Hooray for coffeeshops
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Ava/Odin
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Ava wondered why he chose to come to Maggie's cafe everyday instead of the Starbucks just down the street.
He always ordered the same thing, black coffee. Occasionally, during the summer he would order one of the cold frappe. But this was the time of year when any time someone stood with the door open for too long, someone yelled at them to shut it.
Odin sat at his normal table, he'd brought a laptop this time to use the free WiFi. Ava suspected it was for research since he preferred to write in his notebook.
"Here you go." She sat another cup next to him and he stared at it before looking at Ava.
"B-but I didn't order anyth-thing."
Ava smiled, taking in the sight of ruffled greasy hair and the dark circles under his eyes, "It's on the house."
Odin gave her a grateful smile and nodded, "Thanks."
"No problem," she walked straight past Maggie and behind the bar
Maggie followed, talking quietly so that none if the other customers could hear. "You like him."
"Who?"
"You know who I'm talking about."
Ava glanced at Odin, then Maggie. Maggie nodded and Ava shook her head and turned away to hide a blush.
Maggie smirked, "You liar."
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The next day, Maggie had convinced her to wear a bow in her hair.
"Why?" Ava questioned.
Maggie had tugged on her hair, causing her to yelp, "Cause I have a hunch that Mr. Gloomy Writer might like it."
Now she delivered his third cup of coffee - each had a shot of espresso - and Odin hadn't looked up, engrossed in his notebook. "Thanks," he muttered.
"What'd he say?" Maggie asked when she came back.
"You weren't watching? He didn't even look up." She put a hand against the back of her head, making sure the bow was still in place.
"Get his attention then!"
Ava shook her head but the order screen chimed. Another black coffee with a shot of espresso for table 4, "Go get em tiger!" She hadn't even seen Maggie move but the cup was shoved into her hands before she could blink.
She looked at Odin and gulped, he was leaning on one arm, hand fisted in his hair. She felt concerned, the circles under his eyes were darker than normal. "This is your fourth extra shot today. Are you okay, Odin?"
"I'm fine…" He sigh and stopped writing as she put the cup down. He was looking at her now, a small smile played on his lips. "H-hey Ava, I-I like the b-bow."
She started at the words, reaching for the red ribbon. "Oh, th-thanks," she squeaked. She rushed back to a smug looking Maggie.
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After Odin left, Ava went to clean off his table. A scrap of paper was tucked under a cup and she was about to crumple it up for the trash when she noticed that it was the same paper from his notebook. It was folded neatly, so she opened it. Maggie suddenly appeared at her side, reading the numbers on the paper.
"I told you he'd like it." Maggie grinned.