They sat down at a table in the end. It was her usual table. She had no idea how many mornings she had been in there after leaving some random guy's place. She wasn't about to tell him. He didn't need to know.
They had both ordered coffee. He had ordered scramble eggs as well. She wasn't hungry. She just wanted a cup of coffee to wake her up. They weren't talking while he was eating. She just looked at him whenever he didn't notice.
He finally finished his meal and put down his fork.
"It's a nice, quiet place," he said.
"Yeah, normally not many people here this early. That's what I like about it," she said.
"You come here often?" He asked.
"Once in a while," she answered, not ready to go into details about her messed up life.
She finished her coffee.
"This has been really nice and all but I really wanna go home and grab a shower," she said.
"I understand. Can you please walk me back to John's place? Jimmy's still there and I need to get him home," he said.
"Sure. I'm passing his place on my way home anyway," she said.
"So we just walked here although it wasn't on your way home?" He asked surprised.
"Yeah, what can I say? They make good coffee," she said jokingly.
They left the place together and walked back to John's place while smalltalking about random things.
"So, here we are," she said.
"Thanks for walking me back here," he said.
"Thanks for taking care of me last night and spending your morning with me," she said.
He suddenly leaned in to hug her. She froze. She wasn't used to any warm affections from men without them wanting something from her but this guy really just wanted to give her a hug for no particular reason. He put his arms around her and she let him. She put her hands on his sides, afraid to put them around him all the way although she wanted to.
"I hope I see you again sometime," he said and then he went inside.
"Yeah, me too," she mumbled to herself after he was gone, then she went home.
She reached her home. She got out of her clothes and took a shower. It felt nice and it woke her up completely. After the shower she made coffee and ate some chips. The hangover finally left her body completely and she felt alright. She couldn't stop thinking about him.
Suddenly her phone buzzed. It was a group text from Jimmy to them all.
"Hello guys. My cousin really liked meeting you all yesterday and he has asked if we can continue the party tonight at my place."
She smiled and texted back.
"I'll be there."