It's been six months since Serenity had started working at Love in a Cup Cafe. She's learned a lot about making different types of coffee, how to deal with people and making friends as well. There was Ben and Riley. Riley worked the register greeting people with his smile and cheery attitude and Ben who was a wizard with the machines and foam art. There was Joey who helped make the most delicious treats, like muffins and cookies. Emilee would work the register with Riley, be a barista and serve customers table side. Serenity helped with the treats and the register and then there was Lucas, another barista with Ben and Emilee. When Serentiy first saw him, she got butterflies in her stomach and would get really nervous around him. Needless to say, she was crushing and crushing hard. The funny thing, everyone else knew about it since poor girl wasn't exactly subtle about it but for whatever reason, Lucas had no idea. He was sweet and friendly with everyone including her. But when no one else was looking, Lucas did occasionally steal a few extra glances to Serenity and a just barely there blush will bloom on his cheeks. Which leads to Serenity's current predicament. It was late evening and the cafe was mostly empty save for a few other patrons. It was just Emilee, Serenity and Lucas now. Emilee was cleaning up tables, Serenity was at the till and Lucas was preparing a few drinks.

"Hey, Serenity," called out Lucas.

Said girl jumped in surprise.

"Y-yes?"

"I need to run to the back for a sec, you need anything?"

"Oh, uh, n-no, thank you," she stuttered.

"Alright, be back in a moment," Lucas said as he walked away.

Serenity followed his movements and let out a small sigh. Emilee just snickered.

"Keep staring like that and he's bound to notice."

"Em! If he hasn't noticed me by now, he never will."

Emilee saw how sad her friend looked.

"I'm sure he has, he's just more subtle about it than you. I think you should tell him. Tonight."

"What?! I can't!"

"Yes you can! You and him can close tonight and by then it will be empty and you can tell him how you feel! I'm giving you an opportunity here, seize it!"

By then Lucas came back and a few customers began to leave and then Emilee left. It was quiet now. It was just Serenity, Lucas and one other person. A woman with long brown hair and glasses wearing a cream colored sweater with black and maroon hearts sipping on her coffee. She was sitting at a table with an unobstructed view of the counter. Lucas was cleaning the machines now while Serenity was wiping the counter. She thought about what Emilee said and felt that she should tell him. It might make things weird between them but she had to try. She stopped wiping and turned to Lucas who had his back to her still cleaning the machines.

"Um, Lucas," she called out nervously.

"Yeah," he answered not turning around.

"I-I need to tell you something."

The way she said that caused Lucas to stop what he was doing and turned to face her. He saw that she looked scared and nervous.

"Serenity? Is everything okay?"

"I have a crush on you," she blurted while red in the face.

It was dead quite. Neither Lucas nor the lone patron said a word. It took Lucas a moment to restart his brain to say something.

"For-for how long," he asked.

"Six months. Since I started working here," she answered quietly.

"I-I need a moment. I'm gonna go to the back to think of what I need to say."

Lucas left in a hurry while Serenity felt a bit defeated. She was scared that she had ruined everything between her and Lucas. Things were going to be so awkward now. Maybe Emilee could change her schedule so she wouldn't work when Lucas did. The woman at the table cleared her throat.

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but could I maybe get a refill," she asked sheepishly.

"Oh, I am so sorry! I'll get you one right away," said Serenity.

After pouring the woman a fresh cup, Serenity could help the frown on her face as she thought about Lucas again and how he hadn't come back. The woman felt sorry for her.

"Hey, what you did was really brave. You should be proud of yourself."

"But what if I made things worse? What if he doesn't like me?"

"Then you work through it. You took a risk, but I have a feeling you'll be rewarded for your efforts."

The woman smiled and hoped she made the cafe worker feel better.

