addie. Right?

[She's already smiling over the way he's tripping over finding her name. Damn, he had been cuter than she remembered, and had gotten off the train before she was able to find some paper to jot down her number.] Yes, Addie. Andy's my brother. How are you?

[What she doesn't know is that between talking to her and his overall hatred for trains, he'd ended up getting off the train about four stops early. If he'd actually road to his stop, there would've been plenty of time for phone number exchanging] Addie and Andy? Really? That's weird and kinda cool all at the same time. Twins, or...? I mean, hi! I'm pretty good. How are you?

No, just my younger brother. My parents thought that it would be cute. He's just finishing his first year of law school. I was actually texting him when we met on the train. [Not that he needed to know this, and probably didn't care, but she told him anyway.] I'm okay. Better now that I ran into you. I didn't think I'd ever see you again.

[Adam cares. Adam cares about a lot of things that people normally wouldn't. And just to prove that?] Law school? Wow! How's he doing? In school, I mean. Is he good at it? 'Cause I mean, like, some people just aren't cut out for it. Like me. I don't think I'd last a day.

[He can't help but smile a little awkwardly when she mentions him] I kinda thought I wouldn't see you again either. Thankfully, I'm usually wrong about these things.

He's actually kicking a lot of ass. He made the Dean's list both terms, top of his class so far. He's making my parents happier than his big sister who got her BA in Music and then moved to try and become a professional singer. [She shrugs, it's not a pity story, it's just how it is.]

But yes, thankfully we were both wrong. I think you're very cute and I had hoped to give you my phone number on the train.

[Adam rubs the back of his neck a little sheepishly and looks down] Wow, that really makes me sound like an underachiever.

Whoa, wait. You think I'm-? I, uh... oh!

Not everyone can be Andy Sands. Not even me. Don't worry about it. To each their own.

I do. Would you have called me? [She motions towards the store. They might as well get their shopping done while talking.]

Well, not everyone can be Adam Lancaster either. No one can work retail like I can, let me tell you.

[Shopping with a distraction is much better than regular shopping] Well, I would've liked to. Probably would've taken me a while to actually do it though.

I don't doubt it. Working retail requires a set of skills that I just don't have. Where do you work?

Really? Would it have been nerves or being busy?

In case you haven't noticed, I don't exactly have those skills either. [Annnd cue the sheepish look] A retail... place.

Nerves. Definitely nerves.

Okay, I get it. You don't have to tell me. I could still be an organ harvester for all you know. [She grabs a cart from the front of the store.]

Then should I tell you that I would've said yes? Would that help quiet those nerves?