Zane

I am standing outside the coffee shop in which she works. She's inside. She's just some feet apart from me. And now I'm feeling nervous.

Talking on the phone and seeing each other in person are two totally different things. What if she doesn't like me? What if she's completely opposite of what I think she is? There are so many questions going inside my head right now.

It was really difficult for me to be able to escape the city, without anyone being able to follow me. These paparazzi's are a fucking nightmare. Sometimes, I wish I was a normal person. Halfway through, I had to rent a motorbike to escape them.

I take the helmet off, inhale a deep breath, and finally open the door to the shop.

Behind the counter were two girls standing. One was facing toward me, she was laughing at something and the other one was facing her. I don't really know where she would be. I guess I'll have to ask them.

But before I could say anything, the girl who was facing me, notices me. And suddenly her eyes turned into saucers and her jaw dropped.

I guess she recognized me. "Holy shit! Zane Sterling in our coffee shop."

Yup, definitely recognized me.

"Yeah, I'm not falling for that again." The other girl replied.

Her voice sounds familiar.

"No Ika. I'm not joking. Seriously, Zane Sterling really is standing behind you." She said.

Wait... Ika? That's Anika's nickname. She told me that everyone, including her family, calls her Ika. That is why I wanted something of my own. Something with which, only can call her.

I was lost in my thoughts when I heard her saying, "Yeah, yeah. And I had lunch with Vicky Kaushal yesterday."

Before I could stop myself, the question slipped from my mouth. "Who's Vicky Kaushal?"

Suddenly, she turned and I was face-to-face with the girl who has become an important part of my life in less than a month.

And damn, she was gorgeous. Her beautiful hazel brown eyes with golden flecks in them. She has thick, naturally curly hair that hangs a little bit below her shoulders. Her olive coloured skin, with a subtle rosy glow around her cheeks.

This girl was fucking beautiful.

"Oh my god, are you really here?" She asked. Her eyes wide.

"Touch and see." I said with a smirk.

The girl besides her said, "He's really here. It's not only you. I'm also seeing him."

My firefly just kept looking at me and I let her. Because I was doing the same.

Suddenly she lifted her left hand and slowly stroked it through my face. Her fingers first slowly stroked my forehead, then my eyes, nose, then lips and finally my jaw. Then her hand dropped at her side.

Jesus! That innocent action made my heart racing.

"Holy hell! You really are here. What are you doing here?" She asked me.

I cleared my throat and said, "I came to see you."

"You came to see me? But how did you even know that I was here?"

"You once told me the name of the town where you live and the name of this coffee shop. I just figured it out. I'm a pretty smart guy, you know."

"I just told you once and you remembered it." She asked.

"I remember everything you say, firefly." I told her with a wink.

Suddenly her friend said, "Wow! Firefly huh? You have a nice nickname Ika." She waggled her eyebrows at her.

Ika's ears and cheeks turned pink. And somehow she became even more beautiful.

I turned towards her friend and said, "And you must be Sasha. Ika has told me about you."

"Only good things, I hope."

"Oh, absolutely." I said with a smile.

Ika turned towards me and asked, "Do you want something to drink? Coffee or anything else, maybe?"

"When will your shift end?" I asked her instead.

"Umm..in twenty minutes, I guess." She said, after checking her watch.

"Great. Would you like to spend the rest of your day with me?"

I won't lie, I was fucking nervous.

I've never had any problems in getting anyone to go out with me before. Most of the time, it was them who wanted to hang out and I just went along with it. But this time, it was different. She was different.

"Like on a date?" Her friend, Sasha, asked in a teasing tone.

I didn't look away from my firefly's eyes and said, "Like two people going out to spend some time together, to get to know each other better."

"Sounds like a date to me." Sasha muttered.

I never thought that, I would act like those guys, who get so nervous to ask a girl out. But here I am.

But then she took a d

eep breath and said, "Yeah. I would really like that."

And all my nerves settled down.