The Late Night Coffee Drinkers

Oh, The Summer Heat

"I want a man in my life, or just someone intimate" John sipped his summer drink of cold brew.

"What about that guy over there" Francesca suggested. There was a man in beard, not too old - more or less mid thirty.

Millie checked him out, "he looks like a frustrated procurement manager of an American company in Asia, because of this endless inflation caused by trade war between US and China".

"Are we looking at the same man" Francesca finds the man good looking for their friend John. He looks serious... seriously looking at the computer like a financial officer of a crumbling business. "Yes, we are. You know Olivia likes bearded men" Millie mentioned. "The more John should approach him, you want me to do it for you" Fran offered without even John knowing how he looks.

"I want Millie to do it, because Olivia just came in" John firmly addressed. "Goodness" she crinkled her nose, "now I have the slightest idea of what it must be negotiating for Brexit. It's like you sort out Merkel, your fellow woman. I wish I'm a man who became a woman. It's fine, a pussy is stronger than a cock... because you can never emasculate a pussy." Francesca applauded "take it from me John, I have experienced on having both... I love my pussy".

Millie walked confidently, smiled at an old friend for diplomacy not minding if she smiled back. She approached the man - the one with a beard, who looks like a frustrated procurement manager.

"Hi may I sit here" the man agreed, and so she sat beside him. "Where are you from" Millie asked, "Canada" he answered. "My friend here is from Canada, he's from Toronto. What about you" her brew is similar to John's... single shot Americano diluted with water in a Grande.

"What are you doing in Asia" Millie asked while his laptop still on. "I'm a missionary" she wasn't expecting him to be a man of a religious being. "Ah" she said so flatly... so flat, that a flat white won't compete with it.

"So you're a Christian" she clarified, double checking just like before a skilful barista and a cashier makes and charges you for the brew.

"Yes" the man with the beard answered. Millie's face is like a child who expected a hot chocolate to taste like a candy bar or a customer who spent much time either talking to a companion or reading much that when they drink their coffee it already became cold to enjoy or acidic.

"Are you against homosexuals and non-Christians" Millie asked.

Meanwhile Fran and John, observed from a tiny distance. "I don't think he's a finance guy... Millie looked like as if she mistakenly took and drank a cup of another customer" John isn't far off on investigating insurance fraud, he's accurate at reading people. "Let's join them" John took the leap.

Francesca and John, stood up to join their friend.

"Hi may we join" confident that Millie's strong sense of social justice is their best shield.

"These are my friends, John and Francesca" they became four for now. "John is the one from Canada" he smiled to his fellow Canadian.

"What brought you here" John was curious. "I'm a born again missionary" he answered calmly "been living here for a few years now".

Francesca smiled, "what's your name" John asked. "Xavier, my mother is from Quebec but I'm from Toronto too". The women listened, "I hope you don't mind that none of us are Born Again. I'm non religious Episcopal, Fran's Catholic and Millie is a secular non-Christian of a reformist background".

Xavier is probably the first religious Christian they've met who is solicitous and uses intellect over passion... who doesn't hate Muslims and Jewish and who doesn't hate other Christians, and doesn't have any demise to other non-Abrahamic religions. Maybe Canadians are just really born with halos.

"Xavier, who killed Jesus" Millie asked, and John kicked her lightly under the table.

Francesca interrupted "Xavier do child molesters of the Catholic faith go to heaven". John is in internal battle between going along with his diverse friends, or going along with his fellow Canadian.

Xavier smiled, and he knew that the trio are secular and the other two are nominal Christians. "Being ordained alone, is not enough to go to heaven" he objectively answered that impressed the trio.