Same table
Same order.
Every day.
He had walked in the first day and sat in the farthest table, away from windows, away from people. It was dark at that particular table, which was why no one sat there, and he seemed to be content with that. His dark black hair and constant black clothing made him blend in but it was the eyes that gave him away. His bright blue eyes, flickered and pulsed with energy, making them glow and stand out in the darkness. He had sat hunched over, focusing intensely on the desk, absolutely silent.
"Sir?" A petite blonde lady came and rested her hand on his shoulder. "Hon, if you're not gonna order anything I'm gonna have to ask y'all to-"
"Get your hand off me." He growled.
"Oh, sorry sweetie pie." She spoke in her southern accent and gave him a cheeky smile, removing her hand. He glared at her up and down for a moment, taking the time to look at her tacky apron and terribly low-cut dress with a little nametag reading "Annie".
"Black coffee." He stated.
"Well, alright, sugar." She went to pat him on the back but retracted her hand. She walked back to the counter hurriedly. "That young man over there is scary, weird, and I don't like him one bit." She said to one of the other baristas. "I'm not taking him the coffee. Get the new girl to do it." She pointed to the beautiful, young brunette cleaning tables.
"Wilhelmina, come over here a second!" She called.
"Yes?" She walked over, a huge and eager smile on her face, those big Brown eyes filled with excitement.
"You see that guy over there? He wants a black coffee. You can handle that, can't you?" The blonde had a large fake smile.
"Of course!" Mina laughed. She went and poured a cup of coffee and went over to his table. "Here's your-oh!" She nearly spilled the coffee on the table and he quickly snatched up a book from the table she hadn't realized was there. "So so sorry! But uh..." The intense glare in his eyes made her blabber like an idiot. "It...uh didn't spill!" She stuttered.
He took a deep breath and set the book back down.
"What are you reading?" She swallowed hard, trying to make conversation. Annie, her boss, had specifically told her to be friendly to customers.
He looked up at her and then looked back down to his book, taking a drink of the boiling coffee.
"That's uh...That's really hot, you should be careful." She warned.
He rolled his eyes and took another drink, this time looking at her. They sat in silence for a few moments.
"Can I at least have your name?" She sighed.
"Teague." He said almost inaudibly, but Mina caught it.
"Well, Teague, I'm Mina." She smiled.
He looked up into those gorgeous, chocolate eyes and then back down at his book. "It's nice to meet you, Mina."
She scooted her chair closer to him and he looked at her in annoyance. "What are you doing?" He grumbled.
"I want to read with you." She leaned her head in so that she could get a closer look, her hair dangling in front of him. "They're fairy tales..." She observed.
"Indeed."
"You like reading fairy tales?" She wondered aloud. He seemed like the kind of guy who was all about being masculine and all "manly man" with his muscles and such.
"I do." He answered.
"Golly, he is being so difficult. Like when you're texting someone and they give the stupid one word replies." She thought to herself.
"Which one's your favourite?" She inquired.
He paused for a moment and a smile crept up on to his face. "Cinderella."
"Oh, really? So you like happy endings?"
He sneered at that. "No. Cinderella doesn't get a happy ending." He looked over at her, eyes wide in confusion. "In this version, the prince falls in love with Cinderella but she leaves him for someone else. And he searches and searches for years until he finds her, but she's so far away he can never reach her."
Mina was quiet. "And then?" She liked hearing him tell her the story.
"And then the prince became dark, lost, hopeless, afraid he was unlovable and incapable of showing love."
"Did she find the other guy? The one she left the prince for?" She asked.
"Oh, yes." He said softly. "She did."
"WILHELMINA, STOP CHATTING AND GET BACK TO WORK." She heard her boss call.
"Ha... I should probably go." She stood up from her seat. "I enjoyed talking to you." She smiled.
"The pleasure was all mine."
She began to walk away but stopped. "Teague?" She turned around.
"Yes?"
"I think the prince will find a happy ending, I think he'll find love again. I sure hope he does." She grinned.
He paused for a moment, closing the book. "I think he just did." He said softly, under his breath. He stood up and, holding the book under his arm, he set something down on the table and walked out.
"My first tip!" Mina squealed. She ran over to the table but paused, on it were ten hundred dollar bills. "Oh my gosh..." she said breathlessly. She ran out to go find the guy but he was no where to be found.
Same table.
Same order.
Every day.
And Mina wouldn't want it any other way.
Hey, so this was just a little one shot idea I had and i hope you guys enjoyed it!
~Fluffy
