Dec 11th - I'm a barista and you keep making weird faces when you drink the "Christmas Cheer in a Cup" coffee I make. Why do you keep ordering it?
"Large 'Christmas Cheer' with no cream, lots of sugar, please," I ordered. Revenge was oh so sweet.
I leaned on a desk in the bullpen on the floor below Leadership. Things had settled down since the chaos this morning. I needed about ten more cups of coffee if I wanted to make it through the rest of the evening. There was about six inches of paperwork sitting in my inbox waiting to get processed. If I waited any longer, I would never be able to catch back up. Hence, the mega-mix of caffeine and mocha that was the office coffee.
Eric had already been making himself a pot. I was merely taking advantage of the situation. "Can't make your own coffee, Prior?" he asked. Still, I saw him pull out another mug and start shoveling sugar into both.
We took our coffee the same way. That meant something, right?
I shrugged, unable to stop the smirk on my face. "I just thought since you were already making some I could get on that train."
He leaned over the desk and mirrored my position. "You followed me down here to steal my coffee. You're not going to tell me otherwise," he intoned.
"Yeah, I saw you leave and wanted to watch that ass leave," I joked.
"Knew it!" Eric crowed. He bopped me gently on the nose. "Can't hide anything from me."
"You are a know-it-all Nose," I shot, poking him right back.
He barked out a laugh. The coffeepot beeped and he poured out our coffees. I looped my arm through his as we went back upstairs, slapping him playfully as I left him at his office.
"If you need a refill, I'll get it this time," I offered. "You know where to find me."
Eric didn't go in immediately, beckoning me over with a crook of his finger. "I didn't get my fee. A kiss for a drink seems fair."
I raised an eyebrow. "Is that how we're doing things now?" I teased. I didn't mind though and I didn't want things to end up like the mistletoe incident. Lifting up on my tiptoes, I planted a wet kiss on his cheek.
"Thank you for the coffee, Eric."