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It was the first time Z came over to Latvia's house- he didn't even remember how they settled on going to her place. The two of them were just enjoying their cup of coffee until Z realised his investors were also in the cafe. He knows how they like to stick around and probably tease him for hanging out with a girl, so they left.
Z was looking at the walls of Latvia's apartment, the white walls were decorated with pictures of her and some guy- who's probably her brother. A part of him thought the guy looked familiar but he couldn't place it.
"Here's some tea, I know we just drank coffee but- yeah I don't know" she muttered awkwardly before putting the two cups on the coffee table.
Z watched how she quickly ran back into the kitchen which made him smile. They had known each other for a while but she still had moments where she would suddenly get shy, he thought it's cute.
"Are you almost done" he yelled at her, he was wondering what took her so long in the kitchen.
"Yeah, yeah" she simply replied before entering the room with a tray of cookies, "sorry I eh, I had a hard time reaching for the cookies since they were on the top shelf" she explained nervously. "It's something you don't understand, it's just short people problems".
"You could have asked me to help".
There was a moment of silence where she was tumbling her thumbs.
"I could have" she replied softly, "but it's all here now".
Z chuckled before softly taking a seat on her cream couch. He wondered if she lives her on her own or that she shared the place with her brother- because he didn't like the idea of her being alone.
Latvia on the other hand sat down nervously, leaving some space between her and Z. The last thing she wanted was to turn the atmosphere awkward by sitting too close.
If she got closer he would be able to hear her heartbeat, he would realise that she was nervous. After her breakup with her ex, she didn't take another boy to the house- afraid of getting hurt again. Not even guys who are just friends, but that was more because of Levi.
"Do you live here alone" Z asked to break the silence, not realising how nervous she was.
She shook her head no, "it's just my brother and me, but we're great together. It's probably a twin thing".
They chuckled, causing Latvia to finally calm down. It was just Z after all, nothing crazy would ever happen with him.
"I wish I was living with my brother" he quietly said, "but I just hope he's happy".
There were a million questions going through her mind and they were all about Z's brother who he didn't see for a long time. She wondered if he would ever trust her enough to tell her what was going on in his family.
"Fate works in a weird way, maybe you'll run into him very soon".
She took the opportunity to study his features, he looked calm even though their subject was pretty heavy.
"Maybe you're right, fate sure is crazy".
They laughed softly.
Z got comfortable on the couch, not realising that he got closer to Latvia. She on the other hand was frozen when her knee hit his, and she wondered how he didn't feel it.
"Say Latvia, do you have a ca-".
His sentence was rudely interrupted when he moved his head to the side, his lips brushing against hers.
The two of them sat there frozen on the spot in complete silence. Neither dared to move even though their lips were touching.
It was only after Latvia heard a key slip into the lock of the door that she jumped up, leaving Z surprised. She kept standing until the door swung open to reveal her brother.
"Wassup bitches" he yelled excitedly, that was until he noticed Z, "wow sis who is that and why is he sitting on our couch".
"Ehm this is Z, my co-worker at Caffeine Dreams and I was just about to get some more snacks".
While Latvia made a dash towards the kitchen, Z and Levi shared an confused look.
"So eh you're Z, I'm Levi. That girl's twin".
"I figured" Z replied.
Both guys started to glance at the kitchen, "Latvia" they screamed simultaneously.
This was not how Z would have pictured his day going.
