Against The Odds... Chapter 1
Hey guys! It's me again and I'm back with yet another crazy story! This one is called Against The Odds. This story will only be updated once a week as I have so many others on the go, so don't expect it to be every day! Reviews and comments are always welcome and I always look forward to head from you! If you like it, remember to follow the story to get update in your inbox! - RoxyGirl24
(Will's POV)
They say your chances of winning on a lottery ticket are 1:4. So, I test my luck week after week by purchasing at lease a few to maybe win a million dollars. You never know, right? Wrong! I'm on ticket number seven and guess what? I'm not a winner! Not even a free ticket for heaven's sake! Why am I even surprised?
I left the convenience store with a frown and about twenty bucks shorter than I had before I walked in might I add, and decided that maybe it's time to just give up on the dream of one day being a millionaire and weight in on my other options. I kept on walking until I reach the new coffee-house called Common Grounds and decided that maybe it was time to test out the place that people have raved about for the past weeks and see what all the fuss was about. It's just coffee for heaven's sake! What could be so special about it?
As I approached the building, I felt nervous for some reason. Maybe it was the idea of walking into the unknown that had me all worked up, or maybe it was the fact that my life's been nothing more than a series of disappointments and no matter how are I tried, I never ended up on the winning side of the equation.
I walked up to the door and did what I also do before entering a new place. I tried to be optimistic, "So, if the odds of winning on a scratch and win lottery ticket are 1:4, and the odds of getting struck by lightning in a give year are 1:500,000, I wonder what the chances are of meeting Mr. Right when I walk through the doors of the new coffee-house that just opened? Slim to none?", I said to myself as I opened the door and walked in. Or at least I thought so...
"Shit!", I heard a man's voice scream out when I realized I just smashed the door into him and caused him to drop all of his papers and spill his coffee all over his shirt.
"Oh my God! I'm so sorry. I should have watched where I was going", I apologized and looked around to see if I could find something to help him dry off. I looked over at the counter and saw a bar towel laying there, so I grabbed it and started patting his shirt dry. Wait! What am I doing?
"It's okay man, this is what I get for being late for work again", he smiled and took the towel from my hand and finished drying himself off.
I felt bad for the poor guy. First, he's already late for work and I probably just screwed up his entire day. This day just keeps getting better and better!
"Let me help you with that", I offered as I leaned down and started picking up the papers from the floor, trying to salvage the one's that weren't drenched in coffee.
"Thanks, but I can take over from here. I'm sure you have better things to do then to help me clean up this mess", he implied as I handed the papers over to him, and finally had the chance to take a good look at his face. My jaw dropped instantly the moment I realized how gorgeous this guys really was.
"I'm...sure I don't", I mumbled aout as I stood there staring at him. It took me a moment to recover from my obvious glance, "Can I at least buy you another coffee?", I asked him, hoping he would take me up on the offer.
"No, thanks", he said and I could help but feel disappointed by his forwardness, but then he surprised me and continued, "It wouldn't feel right to have you buy me a cup coffee when I own the place, so it's my treat! So what it going to be?"
I smiled, "Well, from what I hear, this place has a lot to offer. What's your specialty?"
"I'm pretty good at everything, I mean, the coffee...", he said and instantly started blushing. Was he flirting with me? If he was, I was definitely not going to stop him!
"Surprise me!", I said and shyly smiled, hoping he would do just that. So I decided to properly introduced myself, "I'm Will by the way."
"Nice to meet you Will. I'm Sonny. Do you mind watching my stuff until I come back? I'm just going to head out back for a minute to change my shirt."
"Oh, yeah sure. Don't keep me waiting too long. I might go check out the competition", I blushed and after realized what I just said.
"Oh really? In that case, I should warn you that once you've taste what I have to offer, you'll never wanna check out the competition ever again", he said and winked at me as he turned and walked out back.
My heart raced as I watched him walk away. I could see what all the fuss was about now. Not only was the place hip and offered more kinds of coffee than any other place in town, it also and the hottest guy I've ever seen as the owner. And to top things off, I was waiting to have coffee with him! Maybe my luck was finally about to change after all!
To Be Continued...OXO