Alex's POV

I walk in to the same shop as usual, I've had a long day and all I need is a cup of plain black, bitter coffee. I see Hercules standing and talking to a customer, but he's not the one I'm focused on. No, the only one I can focus on is the beautiful barista standing behind the counter. I'm lost in his beautiful eyes and OMG his hair, it's the most beautiful, curly, brown hair I've ever seen.

Suddenly I feel a hand on my shoulder. I turn around and see Hercules standing besides me. "Hey Alex, how are you doing, man?" he asks me. "Uhm, I'm doing great, Herc. What about you?" I say, a blush appearing on my face. "I'm good, man, but are you gonna order something or are you just gonna stand there and look at John all day?" he says in a teasing voice, a smirk on his face. Oh, so that's his name. "Uhh, I uh" I can feel my face getting redder. "I'm gonna order something I, uh, I guess" I say. God, Alex, get yourself together. "Okay" Herc says, chuckling. "Well then, good luck!" He finishes.

I walk behind the line leading to the counter. There is only two people in front of me, so this can't take that long. I look over at John and see him smiling. OMG his smile is so amazing!

It's my turn to order and I walk up to the counter smiling. "Good morning, what can I get you today?" John asks. "Uhh, one, uh, one large, black coffee" I say, stumbling over my words, a blush appearing on my face. "Okay, that would be 2.59$" John says, smiling right at me. I pay, still a blush on my face. John smiles and says "coming right up". I smile and walk over to a booth near the window.

I sit down and take my phone up from my pocket and begin play a game. I feel someone looking at me, so I look up and see John look down with a blush on his face. "Wait did that actually happen" I think. "Did I really just see John, the smoking hot barista, looking at me with a blush on his face?!" I feel my face get hot as I hear my name being called out.

I walk up to get my coffee. As I sit down again I see something written on the napkin. I look closely at it to see what it is. As I realize what it is Hercules sits down besides me. "Hey man, so how did it go?" he asks. "Omg" I whisper, ignoring him. "What is it?" Herc asks. I push the napkin over to him. "Wha- OMG!" He says a little too loud. "Shhh, not so loud" I say. "But this, I mean, He gave you his number" Herc says. "Yes I know" I say, a slight blush creeping up on my face. "Text him!" Hercules says, again a little too loud. "Okay, okay, I reply while sipping my coffee. I look up at John to see if he's heard what we're talking about. I can't see if he has, but his face is so red. "He's cute when he's blushing" I think. "Wait, what am I thinking!" I turn to Hercules. "I have to go, Herc, see you!" I say as I hurry out of the shop. "Okay, see ya!" I hear Hercules yell after me.

John's POV

I look up as I hear the bell ring. "Another customer" I think, but when I see the person walking in the door, time stops. He's the most beautiful man I have ever seen. His dark eyes and shoulder-long dark hair is just perfect, and the stubble on his chin just frames his face in the most amazing way ever.

I see Hercules make his way to the customer and greet him. I hear someone cough to try and get my attention. It's a customer who just happens to be Aaron Burr. "Good morning, what can I get you today?" I ask with a fake smile on my face. "Just the usual" he says and hands me five bucks. "Okay, coming right up". Aaron walks away and I greet the new customer.

When it's finally the new customers turn I can feel my self beginning to smile like a fool. "Good morning, what can I get you today?" I ask, while smiling at him with the biggest smile I got. "Uhh, one, uh, one large, black coffee" he says, stumbling over his words. "Oh, his nervous, wait, is that a blush on his face?" I think to myself. "No, his probably just embarrassed". "Okay, that would be 2.59$" I say smiling even wider than before. He hands me the money and I see a slight blush appearing on his face. "Aw, he's so cute when he's blushing" I think. "Wait, what? Why am I thinking this?". "Coming right up"

I watch him as he walks over to a booth near the window and sits down. As there isn't any other customers, I allow myself to look at him. Hercules walks over to me and puts a hand on my shoulder. "Hey John" he says. "Hi Herc" I reply. "So, you like Alex, huh?" he says. "Wha- no!" I says. I hurry to look at Alex to see if he heard me, but he is absorbed in something on his phone. "Well, if you say so" Herc says, chuckling slightly. "But if I were you I would give him my number". What! I look at him in shock of what he just said as he walks away. "Well, I might as well do it, I mean, I have nothing to loose" I say to myself, as I take a napkin and write my name and number on it. I put it beside his cup of coffee, as I call out his name for him to come and pick it up. My friend and co-worker, Peggy Schuyler, gives me a weird, but knowing look as Alexander comes and picks his coffee up.

As he sits down I see he notices the napkin as Hercules walks over to him, but just as I am about to see what happens next, Peggy pulls me aside. "What was that?" she asks, a smirk planted on her lips. "Nothing" I say a little to quickly and I feel my face get hot. "Oh god, my face is so red right now" I think. "Okay, if you say so" she says while giving me a look that says that she knows exactly what's happening.

I turn back to look at Alex and Herc and see that Alexander is looking at me and my face gets even more flustered. I see him turn to Herc and say something and then he walks out.