TOM'S POV:
"Now, Tom. I want to ask you something." Said Ben as he smirked at me. I groaned internally, I knew that look of his face too well. Ben and Chris H. always got it every time I showed interest in a girl, or vice-versa. "Can you tell me, when you start to fall in love, and how you met her?" He asked.
I sighed. I can't lie to him because he will know when I'm lying just like Chris does. They can read me so easily. "I met her on studio yesterday. She delivered the food for me and the others from the Avengers. When I saw her yesterday, I'm speechless and my heart beat so fast. Especially when I saw her smile, I stood like a stone. Because of that, I knew that I fell in love with her." I answered as I heard Ben chuckled.
"And, did you already have her number?" He asked as he drank his espresso.
I sighed and shook my head. "No. I want to ask her number today, but it's so hard. Whenever I saw her, especially when she's smiling, my mind went completely blank."
Ben chuckled, "Well, that is the effect of love I think." He said.
I chuckled, and began to eat the food I ordered earlier with him. We chatted about the work, and what we were doing after not see each other for a while. Ben smirked and teased me whenever I looked at Laura who delivered the food or drinks to customers, made me blushed when he was teasing me. As I drank my coffee, I saw the same two guys from earlier who seduced her. They're still looking at Laura who brought the food and drink to another customer with lust on their eyes. I groaned internally try not to get angry at them, they snickered and I saw them took a picture of Laura silently with their phone when she slightly bent. How rude! Even she's wearing a long dress pants, they mustn't treat her like that!
"Tom, what's wrong? You look mad." Ben asked confused at my act.
"That men... I don't like theirs act to her." I answered not to loud.
Ben looked behind him carefully, and frowned when that guys whistling at her as they were still took her picture.
"That's rude. I hope she is okay." Said Ben still frowning as I nodded.
I saw Laura sighed, and walked past their table as suddenly someone spanked her ass made her squealed, made me and Ben surprised.
OK! That's it!
LAURA'S POV :
I turned around to see the same spiky hair guy who seduced me earlier. How dare he spank my ass! He is so rude! The two guys smirked as I looked at both of them.
"What is it Miss? You want to give your number now, love?" He asked smirked at me.
"No... But I want to say please don't do a rude thing in my café, or I will kick you two ou- Ah!" I squealed again when I felt someone touched my ass again, made me turn around to look at the other guy who sat in front of the spiky one. "Hey! Don't you dare touch me!" I said angry at him and his friend, didn't care the other customers looked at the scene in curiosity.
"Come on, babe. Don't be shy, we know you like it. Besides, it's unfortunate if your sexy body just to be seen." Said the blonde hair one made me want to rip his head from his body while the brown spiky one laughed.
"You two better stop laughing, and stop do an unrespectable to me, AND get out from my café... Yarou!" I said as I use bit of my Japanese language at them. (Yarou means : assh*le in Japanese.)
"Don't yelling at us, you b*tch!" The blonde one said in anger as he raised his hand, ready to slap me.
As he wanted to slap me, suddenly someone grabbed his wrist firmly made the blonde hair guy and his friend looked at the person who did it, while I was pulled to behind someone. I looked at the person who pulled and cover me protectively with his tall body, and realized it was Ben! I moved a bit from behind him and saw Tom grab the guys arm with anger.
"She said to not touch her... And she wants you two get out from her café. Did you two not have ears?" Tom asked in anger as he tightens his grip.
"What's your problem, dude? Let go of my hand! What is she to you anyway?" Said the blonde hair guy as he struggled.
"She is my friend, and don't you two ever touch her again! You hear me!" Tom said still in anger with his pierce green-blue eyes, reminded me when I saw him as Loki from Go*gle.
The blonde hair guys looks terrified and he manage to let go of his arm before he walked out fast with his friend. I sighed in relief and immediately apologize to my other customers for the ruckus before I smiled at Tom and Ben.
"Thank you Tom, Ben, for saving me." I said smiling at them.
"No problem Laura. But are you okay? They didn't hurt you right?" Tom asked in concern as he checked on me.
"As you can see, I'm okay. When he wanted to slap me, you stop him first. So, I'm okay." I answered."You two don't have to pay the foods and drinks. It's my treat for saving me."
"Is that alright for you?" Ben asked, and I nodded at him. "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure Mr. Cumberbatch. But just for today, so next time you must pay if you eat here again." I said giggled, as Ben and Tom chuckled.
"Alright then, if you say so. Oh, and by the way. Please just call me Benedict or Ben." He said.
"Okay then, Benedict." I said as I smiled at him.
"And, can I borrow your cell phone please?" He asked. I grab my phone prom my pants pocket and gave it to Benedict after I unlock my Iphone.
Benedict looked at Tom and smiled at him before he walked away from him and me. Tom and I looked at each other in confusion. Few moments later, Benedict came back and gave my Iphone back.
"Thank you for let me borrow it. I already put my contact number in your phone. So we can contact each other whenever you want." Benedict said as he smiling at me while I silent like a stone for a few moments.
