SWEET COFFEE | 2YEON ONE SHOT

SWEET COFFEE

Nayeon could feel the cold breeze upon stepping out of her apartment.

The weather was comfortable and a little bit more colder, indicating the winter season's just around the corner. More so, the sky was cooperating by being endlessly blue and beautiful in the last week of November.

The streets were already filled with Christmas decors and the holiday spirit was obviously at full stream.

Leaving her apartment, Nayeon walked her way toward her favorite coffee shop where Chaeyoung, her best friend, was working. It was a few blocks away from her apartment and had the same direction going to her office thus Nayeon made sure to visit the shop every weekday. Also, with the pleasant weather, Nayeon felt good to be out and about.

Nayeon arrived at the jammed pack coffee shop which was typical every Monday morning. Inside, she could hear the customers ahead of her ordering their half-decaf mocha chai lattes or whatever it was people order nowadays.

Nayeon, by the way, is one of these people. But her complicated drink doesn't bother Chaeyoung anymore, in fact, Chaeyoung is an expert when it comes to it.

When it was Nayeon's turn to order, she noticed a different barista standing behind the counter.

This woman was obviously taller than Chaeyoung and maybe a few inches taller than her. The woman had blonde hair that was somewhat tied in a loose bun. Wearing a white rolled up shirt sleeves, her arms reminded of Chaeyoung, full of tattoos of different images and words. The only difference was that this woman had more tattoos than Chaeyoung. Not to mention, the numerous piercings the woman wore on her ears and eyebrow.

The woman, even though with the listed physique, was noticeably beautiful and handsome at the same time. The woman had a sleek figure wearing the white shirt sleeves underneath a black apron and matched with denim black pants. Besides her short blonde hair, the woman had a small size of face, pouty lips and dainty nose. The woman also had pairs of arched eyebrows perfectly placed just above her almond shaped eyes and sweeping eyelashes.

"Hi! What will you have today?" The woman smiled as she greeted. Nayeon smiled back.

"Hi. Good morning." Nayeon replied. "Um, is Chaeyoung around?"

"Oh." The woman paused as if discovering something on the back of her mind.  "Unfortunately, Chaeyoung had stomach flu last night. So I'm here to cover her shift today. You're Nayeon, right?"

The woman smiled, a crooked smile. Her eyes lit up when she smiled and something about her intrigued Nayeon. She didn't know what it was but she was interested.

"Yes. How did you know?"

"Well. The little cub constantly reminded me last night that a beautiful woman would be visiting the store around this time and would be ordering the most complicated drink from the shop." The woman said and planted her both hands on the counter, "Well, what Chaeyoung said was clearly an understatement. I think you are very beautiful, much more beautiful than what she described."

The woman's eyes were locked to Nayeon, she couldn't find anywhere else to look at.

At the same time, Nayeon eyes were drawn to the woman. She remained silent, setting her loose hair behind her ear and turning herself a little red after hearing the compliment she got from the woman. She was captivated by the woman's gaze toward her and the way the woman's lips moved when she straightforwardly complimented her.

The woman continued, getting a cup from the dispenser, "By the way, the 'complicated drink' were Chaeyoung's words. I would rather call it a special signature drink."

Nayeon smiled, pleased that the woman was considerable toward her drink.

"So, one venti, half whole milk, one quarter 1%, one quarter non-fat, extra hot, split quad shots, no foam latte, with whip, 2 packets of Splenda, 1 sugar in a raw, a touch of vanilla syrup and 3 short sprinkles of cinnamon, for Nayeon." The woman said while simultaneously writing on the cup. "Did I get that right?"