Boyfriend

He finally stopped when he reached the café, apparently, he was in charge of openings. After getting in, he showed me the staff area and my locker and handed me the apron that I will be using while at the job. He told me what I'm supposed to do and what is expected from me by customers. Also, he mentioned that I should work fast and not be clumsy.

Our first customer came in, she went to order hot cocoa and muffin of the day. I watched how he handled the cashier and prepared the stuff to hand it to her. 'That's pretty easy!' I thought. Another customer came in, I welcomed him and I said good morning.

Around half-past nine, almost all the seats are taken and people are also ordering for take-out. It's pretty busy and Liam was fast. I didn't struggle myself, no complaints and no mistakes. Another crew came in at ten o'clock, he was a part-timer who only comes in during busy hours which is 10 am to 2 pm.

When the café was no longer busy, I manage to talk to him. "Hey!" I looked at his name tag, "Vince?"

He looked at me, his name tag and back to me while he gave me a shy smile and looked at my name tag. "Hi, Summer?" he replied.

We chatted for a good five minutes when Liam came in. "I believe you have work to do Summer."

"Oh yeah, uhm… Vince, is it okay if we swap numbers? Well, it's for work. I mean, in case I have to text or call you." I asked without hesitation and politely.

He looked at me surprised then smiled shyly again. "Of course, here…" he showed me his number from his phone so I took my phone out immediately and saved it.

Vince went to the staff room and Liam cough behind me. "Now you're hitting on him? He's not even handsome. Tsk!" and he walked back to the counter.

Of course, I followed him, "What do you mean hitting on him?" my brows furrowed, "I don't need to hit on guys you know."

"That's right, you don't need to hit on guys, after all, you have a boyfriend already, right?" he said as he sorted some stuff from the counter.

I blushed when he said that I already have a boyfriend. 'Is he reminding me that he is my boyfriend?' in my head.

He must have noticed my pink cheeks, "Joey must be worried about you." was the next sentence I heard from him.

'What?!? Joey?' My face was in complete shock. "Joey?" I asked in confusion.

"He is your "BOYFRIEND" right? Or are you considering me as your boyfriend?" his eyes were staring at me intensely like no one is around except me and him. Well, that's how I felt.

I was speechless for a good minute then I thought of something, I smiled sweetly and walked to the front of the counter. 'You are playing with me huh' let's see, this is my field, not yours.' With the counter separating us, I leaned forward tiptoeing and put my face as much as I can to his. He was so tall, I cannot reach his face, he lowered his face and it seemed like the idea in my head has just got reverse.

Trying to avoid his face that is coming close to mine, I somehow lost my balance and fell on the ground. 'This is so embarrassing. I guess this is not my field. I cannot do the stuff he does to me.'

"Are you okay?" he made a fuss and checked my knee and my arms then he touched my face. "Did you got hurt?" The tone of his voice was full of worry.

When I lift my face to look at him, his lips were almost touching mine. I can feel his cool breath on my lips. 'How can his breath smells so good, I want to kiss them'.' It felt like time stopped.

"Is everything alright?" Vince asked as he stood behind Liam.

We quickly separated and he helped me to get up. "Yeah, she just fell and I helped her up," he spoke not looking at me and walking back behind the counter. "See you tomorrow then."

"See you, Summer." And he left.

I tried to pretend that nothing is up and went to the corner of the café to check if the tables are clean.

We finish our shift at the same time as Vince actually and another set of staff takes over then. Cheska and Kyle arrived around 2:05 and went to wear their aprons as soon as they arrived. Apparently, they are the owner of the café and they are actually boyfriends and girlfriends.

Liam greeted him and talked to them while I went to the staff room to prepare myself. After a few minutes, Liam came in, went to his locker and took his apron off. "Do you want to have a little walk in town?" he asked as he took his bag.