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Kyle fought hard to keep the boredom from overtaking him. He never really liked working at Brewed Awakenings, but he put up with it because the money was better than it ought to be, and it beat a work study job, and on the plus side, Sarah tended to keep things interesting. 

However, today was brutal. Not only was it abnormally slow, which added to his boredom, but even the regulars who could always be counted on to at least break the day up were a no show. With no one in the shop, except for Sam who was waiting for Kyle to finish his shift, the day was unbearably long. 

He looked up at the big, retro, round clock that sat just behind the counter. Grace, one of the owners of the place thought that it gave Brewed Awakenings character. Kyle on the other hand, just thought it looked tacky. 

4:45

_Fifteen minutes._ Kyle thought to himself. He looked around, and saw that save for Sam, the place was still empty.

“Hey Sarah, you mind if I take off early?” He asked, hopefully.

“Nah, get out of here. Sadie should be here any minute.” She said, smiling and nodding toward Sam. “Besides, she’s been waiting long enough.”

“Thanks.” Kyle said as he went out back and punched out.

Things had been awkward between Kyle and Sam since Addie came back. While Addie was gone, Sam had been there for him, and they had grown closer. Though he had once had a crush on her, those feelings had ebbed over time. However, in the days after Addie’s sudden disappearance, those feelings had started to stir once again, and it seemed that this time, those feelings were mutual. However, any chance of the two of them becoming anything more than friends died when Addie returned to school.

Sam took the news hard, though she did her best to keep up appearances. She hadn’t spoken to Kyle for several days, avoiding any interaction with him at all. She didn’t answer his calls, or return his texts, and made up excuses as to why she needed to be elsewhere whenever they did cross paths.  

But as the days passed, the disappointment of “what if?” had lessened. Though it still lingered, she had decided that she would rather have him in her life as a friend, than lose him completely. 

Kyle had been relieved when Ronnie had mentioned that Sam wanted to have a night out on the town. He decided to take the night off from patrolling, and join his friends for some much needed time off. Harry was less than thrilled with the idea, knowing that Nightmare was still out there, however, it had been relatively quiet since the death of Fagin and the return of the missing children, so he reluctantly agreed. 

Kyle made his way over to the table at which Sam was seated, and took the chair beside her.

“So, I’m done here. Did you want to meet up with them at Bogart's, or did you want to head back to campus first?” he asked.

“We can go right over to Bogart's. Ronnie’s running late, and Dmitri had to work, but Hannah should be there now.” She said as she got up from her seat and led him out into the frigid afternoon air.