Barry and Cisco were bickering about some inane, sciency thing as they walked into Jitters.
"Alright, we'll just agree to disagree." Barry said, laughingly. Cisco rolled his eyes.
"Fine. You wanna be wrong, see if I care." This caused Barry to laugh outright, green eyes sparkling with mirth. Barry turned and his eyes caught someone new at the register. His eyes lingered on the good looking man. He was tall, about Barry's height, and had the most beautiful, crystal blue eyes. Barry blushed slightly when the man looked his way and smiled. Barry was startled out of his daze when Cisco slapped him on the shoulder, a knowing smile on his face.
"You think he's cuuute." he sing-songed. Barry blushed harder.
"No, I don't." he tried to deny. "Who is he?" he asked, looking at the young scientist. Cisco shrugged.
"Dunno. He started a few days ago."
By the time it was their turn in line Barry had gotten his blushing under control. That, however, didn't mean he could speak.
"H-hi, I...um..." After a moment of Barry spluttering, Cisco huffed out a laugh and took pity on him.
"We'll take two Flashes, extra sugar in one."
"Is that all?" the man drawled in the sexiest voice Barry had ever heard. He blushed again and his gaze traveled down to the name tag the other had on. Alex. His name was Alex.
"Yes, Alex, thank you." Barry was able to get out at last, testing the other man's name on his tongue. Alex didn't smile with his mouth, but his eyes crinkled slightly at the corners. It was nice. They moved down to where the drink pick-up was and let Alex take the next customer.
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Len sighed as the two men moved out from in front of the register. The tall one was attractive, that much he knew, but it was too much of a risk to flirt with anyone. Not to mention he was way too young for Len. He wished he, his sister, and his best friend could have normal lives, but thanks to his father, that was impossible. Len, Lisa, and Mick were on the run. The three of them had testified against Lewis Snart and had since received death threats. The U.S Marshals took those threats seriously and Len, Mick, and Lisa were promptly placed in the Witness Protection Program. They had to move from their home, in New York, to Central City. He was now Alex Enders and a barista at Jitters. So, getting involved with anyone was a bad idea. He would just feel like he was lying to them the entire time, and he would be. He didn't need that kind of dilemma in his life right now.