I gave him my number and he left. I smiled. Wow, made a new friend today.
I went to go check out. I then went home. I walked in and sighed, putting my stuff on the table.
Since my niece's birthday is in two days, I should just start wrapping her Barbie dolls. I went down to the basement and grabbed wrapping paper.
I got tape and wrapped the doll box. I wrote my niece's name on it. I then wrapped the other box.
I put it in the garage. I grabbed the bag of clothes and went upstairs. I tried some outfits on.
Unknown Number: Hey, it's Justin 😊 Ariana: oh hey, what's up? 😊 Justin: nothing much. Hbu? Ariana: trying on some clothes I got at Walmart today Justin: cool, send me a pic of your fav outfit Ariana:
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Justin: wow you look beautiful 😍 Ariana: thank you 😊 Justin:
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Ariana: ur cute 😍 Justin: if you're wondering why, ask my mom Ariana: lol Ariana: so whatcha doin Justin: I just put Sabrina to sleep. Ariana: Oh Justin: we're going to go to the zoo on Saturday, do you want to come with us? Ariana: Absolutely! Justin: shit Ariana: anything wrong? Justin: Sabrina is fucking screaming and crying. This is normal for her. I have to check up on her. Ariana: oh no I hope everything's okay
Justin's POV
I set the phone down and I rushed into Sabrina's room. I picked up Ariana and she continued crying. She rested her head on my shoulder and I rubbed her back.
"What's wrong, sweetheart?" I asked.
"I had a nightmare again." She sobbed.
"What was it about?" I furrowed my eyebrows.
"A monster ate me." She said.
I chuckled but made sure she didn't hear me.
"It's just a nightmare, it's not real." I said.
She continued crying.
"Wanna sleep in daddy's room tonight?" She nods, wiping her tears away.
I carried her to my bedroom. I tucked her into bed. I then grabbed my phone and got ready for bed.
I climbed in next to her and grabbed my phone.
Justin: false alarm. Just a nightmare. She got eaten by a monster. Ariana: that's so cute lol Justin: anyways, goodnight. Ariana: goodnight 😴
THE NEXT MORNING Ariana's POV
I fluttered my eyes open. I yawned and got up. I got dressed and ready for work.
I drove over to Starbucks. I went behind the counter. Since nobody was there since it was early, I decided just to clean a little.
I grabbed a cloth and dipped it in water a little. I started cleaning the counters and everywhere else that it needed to be cleaned. Ugh, Samantha does not clean this place very well.
It was 7:56 now. The store opens at 8:00am and ends at 9:00pm. I waited four more minutes until it's officially open.
Once it was open, I flipped the sign to "Open." I walked back to my counter and waited. My first costumer has arrived.
"Hi, Can I get a Tall Salted Caramel Mocha?" The mans says.
"Yes. That is $5.44 please." I said.
He hands over the cash and I put it in the cash register. He went to go wait for the coffee. I went over to where to make the coffee.
I started making his drink. I heard someone walk in. Finally, backup.
Samantha is here.
Once I finished his drink, I asked him what his name was.
"Alexander."
I spelled it as 'Alexsander' because my boss told me to misspell the names so when the person takes a picture the mispelled name, then posts it on social media, people following him would start going to Starbucks. It was clever of my boss to tell me to do that. But he only does it for the money.
A few moments later... other people came in and blah blah it got full real quick.
Someone walks in. They were already at the counter so I looked up. Justin.
"Hey, I keep bumping into you everywhere!" Justin chuckles.
"Hey." I chuckled. "What would you like?"
"Can I get a Venti white mocha with 5 espresso shots." Justin says.
"$6.34 Please."
He hands over 7 dollars. I handed back the change but he declined it back. So I put it in a cash register and made his drink.
I gave it to him and spelled his name right this time. Since nobody was currently entering, I decided to make small talk with him.
"Fun fact, my last name is Grande."
Justin chuckles. "Wow, so when you want coffee, do you get the Grande size?"
"Actually, I don't, surprisingly. I don't feel that honored to get that size." I smiled.
"You're absolutely stunning." Justin says. "Especially when you smile... your dimples are cute."
"Thank you, cutie. Not bad yourself." I smirked. "So, Where's Sabrina?"
"My mom is babysitting her." Justin says.
"Oh-
"Hey, I was wondering if you wanted to go on a date with me this Friday?"
"Sorry, I have to go to my Niece's birthday party. How about Sunday after we go to the zoo?"
"Sounds perfect. See you later." He flashed a smile, making me blush.
Ariana, don't fall in love. Please, not again. You'll screw up. Just a friendly date, nothing more than that.
