"Rache what is happening? Five people have now given me their number, they just have it in the ready and slip it over to me with a wink." Holly was almost in hysterics.
Rachel stole a quick glance at her friend and smirked at her wild eyes. "Calm down Hols. Maybe it's because you're having a good hair day"
Holly scoffed. "Seriously, what's happening?"
"Believe it or not Holly you are a very attractive person" Rachel handed her the hot drink, smiled and turned back to make the next one.
Holly took a breath and went back to the front counter with the freshly made coffee. She smiled as she approached the counter and slid the hot cup to the waiting girl.
"Talk to you later Holly" the girl left it open ended, 'casually' asking if she'd text.
Holly gave a tight smile and nodded politely. The girl, albeit pretty and obviously confident, wasn't really her type. She couldn't put a finger on it but there was just something.
"That was brutal."
She looked to the woman in front of her, the source of the comment. "What?"
The blonde smirked. "I said, that was brutal. If I didn't love the unhappiness of others that would have been hard to watch."
"Oh. It was? I was trying to be nice"
"It's cool though, she didn't seem too shaken up about it, probably didn't even realize you'd turned her down." The blue eyed beauty waved it off.
Holly didn't hear half of what those plump lips said, she was lost in every inch of the girls face, in her melodic voice. Until said woman smirked, licked her lips and raised a brow.
"Hmm?" Holly snapped out of her day dream.
"You seem to be asking for a lot of repeats there nerd."
"Yeah. Uh, last stretch of my shift. I...kinda get lost."
"I see." She nodded.
There was a moment of silence, both just looking at each other.
"What can I do for you?"
The blonde smiled and leaned on the counter. "For now, a medium hot chocolate"
"Coming right up" Holly walked over to Rachel to place the order and found her friend smiling at her.
"What?"
"Look at you all flirty with the customers." Rachel continued with her teasing smile and set about making the drink.
"I am not being flirty and I smile at all of the customers, unless they're assholes." Holly scoffed and stole a glance at the waiting blonde.
"You have a customer smile and you have a real smile, the one you're using for Blondie is definitely the latter. Plus I've watched you lip look her like a dozen times."
Holly took the proffered cup from her friend, glared at her and went back to the counter. She handed the blonde the hot cup and took the money to break the change.
Once she had her change in her pocket she glanced up at Holly and have a bashful smile.
"I wasn't going to, but I figure what the hell -free coffee if it works out." she slipped a folded napkin over to Holly. "Kinda hoping it's not on the no pile or the desperate pile."
Holly opened the napkin briefly and saw a series of numbers, she but her bottom lip and looked back up to the suddenly shy blonde. "No name Blondie?"
She met Holly's gaze. "Blondie is good for now, gotta keep the mystery right Holly?"
Holly's stomach exploded with the fluttering a of a billion butterflies. "I guess so."
The door dinged, signalling a new arrival.
"I should go and let you get back to work." Blondie tapped the counter and took a step back.
"Okay." Holly was smiling uncontrollably as she played to the napkin.
"See you later nerd." She sent one last dazzling smile and walked out the door.
Holly would deny that she watched until the blonde was out of sight, she would deny the growing heat in her lower abdomen and she would deny how fast her phone gained a new contact.
"So that actually works?"
"Does what work?" Holly raised a brow. He chuckled and pointed up at the menu.
"Your barista for today: hella fucking gay and desperately single. For your drink today I recommend: you give me your number."
Holly's eyes grew wide. "Does the board seriously say that?"
"Yup. And judging by blonde girls walk and your drooling stare, I'd say it works and I need to try it." The boy winked at her.
"Can you hold on second while I kill my friend?"
He smiled brightly and waved for her to go. "Be my guest."
"Rachel!" Holly growled loudly.
