Chapter 5-Coffee talk
4 pm, Julia has been walking around Genoa City since her fight with Paul an hour earlier. She never seen Paul angry, he looked like a disappointed father. "Wes hasn't called" she thought tiredly.
She spots Crimson Lights across two street away"Maybe coffee can cheer me up" she thought.
"The rain earlier made the floor a little slippery can you go to the hardware store and get another mop" Mac said handing money to the barista.
Kevin is working on the computer, Mac approaches him. "Hey I just sent Devon out to get another mop and some wet floor signs, I have to get to class, I'll be back when it's closing" Mac said.
"Will do partner" Kevin said typing.
"Stop working" Mac joked leaving from the back.
"Watch your step" a barista said to people leaving, the phone rings.
"Crimson lights" the barista answers.
"My feet hurt" Julia thought looking at her stiletto heels.
Kevin shuts off his computer, Julia enters the restaurant.
"Ms, watch your" the barista said.
Julia slips she feels someone catch her.
"Good catch Kevin" Devon said behind Julia.
"Yes, thank" Julia said turning around, her and Kevin's eyes meet.
"Thank you" she finished.
Kevin felt his face warming up, the woman he was holding was beautiful he was nearly startled by her beauty.
"You're welcome" Kevin said helping Julia to a seat as Devon put the caution signs up as he mopped.
Julia smiled nervously, Kevin stood in front of her for a few minutes and walked away to the counter.
"She's hot" the barista said.
"I'm glad she didn't get hurt" Kevin said.
"You're blushing" the barista said.
"Look at her I think she liked you" the barista said as they watched Julia on the phone.
"Wes it's your partner its nearly 5:00, I just want to make sure you're not dead" Julia said sarcastically hanging up the phone. She sighed looking at the phone she starts to think about her day.
"She looks sad" Kevin said watching the woman.
"And stressed" the barista said.
"I think you should talk to her" the barista said making a drink.
"No she looks like she would rather be alone" Kevin said, as the barista topped the beverages with whipped cream and caramel sauce.
"It works all the time" the barista said, Kevin grinned at the 16 year old boy.
"Ok" Kevin said taking the beverages over.
"Mind if I join you" he said, Julia looked up.
"Sure" Julia said.
"Crimson lights offers you a complimentary beverage for nearly breaking your neck" Kevin said setting the beverage to Julia.
"Oh thank you" Julia said smiling, Kevin smiled.
"You work here" she asked.
"I'm co-owner, right before you came my partner sent someone to get caution signs. I just wanted to apologize" Kevin said.
"It's alright you're quick I wasn't paying attention" Julia said she looked down.
Kevin noticed this, "Well that's is where Crimson Lights comes in" he said, Julia laughed.
"Good a laugh" Kevin said.
"Yea, I needed it" Julia said.
"Well rainy days can do that to people" Kevin said as Julia took a sip.
"This is helping" Julia said.
"Good, we hate sad faces in Crimson Lights" Kevin said.
"I'm pretty sure your name isn't Crimson Lights, I'm Julia" Julia said extending her hand.
"Kevin" Kevin said shaking her hand, "Her hand is so warm" he thought
Can't keep my eyes off of you By. Lighthouse starts to play
Kevin smiles, Julia returns the smile she forgot why she was sad as her and Kevin continued to chat.
Two hours later
Julia is using one of the computers, Kevin had to take a phone call from the expresso company.
Kevin walks from the back and spots Julia on the computer.
"Hey" Julia said typing.
"Sorry that took longer than I expected" Kevin said.
"No it's ok I just just playing a uno online" Julia said.
"One of my personal favorites" Kevin said looking at Julia's score. "Impressive, you know you can play with other people in here" he said.
"Cool" Julia said.
"There's a player I saw on here that has a crazy score" she said showing Kevin.
"Oh, that's me" Kevin said, Julia looked surprised.
"Surprised" he said laughing.
"No, no" Julia said mockingly.
"Well why don't I prove it to you" Kevin said walking to the computer across from Julia.
"You're on" Julia said, her and Kevin begin glancing at each other as they started to play.
Ten minutes later
"Draw two" Julia said looking up at Kevin.
"Wait, how can you draw two" Kevin said.
"You put a green draw two, the double law stands" Julia said.
"Fine so I can reverse that" Kevin said, Julia groaned, Kevin laughed.
Mac enters the coffee shop. "Hey, where's Kevin, I got out early" she said.
"Take a look for yourself" the barista said, as Mac spotted Kevin and a girl her age laughing at the computer.
"Wow" Mac said.
"Uno" Julia said.
"Congrats, you beat the master" Kevin said.
"You didn't let me win did you" Julia asked.
"Course not I have a rep to keep" Kevin lied as he quit the program.
"That's a cool game" Julia said, she hears her phone ring.
"Excuse me" she said walking to her purse.
"Hey you, who is that" Mac said.
"Julia, she nearly got injured because of the wet floor earlier I helped her up" Kevin said.
"It's about time where are you" Julia said.
"Back at the hotel, there's a new development" Wes said.
"I'm on my way" Julia said hanging up, she puts on her coat, she walks to Kevin and Mac.
"I have to go" Julia said disappointed.
"Oh" Kevin said trying to hide his disappointment.
"Thank you again, um" Julia tried to say.
"Bye" she said quickly leaving.
"Bye" Kevin said.
Mac hit his shoulder. "What" Kevin said.
"Did you ask for her number" Mac asked.
"No she seemed pretty down and looked like she needed a distraction" Kevin said.
Mac raised her eyebrow "I should of gotten her number" he said.
Julia enters a cab back to the hotel, she sighed and looked at the time 7:30. She smiled thinking about Kevin, "He was very nice, cute too" she thought.
"Why didn't I get a number" she thought.