flirt with a hipster girl???

I just started training at my new job and there is this really adorable hipster-ish girl. She's a doe-eyed brunette, 5'4, smart, and into history. Compared to a bang-wow drop dead hottie 10, she's a 6, maybe 7 if she was dressed to kill. I'm crushing on her bad. I mentioned living in ohio for school to someone else, and she turns around and starts talking to me. Turns out she went to the same school, with the same major and the same interests as I have. She doesn't like the party/nightclub scene, she reads the New Yorker, one of those types. I think there might be a slight possibility that she digs me a little too, but I'm really not sure and I don't make any assumptions. She could just be friendly.

When we leave, she says "are you taking the train back home?" (we live in the same town). I said yes, along with some other people. On the train ride back, me and the girl are talking the whole time. It's not flirty or sexual, but more intellectual, more of an expression of shared interests. Not an exciting convo, but more or less interesting because I'm getting to know her. I don't want to overdo it, you know, because I'm going to be interacting with her on a daily basis for 3 months. I'm trying to be interesting. She is doing her part in the conversation. Then again, she could just be friendly and hate awkwardness. I'm making it clear that I'm talking to her, and only her, maybe she felt cornered was just too nice to move away or let the conversation die and embarrass me.

At one point, a conductor comes along and asks for tickets at a train stop. One of my other friends (who I had also met in training the previous day, so I wouldn't really say he's my "friend") had a fake ticket, and the conductor took him out of the train. Me and the cute girl didn't "verify" (stamp) our tickets, so we had to run out and get them verified before the train left. We didn't make it, so now it's me, my friend talking to the conductor, and the cute girl, waiting for the next train.

Another train comes along shortly. Me and the cute girl aren't really in trouble, and I say "let's get out of here," and she says "yes, let's." I look back at my friend and I feel guilty, so then I say, "You know, I'm probably going to wait for him," and she starts toward the train "I'm just going to go home," then stops, saying "oh, now I feel really bad, leaving him here, but," the train doors were beeping, about to close, "but I'm really tired and I want to go home." Then I look at my friend, who is motioning to us with his hand to leave without him, like a 'go, this might take a while' wave. I needed no more convincing because I wanted to spend as much time with this girl as possible, so we get on the train together. We talk the rest of the ride, and get off at our stop, where another person from our work is waiting for fake ticket friend in order to smoke his weed, which he mentioned having (keep in mind, all of us met the previous day, nobody is close yet). I contemplated waiting as well, but once again, I don't really know this guy, and I would rather talk to attractive girls than get high (I can't do both). So I walk back with her. At one point she says, "blah, I'm really out of it today, I'm having trouble with words' and 'I must sound really boring.' I say 'yeah, I'm falling asleep' sarcastically but I delivered it badly. We part on a street corner, go our seperate ways.


3 questions.

1. Was it Sh1tty of me to ditch my friend? I met him the previous day, me and another dude went to bar and had some drinks, played pool, then we went to his place and chilled for a bit. We met up and went to work together this morning. I've known him for two days, tomorrow will be my third. He's a cool guy. Would he be considered my "friend" or just an aquaintance? Do think he expected us to wait for him?

2. Am I showing too much interest in the girl? I definitely did not show that I was willing to walk away.

3. When she said "I'm out of it today" and "I must sound really boring" is she making excuses because she's not interested in talking to me and now has to walk with me for a bit, or because she's self conscious?

4. How should I flirt with her in the future?

thanks for reading my novel, (sorry it's so long), responses are appreciated!!!

-first off. I would consider him a friend. Maybe not a close friend but u seem to have a good connection with him and he cant be mad he told you guys to go ahead. i mean he isnt a kid. he can handle it and then you can always say "hey man, sorry for leaving you the other day but i really wanted to talk to her. I can get you a drink to say my bad."
-you arent showing to much interest. u are actually seeming genuine in getting to know her. You are showing interest in getting to know her and possibly date her.
- actually when she said she was out of it. i am guessing she felt more like she wanted to keep a good conversation going cause she is attracted to you but was to tired to try and keep a good conversation going. so she felt bad that she wanted to talk and make it good but was really tired
-actually after being real and getting to know her i would talk to her and be funny, make her laugh, tease her playfully and then go for her number. then if she gives it to you there is obviously interest on both sides. Once you get that keep talking and go for ur first date. show her a good time like every other girl you would take out and then maybe u can date her.

thanks for your reply

I am going on a date with this girl on Sunday

good luck homie