Devious and not so devious plans.

Once I finished my new batch of Inui juice I realized that, somehow, I depleted my mother's supply of vegetables.

I sigh and take my wallet, this is not the first time this happened, I am usually more careful through, and since is late Saturday most places are closed, except for....

A blush overcome my face, I shake my head and nod to myself, this is not the first time I go to buy there either, and is only happenstance that I tend to use my mother's supply on late Saturday, nothing more.

I mean, why should I do that on propose? it's not like I need some excuse to talk with the part-time cashier there.

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I pick the things I used then walk to the counter to pay, she is busy but the other employee is not, a magazine catch my attention so I pick it up and browse it even if I usually don't read this sort of magazines.

When she finish with the person she was attending I return the magazine to it's place, the article was not of my tastes after all, and walk to her to pay up.

I place the things on the counter and she browse them with her lips twitching, "replenishing your mother's supplies again?"

I blush, scratch my neck and nod, "hai, I was working on a new recipe but it didn't work that well"

She cover her mouth and snicker, "well, I can tell"

I blink in confusion and push my glasses up, "what do yo-"

She lift her hand to my forehead, and I feel her fingertips on my skin.

She show me her fingers which are covered with green goo, my face heat up in embarrassment but before I can do anything more than stare, she lick her fingers clean and tilt her head, "have you tried to put some carrot or tomatoes there? the sourness of the tomato with the sweetness of the carrot would make the taste less bitter"

"ah..." I blink and shake my head, trying to take ahold of myself, and then push my glasses up, "no, I didn't think about that, but now that you mention it, chances of that addition improving the flavor, 72%. I'll try it out on my next batch"

She smile and nods, "I'll be waiting your verdict then," she give me the total and I pay up, but when I am about to pick the bags up she lean on the counter, place her elbow on the surface and rest her cheek on her hand, "you know, you could bring a bit next time too, I am curious about those mixtures you are so fond of"

I stare her in surprise, my face heating up at the way her assets are easier to see, I look away and pick the bags, "I-I'll bring some next time then"

when I am almost outside I heard her coworker snickering and I can't help but overhear a bit, I mean, who wouldn't?

"It's been what? 6 weeks two to fives times a week? you should stop to play around, is obvious that kid is head over heels for you"

"I don't know what are you talking about Matt, he is just sweet"

"yeah, sure, and I'm a pink rabbit"

"I don't know, you look pretty fluffy and huggable to me"

The guy, Matt, complain while she giggle softly, "but seriously through, I do like him but...I won't play easy if you know what I mean"

My heart speed up at her words, does she like me?

I can still hear the guy laugh while I walk away, does she truly like me?

when I am about to open the door to my house I freeze, she did, in fact, say she likes me.

My face heat up and my heart speed up, I get inside, place the bags in the counter and return.