The View From Here

21. First Date

*Ambrosse POV*

"So where are we going?" Asked Conner, practically vibrating with excitement once I jumped into the car.

"I'll tell you when we get there." I said, making my way towards the small shop where we would start our first date.

"So... Can I ask you a question?"

"You can ask me anything, always." I responded.

"Um ho- how long have you liked me for? Or better yet, since when have you lik-liked me?" Conner asked, making me look at him seeing how red he turned. How cute. Should I tell him the truth or should I make something up. I thought before deciding I'll go with the truth.

"Well lets see... I've liked you for a while now. If we're being honest, I've liked you since we first met." I said before peeking at him to see his face somehow get even brighter than it already was. Looking back at the road I saw that we were almost at our first destination.

"Really, you've liked me this whole time?"

"Yes, now are you ready? We've finally arrived." I announced as I pulled into the parking spot. Turning off the car I ran out and around to the other side to open up the door for Conner and Howard. Helping them get out of the truck, we then walked towards my favorite coffee shop called The Mad Hatter.

"Where are we?"

"We are at my favorite coffee shop. The reason why I love it is they have bunnies you can pet, kinda like those cat cafes." I said as I opened the door for them to walk through. Walking towards one of the table I pulled the chair out for Conner to sit.

"You stay there, I'm going to go check if they have a braille menu." I say before making my way towards the counter where the worker stood with a smile.

"Welcome to The Mad Hatter, what can I get for you today?" He politely asked.

"I was wondering if you have a menu in braille that i can use?"

"You are just in luck, I'll go get it for you. One Moment please." He said before quickly disappearing and reappearing from below the counter with the menu in hand. "Here you go sir."

"Thanks." I say before making my way back to Conner who was petting Howard. "Here you go. I'll let you check out the menu, but if I'm being honest I personally like just plain ole coffee."

"Is that what you usually get when you come here?" Conner asked as his hands quickly flew over the menu.

"I guess I'm a little boring for having the default regular coffee as my drink of choice, but to be fair I have tried out most of the drinks here so if you want to know what any drink tastes like I can give you a fair rating of it on the Ambrose taste scale."

"Oh really now. Then what score does this strawberry matcha drink have on your scale?"

"Hmm I guess I would give it a 7 out of 10."

"And why does it get a 7 out of 10 on the Ambrose taste scale?" He questions.

"Well matcha has this sort of grassy taste to it, so most people don't like it because of that. If you've never tried matcha before it's a good introduction to it since it has the added strawberry flavor with it." I answered while taking in the view of his beautiful face.

"Interesting... then I think i'll order that and also maybe a cheese danish too if they have any."

"Okay sounds great, I'll go order that and be right back." I say before grabbing the menu from his outstretched hand. Walking up to the counter I gave the guy our order and paid before making my way back over to Conner until our order number was called.