Tumblr prompt: NYC AU, they meet in a coffee shop? One of them works there? I don't even care. I have a soft spot for coffee shop AUs. Who doesn't?
Emma has been job-hunting for the past week and was growing desperate since she really needed to find a job if she wanted to be able to pay rent and eat. She was walking downtown stopping at every store that had a sign that announce that they were hiring. Emma really didn't mind what kind of job she ends up doing; she just needs the paycheck that will come at the end of the week. She stopped in front of this coffee shop and saw that they were hiring, so she went with her usual routine, and went in. She was welcome by the smell of fresh coffee beans, and thought to herself that she wouldn't mind working with this comforting smell. She walked towards the counter and went to see the barista that was standing behind the counter.
"Hi, I saw that out on your window that you are hiring, is it possible to talk to manager?" Emma asked the girl name Tink, whose name was written on the tag pinned to her black polo shirt.
"Sure." The blond haired barista said as she went to the door that led to the backstore. Emma took out her CV from her bag while she waited for the manager. Seconds later the employee came out from the door, and told Emma that he will be out in a second. About a minute after, the door opened and the manager, a fair-haired man wearing the same black polo shirt as his employee minus the peaked cap, came out and went to greet Emma.
"Hi I'm David."
"I'm Emma"
"What can I do for you?"
"I saw out on your window that you are hiring and I'm interested on applying for the job." Emma told him with her most professional tone she had.
"Okay, do you have your résumé?"
"Yes." She handed him the piece of paper he needed. He looked briefly over it before looking back at her.
"What are your availabilities?" He asked.
"Full-time, I don't mind working on mornings or evenings. I just need to work."
"Good, I should have an answer for you at the end of the week. Is your number on here?" He asked as he pointed the piece of paper with his index finger.
"Yes it is" Emma answered him with a smile.
"Perfect." He shook Emma's hand and went back to the door that she assumed led him to his office.
She left the coffee house hopeful, thinking that maybe her job-hunting will end.
The week passed and she still didn't receive the call promised by David, the manager of the coffee house. She was getting frustrated because she really thought that she would get the job. So when the week ended, she decided to take matters in her own hand and went back to the shop.
When she arrived, she walked towards the counter in a decisive step and went to see the employee who just finished making a coffee for the customer who was waiting at the receiving end of the counter.
"Hi, what can I get you?" asked the barista.
"Hi, I would like to speak to your manager please."
The guy nodded indifferently and went to the back through the same door that the other barista went through the other day. He came back a second later followed by a dark-haired man with a scruff covering his strong jaw, and with piercing blue eyes. He had the buttons of his polo shirt undone and she could glimpse his chest hair peeking out from it. Emma gawked at him briefly as he walked towards her.
"To what do I owe the pleasure?" He asked with a lilted voice, which made him more attractive, if that was even possible. She caught him looking at her from head to toe, with a smirk on his face.
"Uh, I wanted to speak to the manager." Finally voiced Emma when she regained the ability to speak.
"I am the manager."
"I came last week and I talked to a blond man, I thought he was the manager." Said Emma confused.
"Ah, you talked to my associate David. We're both the managers here."
"Oh ok, well in that case, I came and dropped my CV and he said that he would call me at the end of the week, and well the week ended and I still got no news. So I just want to know if you are still interested in hiring me or should I stop wasting my time waiting for your partner to decide and look somewhere else." Emma blurted. He looked at her with a stunned looked that he quickly traded it for a grin.
"Well I don't know about him lass, but you've got fire in you and I like that." He stated as he took a step towards her, slowly invading her personal space. "You start tomorrow, be here at 9 a.m. sharp." It was Emma's turn to look stunned and at loss of words.
"Oh okay, thank you…" Emma said realising mid-sentence that she didn't know his name.
"Killian." He said with a wink. "I'll see you tomorrow." He shifted around and walked back to his office.
Emma couldn't believe what just happened, she was glad that she finally got hired somewhere, and that it may the end of her financial strain. She couldn't shake the feeling that this new boss of hers might be trouble though.
