Week Eleven: Friday Who: Kate and Rufus Where: London, England When: Morning What: Spending the day together. Aw.
To say that Kate hadn't been looking forward to meeting up with Rufus would have been a complete lie. Honestly today was one of, if not the, highlight of her break. The rest of the days had been filled with archery practice, shopping for new equipment and arguing with her father about the time she was 'wasting' at Halcyon when she should have been at home competing. So far she'd managed to slip away once or twice to head down to the boardwalk, to comb aimlessly along the beach, but those little adventures were too short-lived for her tastes. Today, meeting Rufus, left her feeling nearly giddy as she made the drive up to London to meet him. They'd spoken the night before, arranged a time and a meeting place and now that they day was here, Kate hope they managed to make the most of it. Their plans coordinated perfectly, really, seeing as Rufus was flying out to India that night. Maybe she'd even take him to the airport, say good-bye...wasn't that what a good girlfriend did?
Parking was surprisingly easy to find, though Kate knew the city well enough to know where to look. She was a few minutes early, but the cafe across from Big Ben where they'd decided to meet up was already crawling with people. Not tourists, thankfully, they seemed to prefer the more commercial eateries in the area, but locals often packed the place for a cup of tea at this hour. She figured, given his hair, Rufus would stand out and be rather easy to find once he made it, surely he wouldn't blend in the way that she did.
It was supposed to be an unusually warm day and so Kate had dressed accordingly in a pair of khaki shorts and a blue tank top layered over a green one, a tan messenger bag slung across her frame. Her dark hair curled loosely around her shoulders, pale eyes covered by a pair of dark sunglasses, feet covered with a pair of new trainers - the appropriate 'vacation' outfit really. She stepped out of the way of the bustling crowd, leaning back against the side of the door way as she kept an eye out for Rufus. Being early meant waiting, not that she truly minded - the drive up from Brighton had truly been quicker than she'd expected. Finally, she spotted him heading towards her, unable to bite back the smile that spread across her face. "Rufus!" she stepped away from the heard of people packed into the little cage, walking across the distance between them to meet him. "It's good to see you," Kate admitted with a smile, leaning up to greet him with a hug.