It was funny how you could feel a connection with someone you had never said a single word to. The emotion that can be passed through the simple body language and little smiles is truly incredible.
You worked in a store that was located in the middle of a large shopping centre, he worked in a video game store just across from you. You noticed him the very first time he was interviewed for the job a long 7 months ago. He had come in wearing a button up shirt with his usual skinny jeans that you had come to adore. That was the first time this connection was felt, as he left the game store he saw you and almost instantly a smile appeared on his face and neither of you could look away.
Every working day since then, both of you would smile and give awkward waves in the mornings as you opened up the stores. You would quite often look across into his store, only to find him staring straight back. He would become flushed and look away quickly.
Yep... 7 months of awkward waves and flushed smiles and you were yet to say a simple "Hello" to each other.
This morning you had woken up at 4am to the sound of loud yelling coming from the home next to yours. You sat up, instantly placing your hand on your forehead as you took notice of the painful headache. There was no way of falling back to sleep now so you climbed out of bed and dragged your feet into the kitchen where you searched for aspirin or something of the sort, only to come up short handed.
You sat on the couch, drinking water and simply waiting for the sun to rise before you decided to start getting ready. You ran around the house trying to sort out an outfit, once you wear finally ready you took your purse and keys before heading out to your car.
You sat in the drivers seat, pushing the key into the ignition and turning it, only to hear a worrying sound. You tried a number of times after that yet it just wouldn't start. As if this day couldn't get any worse.
You took a deep breath, climbing out of the car and heading to the bus stop. As you sat in the bus watching streets go by, you had to hold back the tears. You were so tired and nothing was working out for you today.
The bus stopped and you walked off after thanking the driver. At least the weather suited your mood, dark and cloudy.
You rushed through the shopping centre, running about 20 minutes late. Finally you unlocked the doors, switching off the security alarms and switching on the lights before opening up the entrance doors.
Finally able to take a minute to breath, you rested your head in your hands and your elbows on the counter.
Dan had been worried all morning, you never took a day off and you were very rarely late. So when he looked across and saw you opening up he couldn't help but smile, but his smiled was quick to fade as he noticed your stressed demeanour and the way you continuously held your head because of your headache. It honestly upset him to see you like that, his favourite part of the day was seeing you smile at him in the morning and this time you hadn't even looked over.
You stood up straight as you heard a customer enter the store, they spent 20 minutes asking you continuous questions and complaining about the store opening late before leaving without buying anything. You took another deep breath as you looked down as your hands on the counter top.
Large hands appeared before your eyes, they were sliding a large coffee and a muffin in front of you. You looked up to find him giving you a small smile.
"Bad morning?" He asks, and your mind suddenly goes blank. His voice was so smooth... so hypnotising. And seeing his features up close for the first time... God he was gorgeous.
"y-yeah" You stutter, trying to pull yourself together.
"Uh, I got you a cappuccino, sorry if thats not what you drink. You usually have a coffee when you get here but I noticed you didn't today so..."
"It's perfect. Thank-you so so much... But you really didn't have to do this for me." You reply. He didn't have to but god were you thankful, coffee was just what you needed.
"Yes I did, I needed to see my favourite smile" You blush instantly at his words and your cheeks redden. You look down trying to hide the smile on your face.
"There it is" He says with a dimpled smile.
"Don't you need to be watching your store?" You questioned, not in a rude way but you were genuinely wondering if he had just left the store for you.
"I asked the boss if I could have 15 minutes off, the store was quiet anyway" he replies. The thought that he even asked his boss for a break just to make sure you were okay made your stomach swirl.
"I'm Dan by the way" He introduces himself. Dan... The name suited him perfectly.
"Y/n" You reply with a smile.
"Beautiful" Dan mumbles, mostly to himself.
"So y/n, I was wondering... well I wanted to know if maybe I could take you out for dinner tonight?" Dan asked and you couldn't help but widen your eyes. Cute game shop boy wants to take you on a date?
"Uh yeah, I would... I would love that" you answer. Dan's eyes brighten and a smile spreads across his gorgeous features.
"Great. I have to go back to work now, but could I get your number so I can find out where to pick you up and stuff. Or we can go straight after work." Dan chatters as he holds out his phone.
You take the phone out of his hands, typing in your number and handing back to him.
"I can't wait. And thank-you so much once again for all of this" you say gesturing to the coffee and muffin in front of you.
"My pleasure. I'll see you later beautiful" He says before walking back across to his store and leaving you in a dreamy state for the rest of the day.
