On Monday at 4.45, I'm at the shop, waiting for Fred to come open up
"Look who decided to come!"I say playfully teasing him and he exhales from his nose smiling
"Don't get cocky, it's Monday!" he says as he opens and we get in
"Noted!"
"Keep being on time and I will give u a key to open up"
"Too much responsibility too soon, don't u think? I don't even know what kind of donuts we sell!"
"Let me bring them from the car and I will tell u everything, u start the machine and after throwing away the first two doses of coffee, make me a double espresso, no milk, no sugar!"he says going to his car
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At around 7, I see a bunch of police officers getting in and I immediately recognise them from the party
"Good morning, beautiful!" One of them says
"Good morning. I almost didn't recognize u guys without a drink in your hands!"I say teasingly and they all laugh
"Aren't u afraid to say things like that in front of us?" Another one asks playfully
"Should I be afraid?"
"Maybe..."
"Alright, while u think about it, tell me what u want me to make u..." I say and the others go ohh burn
"Aren't u a little a tough cookie!"
"My stepdad used to be a marine, I've been around authority figures like u almost my whole life!"
"That explains a lot!"
"Yeah...so, coffee? donuts? tea?"
"5 black coffees and 5 chocolate-glazed donuts" He says and as I turn around to make them, I hear them talking with the others about how tough I look
"Here's the prince!"I hear one of them saying as I put the donuts in a box, and I raise my head to look at them. My eyes fall immediately to the guy who just walked in, realizing it's the blond guy from Saturday
"It's the Long Island guy!"I exclaim as he comes close and I put the coffees on the counter
"Is that my nickname?"he asks smiling
"Well, yeah, no one else asked me to make them a long island drink, so it stuck with u...what can I get ya?" I ask and then call the other guys to take their coffees and donuts
"Triple cappuccino, with just a little bit of sugar...at the tip of the spoon!" he says as the guy who ordered before pays me
"Keep the change, doll!" the guy says winking at me and after patting the blond one on the back, he winks at me, takes their order and leaves
"Triple, huh?"I say as I turn to make it
"Mondays are hard!"
"Tell me about it..."
"Did Thomas bother u?"
"Who? The one who paid?"
"Yes"
"Nuh...he'll stop at some point!"
"I wouldn't count on that...if he becomes too much, come and find me!"
"And who should I ask for?"
"Anderson...Logan Anderson!"
"Alright, Logan Anderson, I'll have that in mind..." I say giving him his coffee
"U weren't expecting me to be a cop, huh?"he asks, paying
"Well, I didn't think about it, to be honest, but it wouldn't be my first guess...or 5th!"
"Really? Why's that?"
"Well, u don't have that cocky attitude like the others, u seem shyer...I don't know, u don't look like a cop!"
"Well, I'm kinda new..."
"Yeah, I can see that...why do they call u a prince?"
"I don't know, maybe because I'm almost as blond as Prince Charming?"
"Oh, right! Yeah, I can see that!"I say and he chuckles
"I prefer the Long Island Guy!"
"Yeah, me too"
"Promise to find a nickname for u too"
"Can't wait!"
"For now, just tell me your name..."
"Smooth! *both chuckle* My name's Sandra..."
"Like Sandra Bullock!" he says and I chuckle
"If it helps u remember it, yeah, sure!"
"She's my favorite actress, so I'm definitely gonna remember it!"
"Thank God!"I say teasingly and he looks down nervously
"It came out wrong..."
"Don't worry, I'm kidding"
"Thank God, I thought I screwed up!" he says paying
"Maybe a little bit, but it's ok!"
"I'll make it up to u. I promise!" he says walking backwards
"Wait! Your change!"
"Keep the change, doll!" he says in the same tone Thomas said it before and I chuckle shaking my head
After my shift is over, I go home and just fall with my face to the couch
"Someone's tired!" my dad says from behind me
"That's highly inaccurate; I'm dead!" I say and he laughs
"That bad?"
"Well, *gets up and sits straight on the couch* it wasn't bad, my feet are just killing me. My day was actually pretty good for a Monday!"
"Really?"
"Yeah! It started well, so I was in a good mood"
"Why? What happened?"
"Well, remember the group of guys in the opening I told u about the other night?"
"Yeah, the ones who kept hitting on u after the blond guy told them about his cocktail"
"Right, well, turns out they're all cops, including the blond guy!"
"Wow, ok! And how's that relevant?" he asks and I tell him everything about them and Logan
"Seems like that Logan guy isn't a fan of the other guys..."
"Yeah, I think they tease him a lot, because he's new"
"Of course, the new guy always gets teased, it's common practice, especially in these jobs..."
"Poor guy, he's like a puppy"
"Someone has a crush on a cop!" he says smirking
"Oh, come on, u know me! I don't fall that easily! Is he handsome as hell? Yeah! Do I like his vibe? Definitely! Does he look so hot in uniform? Hells yeah! But I didn't get that job to fall for a cop!"
"I like the way u think. Just be careful with those guys... They don't seem to take no for an answer easily!"
"Yeah, I'll be careful. I won't push them too much, sooner or later they'll get mad that I talk back and I don't wanna know what might happen..."
"Exactly! And if they tell u anything weird, u call me immediately!"
"Of course! Now excuse me, but I need to go die for a few hours!" I says getting up and after kissing his cheek, I go to my room
YOU ARE READING
Coffee Mess
RomanceSandra Sheen is a 18-year-old girl who just finished high school and decided to take a gap year before going to college, in order to gather money. When she starts working in a coffee place near a police station, she finds herself surrounded by polic...
