He was tall, muscular and very dreamy. Someone that would be in an action movie or the boy you fall for in a romance film. And a cop to top it off, you sigh. It's makes him even more handsome when you notice his shirt clinging to his body with a badge clipped to his belt.
Then you're pulled out of your trance, pining over someone that you will make one coffee for and then never to be seen again, "Yo El, you wanna take this one or?"
You could feel your cheeks flushing a little, "Nah, you do it Em. I need to go to the ladies."
Your best friend and co worker Emily grabbed your arm as you started turning around, pulling you back towards the counter, "Go."
You roll yours eyes and clear your voice, "Who was next?"
He walks towards you, with a girl beside him. She also had a badge clipped to her belt so you assumed partners? Hopefully just partners, but then again what are you thinking, this will be one coffee and then it will be over with.
"Hi, can I grab a small almond latte with an extra shot please," he smiled as he pulled out a twenty, then looked down to his partner who was shorter than him. But yet you were even shorter than her so there was no chance, "You want anything Hails?"
God he has a nickname for her, maybe they are together. At work and home.
"And iced latte please," she says smiling, the nicest smile. How could you be jealous of someone that looked like that, she was gorgeous and he was gorgeous. Of course they are together.
"Uh, sure. Sorry I'm all over the place today," you say trying to put it all into the system without fussing around too much.
"Don't apologise, it's Monday. It was meant to be an RDO for us but crime never stops in Chicago, so we were in dyer need for coffee and we seen this coffee shop. Never been here before but it was there."
Was he rambling and making conversation on purpose or just because he's a nice guy? He seems like a nice guy, god you need his name. Guess that's the one handy thing about taking someone's order.
"No it does not unfortunately," you smile lightly towards both of them before taking a breath to get back to your job, "Just need a name for the order?"
"Jay," he smiles.
"Okay thanks," he hands you the money, you put it in the till and hand him his change. Your hands touch and it's like you're twelve again kissing your crush for the first time. You smile again before quickly jerking your hand back, not knowing you do it with such force your elbow then knocks over the milk jug that was nearby, knocking it to the ground and noticing milk going everywhere, "Oh my god, fuck."
You didn't realise how loud you had said it but you quickly apologise to the surrounding customers, Jay comes back over to the counter quickly, "I'm so sorry I hope that wasn't my fault."
You're flustered and trying to clean up the current mess that is everywhere, including all over your uniform when you look up suddenly, "Oh no it's not your fault it's mine, I'm just clumsy. Sorry…anyway, I'm going to go out back and sort this out. Your coffees will be with you shortly, I hope you get that RDO soon."
But before he could say a thing you were out the back stripping your shirt off along with the embarrassment.
After five or so minutes you walk out of the bathroom to find Emily leaning on the wall, "Don't say a word."
"Okay I won't, I'll say more than a word. What the heck was that, do you know that guy or what? You were flustered, I've never known you to be clumsy and even he was trying to make small talk but you brushed him off! Why?!"
"Because look at him and look at me. And also I'm not like you, I don't have the guts to straight up ask someone out without batting an eyelid."
Em chuckled, "So Miss Elleni has a crush," she judges you as you blush, "I mean who can blame you, his cute."
"He is also a cop, probably dating his partner and he seems to be a little older than me anyway. And I'll never see him again, he isn't even from around here."
"If you think he is so out of your league then why did he leave his card for you?" Em smiled cheekily holding up a white card that had the words,
'Chicago Police Department
Jay Halstead
Intelligence Unit
21st District
773-441-0219'
You quickly grabbed it out of Emily's hand, in complete shock you take it then look up, "Oh my god, what. But wait a minute I don't want to get ahead of myself."
"Oh sister I would, I mean did you get a good look at him? You could see his abs through his shirt!"
You smiled, "He damn fine that's for sure."