Meanwhile, Lucas was pacing back and forth replaying what Serenity said over and over. She has a crush on him. At first, he didn't want to believe it but the more he heard it in his head, the more it began to sink in. The question now was, did he feel the same for her? At first, he thought she was just a shy girl trying to learn how to work in a cafe but the more he got to know her, she was sweet, funny, and dare he say, cute. And as he thought more about her, he felt his cheeks grow warm and his heart beat quicken and his stomach felt fluttery. Yes, he didn't want to admit it before but now, he knew. Serenity was back behind the counter cleaning up some more while the woman at the table finished her coffee. Neither one could here the heavy footsteps from the back but just as both Serenity and the woman looked up, Lucas grabbed Serenity's face and kissed her deeply. The woman nearly gasped and Serenity's eyes were wide in surprise. The only coherent thought Serenity had was, "he's kissing me!" She managed to close her eyes and respond to the kiss. After a few seconds, they broke from the kiss but Lucas didn't let her go yet. He smiled at her and she smiled back though her blush.

"I didn't want to admit it to myself but I've always had a thing for you," he whispered.

"Really," Serenity whispered.

"Yeah," he said while pressing his forehead to hers. "We have some things to talk about."

"We still have a customer," Serenity said quietly.

Lucas looked to see the woman still sitting at her table beaming at the new couple.

"Um, could you excuse us for a bit?"

"Oh by all means, go and have a little talk," the woman smiled.

The two of them made their way to the back while the woman continued to sit and drink her coffee. She was so happy to get to see this little moment. It was like watching a scene out of a movie or tv show. A few minutes later, she saw the couple walking back in. She could see they were holding hands and smiling at each other. Lucas tried to discretely give Serenity another kiss but the woman knew. Serenity walked over to the woman with a muffin on a small plate.

"I'm sorry, please enjoy this muffin on the house for 'dealing' with us," she said sheepishly.

"Oh honey, please! Do not even worry about me! But I thank you though."

Soon it was time to close up shop and the woman congratulated the couple and was on her way. Lucas and Serenity exited from the back. He smiled at her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

"Shall I walk you home, Princess," he asked.

"I'd love that," she smiled and leaned into him.

Bonus

The next morning, Emilee, Riley and Ben worked the morning shift. Emilee was bursting at the seams, wanting to call Serenity and ask her what happened last night. When there finally was lull in the morning rush, Emilee grabbed her phone and called her.

"Hello," asked Serenity.

"Hey, how did it go last night?!"

"Huh?"

"With Lucas! Did you tell him?"

Serenity was currently at her home in her bed.

"I did tell him," she said shyly.

"I knew you could do it," Emilee squealed. "What did he say, what did he say?!"

"He felt the same way."

Emilee squealed again, alerting Riley and Ben.

"Geez woman, what's got you so excited," asked Riley.

"Ben! Riley! You guys owe me 20 bucks," yelled Emilee.

"What?! You serious?! She told him," Ben cried. "Couldn't she have waited till the end of the month?!"

"Dude! I thought Lucas would have been the one to confess," said Riley.

"Did you guys bet on us," asked Serenity.

"Never mind that," smiled Emilee. "When I get off you are going to tell me everything okay? I gotta go, say hi to Lucas for me! I know he's at your place."

"What?! No he's not," yelled Serenity in embarrassment.

"Yes he is, don't lie about it," snickered Emilee. "Okay, now I really have to go, bye!"

Serenity smiled and hung up her phone. She walked into her living room to see Lucas still asleep on her couch. She smiled and wondered how did she get so lucky.

Back again with another story for Princess Sakura Serenity with her two Miraculous Ladybig OC's, Shiroi Usagi and Lupus (bunny and wolf). I wrote this for her as my gift to her for her work doing fan dubs of Miraculous Ladybug comics and to congratulate her and Isa on their engagement. Please check out her YouTube channel here: user/xXxAngeli…

Also, to see pictures of these OCs, check out her Facebook page or Instagram; just search Princess Sakura Serenity

I got the idea for this one of a love story being told on Twitter. I found an article for it from Facebook. It was so cute that I wanted to use it for a story idea and I used the civilian names of these OCs. Cameos also include characters for the other people who work with her on comic dubs.

Hope you enjoyed it!