"R…Really? T-Thank you so much, Benedict! I really appreciate it!" I said as I smiled happily. Tom looked surprised at Benedict, and Ben smirked as he walked to him before whispered something.
"Good luck..." Said Benedict as he pats Tom's shoulders and smirked at him. "I better go now. I have a photo shoot today in one hour. Good day, Laura. We will meet again next time." He said before him waving at me and Tom, and walked out from the café.
I looked at Tom and confused. "Why he is saying 'good luck'? Does that mean anything?" I asked.
Tom shook his head quickly and smiled. "No, he is just saying good luck for my TV's interview. Don't worry about it." He said smiling as I nodded. "I better go too then. Maybe I will come again for dinner, if I can make it. Good day, Laura." He said and he pulled me into a hug.
I got surprised and blushed, before I reacted he let go of me and walked out from café after waving at me. I can't respond back because of the hug. Why did he hug me...? And I remembered about the moment he got nervous when he wanted to asked something from me. I'm thinking for a moment, and shrugged. Maybe he just gave me a friendly hug. Nothing else... And I hope the paparazzi didn't take the picture of that moment. I looked at my worker girls who smirked and giggled at me. Bella gave me the look 'I told you right?', and I just rolled my eyes before I went back to my work.
Hours later, and it's already half past 9 p.m. and there's no customer coming today because the café will be close in 10 minute. I stretched my arms after mopped the floor with Bella. "Hey, I want to talk something with you guys for a while." I said before my three workers looked at me in unison.
"What is it?" Asked Aldis after lifted the last chair onto the table as Bella and Jackson looked at me in confuse.
"I was thinking to hire more people as a waiter, because we've got so many customers especially in the morning and I need help to serve the foods. I can't always count on Jackson or Bella right...? Because you two will get busy make drinks for customers. That is why I want to hire one or two people as a waiter and a chef. What do you guys think?" I asked after explaining the situation.
"I think I agree." Jackson answered. "Because we need some help to serve the foods for customer. And sometimes I see you have a hard time with cooking and serve the food boss."
"Yeah, I agree too. More people we get the better right! Beside, Jackson needs a guy friend, because he is the only guy who works with us!" Said Bella as she laughing before Jackson pout and pinched Bella's cheek.
"So you both agree. How about you, Aldis?" I asked Aldis who clapped her hands and smiled brightly.
"Of course I agree! Oh, and I think I can ask few of my friends about this. ^^. I will inform you in few days, Laura." She said.
"Okay, I will wait for the news then." I answered as I nodded. "Alright, since cleaning the café is done. I will make a job announcement sign tonight. So you three can go home first, and all of you didn't have to come tomorrow, since tomorrow is Sunday and the café will be closed~" I said smiling at them.
"Will you be okay staying here alone, Laura? It's already dark you know." Said Brenda concerned.
"I'll be okay. Beside you three must go home because your family waiting for you and you three are still in minor age." I answered snickered at them.
"Hey...! You are still in minor age too, because you are not 20 yet!" Said Jackson glared playfully made me giggled.
All of the three went back to their home after saying good bye to me. I immediately walked in to the kitchen and looking for a large paper and pen. I remembered that Aldis brought a sketchbook and put it on cabinet under the cash register. I opened the cabinet and grab one paper from her sketchbook and started to write about the job vacancy announcement. I'm thinking what should I write and how to make it interesting so people who looking for a job can see it and interested to work at my café. After a few minutes, I'm done making it as I sighed in relief.
"I hope there will be a people want to work here." I said to myself, and I quickly grab my bag which on the counter, and walked out from café before I locked the door. When I walked home, I suddenly remembered I need to buy ingredients for tomorrow because I running out of food in my refrigerator. I looked at the clock on my phone which is already 10 o'clock. I sighed and immediately walked to 24 hour groceries store which will take 30 minutes by foot... Oh well, walking is good for sport.
TOM'S POV
I'm done with my interview tonight, and kinda glad that it went nicely because my mind is full of Laura Nakamura, I can't stop thinking about her. I sighed because I failed to ask her number for the second time, I must get her number today or I won't sleep in peace. I went to the dressing room to change shirt before I grab my car keys and go out from the dressing room.
While I walked in the parking lot to my car as I humming a song, I decided to buy a food for breakfast tomorrow. I hopped in and drove to the shop. I accidentally passed the café, and I looked at it, it's already closed. It's too bad... I want to see her again, but I think it's too late because it's almost midnight. I sighed and drove my car again to 24 hour groceries store.
I parked my car in the parking lot near the store and I went inside, I sighed in relief because people around me didn't recognize me. As I brought a trolley and started looking for stuff I needed, I saw a girl who carried a shopping cart standing near the shelves, and she was looking at the goods which she got from there.
Wait...
That girl is... Laura!
AUTHOR'S NOTE :
Sorry if it's not a long chapter :'). I currently bit busy right now because I must find a company for an internship
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