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day or night?

Zach enters the coffee shop and sits on his usual spot. Jack was nowhere to be seen. Zach supposes he is at the back.

He puts his computer on the table and turns it on. Jack approaches him. He rests his hands on the table and leans on it.

The brunet looks up at him. "Uhm, good evening." He greets him with a nervous smile.

Then, Jack opens his mouth and asks the world's stupidest question. "Are you trying to bang Ava?" He squints his eyes.

Zach blinks. "What."

"You heard me. You're trying to bang Ava." He points an accusatory finger at him.

"Jack, I'm so gay it hurts." He admits. The pride sticker on his computer almost mocked Jack.

His eyes widen. "Oh." He pauses. "I am so sorry."

Zach bursts into a fit of laughter. "Do you realise how insane that sounded?" He hollered.

Jack blushes lightly. "Now I do!" He covers his face.

The brunet laughs harder. It is a hearty laughter. In fact, it's the most emotion Jack has ever seen him express. He never realised how joyful he was.

Zach eventually takes a deep breath as he ceases his laughing fit.

Jack clears his throat. "I am so incredibly sorry." He lowers his head.

"It's fine, dude." He reassures.

"It's just that, last week, after that whole thing with Isla, you seemed like you got along too well with Ava, and I guess I got... suspicious." He scratches the back of his neck. "It's incredibly stupid of me, now that I realise it."

Zach chuckles. "I am assure you I am very much gay and not into any of your sisters." I'm into you, though. "Ava and I get along because she strikes conversation with me." He shrugs. "I guess doing the night shift and having a random guy there who doesn't say anything gets pretty boring."

Jack smiles. "I wouldn't say boring." He hums."I'd say we get more curious about you each passing day." He shrugs as well.

"Like about what?"

"Like..." He hums, thinking of a question to ask. "When did you realise you were gay?"

When I saw you playing basketball in high school , you took off your shirt, and I got an instant boner. And just to be sure, you then got water poured all over you. Definitely knew back then.

Zach breathes in. "I had a crush on a... guy from school. I took the buzzfeed quizz and it was official." He shrugs.  I am not telling you who." It's you.

Jack sits down. "Not so much of an open book now." He teases.

"Because it's embarrassing, and you definitely know him." You're him.

"Fine, I'll take that." Jack crosses his arms. "Next question: first kiss, who was it?"

Zach smiles nervously.

Jack looks at him expectantly until he realises. "No first kiss? Really?" He raises his eyebrows.

He nods. "I'm not exactly swimming in dick, and grindr is not really my thing."

Jack chuckles. "Fair enough." He taps the table. "Oh, dream job?"

"Realistically or unrealistically?" He questions him.

"Both. "

"Writer or teacher, and a millionaire who can just exist. I'm not telling you which one is which."