Just Friends

CHAPTER- 12

COFFEE

"You sure you don't want me to get anything for you?"

Jade looked up to find Kevin standing next to her. Kevin worked part time as a waiter in Beans. And the other half of his time he was studying to become a doctor.

Nicole and she visited Bean so often that, they almost knew everything about him.

At least all the things his mother didn't know about him, since that Jade knew from before. Beth Green worked with Amanda at the town library and she had a habit of telling pretty interesting stories about her son.

"I'm sure. I'm waiting for someone."

Jade replied and took a sip of water.

Alec was late. It was 4:30 and he still wasn't here.

Jade had been sitting there for half an hour now without anything to do passing her time by having glasses of water and speaking to the people she knew who entered the cafe.

Thankfully that happened in plenty.

"I know you told me earlier. But that person is sure making you wait a lot." Kevin said raising an eyebrow.

He was very handsome with black wavy hair which flopped on his forehead and green laughing eyes. He had a confident way of speaking and a charming personality.

All this attributed to the fact that Beans was always crowded with teenage and college girls, waiting for their chance to talk and flirt with him.

"Don't you have some book about blood and innards you should bury your head in?"

Jade knew that whatever free time Kevin he had from the work he spent studying.

Kevin smirked, "I was just asking." He threw up both his hands.

"Thanks for asking. I just want another glass of water. Thank you."

Kevin filled up her glass with the jug he was already carrying, he had known she wouldn't order till whoever she was waiting for came.

"This is your 4th glass. You'll have to get up to go to the washroom in the middle of your meeting."

Jade looked up at the dimples on Kevin's face and laughed, "Now go!"

Kevin was the closest thing she had to a little brother, and he sure played his role to perfection.

She had actually had plenty of water since she was dropped at Beans at 4 by her mother.

She felt like a teenager asking her mom to drop her but she didn't have any other option.

Her car had refused to start when she was leaving and her only option was asking her mom to give her a lift, who was on her way home after spending the whole morning with Jade.

But that meant that she would have to get a lift back home from someone.

Alec seemed to be the most sensible option, but that was the last thing she would do. She didn't want to owe him one on the first day they met. Technically the second, but who was keeping track.

Just then the bell on top of the door of the cafe rang signalling that someone had entered.

Jade looked up and was relieved to see that it was a haggard looking Alec finally.

Then the feeling of relief was replaced by a churning nervous feeling at the pit of her stomach.

He came in carelessly running his finger through his already messy hair.