The Ruse ||Calum Hood

I

My life had never been so interesting. Considering I was a student with a decent part-time job with gave me a decent wage, exciting and thrilling things never happened to me. However, who knew spilling a few coffees over extremely rich and very good looking guys could change an ordinary girl like me.

I wasn't always clumsy, I just had a tendency to slip and trip and drop things a lot. At work and college, I had dubbed the nickname 'butterfingers or klutz' which was a very accurate description of myself.

"How's studying going, Tris?" Alex asked as he walked into the back room where I was currently getting ready for my shift. Alex was like an annoying older brother, he picked on me on odd occasions but comforted on more frequent occasions. He pushed his dark brown hair out of his face, exposing his light green eyes, and leant his tall frame against the door.

"Good, exams are coming up soon. Going to need to take some time off soon." I responded tying my green apron around my waist.

"Of course exams are extremely important. I'm sure Sean will understand and we'll all miss you."

"Who will miss who?" Asked Ryan, barging into the room for what must have been his break.

"Tristen. She needs to take some time to study for her exams."

"Oh I hear ya, but who's going to miss her breaking fifteen mugs a shift?" He responded jokingly. Ryan had the tendency to be a clown and barely took anything seriously, however, he was right about the mugs, I did break a lot each shift.

"You?"

Ryan rolled his eyes but nodded his head enthusiastically. "Always."

"Hey Tris the Musketeers just walked in I thought you'd want to serve them." Ashlee said poking her head through the tiny gap in the door. A huge smile spread across her face like always.

Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings and Ashton Irwin were three good looking and highly successful music producers, who always came into the Billard's, whenever they were in London and ordered the same cups of coffee. We called them the Musketeers because they always came into together, rarely did Calum Hood accompany them their business partner and friend, who had a reputation for being a pompous and self-absorbed ass.

The females that happened to be in the cafe at the same loved to gawp and admire them from afar, as did Ashlee and I. Grinning I finished getting ready, I dashed towards the door to take a quick peek at the three men waiting patiently at the front of the queue.

"Why do you get so worked up? It's not as if anyone of them are going to ask you to marry them." Ryan remarked.

"I sense a hint of jealousy," Ashlee growled moving from behind the door.

"Pssh me jealous of what?" Ryan scoffed inching closer to her.

"Uh I'm going to go before a fight starts." I announced stepping past Ashlee and out of the backroom. The loud slam of door highlighting my presence, as soon as it was noticed a smile grew on each of their faces.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting, what can I get you?"

"Oh it's no problem love, can I please get a black coffee." The one named Ashton said, his perfect hazel eyes never leaving my face. What a charmer.

"An iced americano for me please." The one named Luke, he quickly finished reading a text before shoving his phone into his jacket pocket.

The last to order was Michael, his eyes speedily read the menu- like he always did when they arrived- he tore them away from the sheet of paper to meet my gaze, clearing his throat he began to order. "I'll have a black coffee please with a cheese and bacon toastie, I'm starved. Thank you love."