Anything Goes (Scomiche)

Coffee

Scott didn't want to seem like a creeper, but he dealt with snobby, stuck up, cranky people all day. So of course the man who is obviously a morning person judging by his positive attitude, bright smile, and consistent tips would catch his eye. Every morning, Mitch came in and ordered an iced grande soy latte triple. It wasn't the sweetest drink, but it had enough caffeine to keep you going for God knows how many hours. Scott had never met anyone who was such a morning person that it actually made him want to be a morning person. Opening shift at Starbucks was the worst job he'd ever had. Sure it smelt nice and he got free coffee, but he more so felt like a crack dealer with how desperate and needy these people were. They needed their fix of caffeine.

"Good morning Scott!" He smiled when he heard Mitch's voice.

"Right back at you Mitch. The usual?" He asked, earning him an enthusiastic nod.

"I'm gonna need that today. I have an exam that I'm pretty sure I'm going to bomb." He explained, scrunching his face while looking through the baked goods case.

"Nah, I'm sure you'll be fine. Just remember, when in doubt, choose C." That comment earned him one of Mitch's signature dimpled smiles. Scott drew an A+ and a note of encouragement on the side before handing the cup off.

"Good luck!" He smiled.

"Thanks. Have a great day!" He replied before he was out the door.

Their exchanges were always short and sweet. Sometimes lasting more than a couple minutes if there was a wait. Scott wanted an actual conversation with him.

The messages continued everyday.

He would mention that he got no sleep the night before.

- Even with no sleep, you're still ravishing ;)

He would mention the guy he was supposed to go on a date with, stood him up.

- His loss. You're a total catch.

He even mentioned his heat wouldn't work in his apartment.

- Hopefully your coffee will warm you up, hot stuff ;)

Sometimes he would draw funny pictures on the cup that would make Mitch laugh and he would feel so accomplished. It wasn't until he stalked Mitch's social media sites, ( okay, so he was a little more of a creeper than he cared to admit..) that he realized Mitch had posted all of the coffee cups with sweet notes in return. The most recent one though, had the caption of 'Still waiting for the super cute Starbucks barista to ask me out on a date ;),' which totally freaked him out. Scott was incredibly nervous for his shift the next day, but when Mitch came in with that smile of his, he knew he had to give it a shot.

"Hey Mitch, how's your day going?" He asked as he started making the coffee.

"It's alright. I'm kinda bummed though. My DVR decided to crap out on me so I couldn't record the American Horror Story marathon." He explained with a shrug.

"Well that sucks. I love rewatching the old seasons." He wrote his message on the cup and handed it over.

"Yeah, guess I'll just wait for the next one. Thanks for the coffee Scott. See you tomorrow." He sipped the coffee as he walked towards the door.

Scott nodded at him as he realized Mitch wouldn't read the message until he was already gone, and that would make tomorrow even worse, but he froze as he was about the open the door. He looked at the cup before looking up at Scott, then back to the cup.

"Did you... Are you serious?" Mitch asked curiously.

"Well yeah, as long as I'm not overstepping or anything." He added quickly and Mitch smiled back. "I mean, I guess that's a weird first date isn't it? God I'm bad at this." He scolded himself.

"No, no. I'd love to come over and watch it with you." Mitch smiled and grabbed a napkin, writing his number down. "Give me a call when you're off and we'll plan something." Scott's jaw dropped.

"Y-Yeah. I'll call you." He blushed, watching Mitch walk out the door. He fist pumped the air, knocking over the milk, but he didn't care. He just scored Mitch's number after flirting for like, two months. He checked Mitch's Instagram later and saw the picture of today's cup and his huge smile with the caption:

'I just got me a hot date #Ilovestarbucks'