Eva's heart sank as the Norse god of thunder walked through the door, but when she realized he was wearing normal people clothes, and had someone with him that most certainly wasn't an Avenger, she perked up again a little.
"Morning, sir," she said, "I didn't hear you were back in town."
"Officially, I'm not," Thor said, winking at the woman he had brought with him, who smiled back at him. She was very small and very pretty, her light brown hair falling loose over her face.
"I won't tell anybody if you don't want me to. You must be Jane Foster, right? He talks about you a lot."
"He does?" she asked, and Eva could have sworn Thor was blushing.
"Oh yeah, all the time. He's like, "Jane got another doctorate" this, and "Jane discovered a new universe" that. It's very cute."
"I'm not cute," mumbled Thor, and Jane beamed.
"Anyway, what do you want to drink on your date?"
It was a slow afternoon, so a short while later Eva wasn't too busy to spy on- that was, observe- the couple from afar. Whenever one talked, the other seemed completely enthralled- not just by their opinion, but if they genuinely found what the other was saying fascinating. Eva, who had seen a lot of couples in her work as a barista over the years, had found that that was actually quite a rare thing in a relationship, and envied them for it. Plus, Thor seemed much better behaved when he was around his girlfriend; he didn't smash a glass once.
He even carried the mugs back up to the counter once they had finished; "you're adorable," Eva told him as Jane sorted through her bag.
"I'm not adorable," he grumbled, "I am a warrior."
"An adorable teddy bear warrior." She dropped the mugs in the sink. "Now go have a wonderful day with your cute astrophysicist girlfriend, or I'll tell the others and they'll make you go on a mission or whatever it is you guys do."
Thor paused. "You are acquainted with Vision, are you not?"
She shrugged. "Yeah, I guess. Why?"
"How is he?"
"Uh, good I guess. Why d'you wanna know?"
"I created him," said Thor, "I feel some responsibility."
"I thought it was Stark who made him?"
"Stark imported his AI into the body Ultron created, but it was I who gave him the jump-start he needed."
"I don't know what that is, but… does that mean he's not J.A.R.V.I.S? Did- did Stark kill him to create Vision?"
Thor gave her a funny look. "You seem concerned."
"I don't like it when innocent people die," she said, "ain't that reasonable?"
"Very. But the AI didn't die, you need not worry yourself- he merely fused with the gem and evolved with it. J.A.R.V.I.S is still in there."
"I think I understood that," she said, relieved. Knowing her friend was the product of a murder would have complicated the way she saw him somewhat. "You're a lot smarter than you first seem, Mr Odinson."
Thor shrugged, his shirt straining with the pressure from his shoulder muscles. "I do come from a race significantly more developed than your own," he said, "it's only natural that humans do not compare to me."
She tutted. "Just when I was beginning to like you," she grinned, "ya go and insult my species. Now get out."
A/N Before I forget, since one of y'all asked in your review- Eva isn't the only employee, but she's the only one who works there during her shifts. Also a fun fact for any of you who actually read my A/Ns: in the original draft, Eva did a very stupid thing and ended up with a superpower. Kudos to anyone who can guess what it was.