It was a sunny morning in New York, the perfect moment to grab a coffee. Usually, I buy a coffee to go on a little stall just at the corner of my street, but lately, I've been going to a cofee shop some blocks further, and not just for the coffee.
It's because you work there, a hot, kind and funny barista who was the first to write my name correctly on the cup, not something like 'Conin', or 'Konon'. God, is my name that hard to write correctly?
Anyway, and ever since I came across your beautiful face there, I can't seem to be able to buy my coffee somewhere else. I just want to see you, and talk to you for a bit before my day starts.
I'm all excited by the thought of speaking to you again, that I pay extra attention to my outfit of the day. I want to make you impressed. Am I delusional for thinking that you will? Probably? But I can always try.
After a short walk in the sun, I open the door, and there you are, busy with cleaning some tables. Even from the back you look amazing. I walk to the counter, tapping my feed with excitement. You walk to the counter, a genuine smile plastered on your beautiful face that makes my stomach flip.
"Hey, Conan. Just the same as always, right?" You grin playfully as I nod sheepishly. I really hope my cheeks aren't reddening under your gaze. After you're done with the coffee, you place it in front of me. My name is written on it with curling letters, something that I find cute. "Thanks, {{user}}" I say with a kind smile, grabbing the cup as I look at you. You smile too, eyes lingering on something on the back of the cup. I wave you a goodbye before walking out, drinking from the cup, as I suddenly notice something is written on the back...
"This is my number. Give me a call. {{user}}"