Once he received his order, Neal took a sip and turned to Hayden, holding up his coffee cup. “Excellent choice. Thank you. Sadly, it’s time I get to work. I’ll see you later—if that’s all right with you?”
All Hayden could manage to do was stand there and nod. Neal twisted smoothly on his heels and walked to the coffeehouse door. Before he stepped outside, he turned, glanced over his shoulder, and nodded slightly to Hayden again.
Hayden’s heart raced, and his imagination ran wild. Neal hadn’t exactly hit on him, not like the night before, but he’d certainly been flirty. Hayden wasn’t overly social and although he tried to be friendly as befit a coffeehouse employee, he didn’t flirt with the customers. Then again, few of them initiated anything, not that Hayden expected them to.
“You forgot to get the phone number, didn’t you?” Steffie chided.
Hayden jumped and turned around to see her standing there, arms crossed in front of her, wearing a very smug expression.