Inside My Mind (A Harry Potter Fanfiction)

Chapter XXVI

Starbucks, Stonebridge, London, England, Great Britain

Friday the 11th of February 1994

12:00 PM

Sirius sighed as he waited behind some woman with a lot of curly hair. He was tired of waiting in line. He was off on lunch from his job at the Ministry. He hadn't wanted to go back into the field since it would call for time from Bella.

He was an Unspeakable. Well, Bella didn't know that. He'd prefer it to stay that way. She thought he worked in the Department of Law Enforcement but he knew that if she learned that he was an Unspeakable, she'd try to sneak with him to work and that wasn't good.

"A caramel brulée latte, thanks."

Sirius blinked in surprise as he recognized the voice. He debated tapping the woman on her shoulder and then decided. He tapped her shoulder once and the woman turned crystal blue eyes on him. She blinked in surprise before her lips spread into a smile.

"Sirius! Oh my goodness!" Maya Granger said with a smile. Sirius peeked a look at the blonde girl behind the counter. She was blushing as Sirius made eye contact with her.

"I'll pay for her drink. Add a black coffee to the order" Sirius said, placing down his Muggle credit card. Maya gaped and scrambled for her purse.

"Oh, that, that's not necessary…" Maya said, rummaging for her wallet. Sirius plucked it from his bag and slid it into his trenchcoat.

"It's fine. You'll get this back after you sit down and have your coffee with me" Sirius said with a smirk. Maya laughed and rolled her eyes. She nodded and accepted the coffee from the girl behind the counter and passed Sirius' coffee to him. Sirius took back his card and walked towards a seat near the window.

As they sat down, Sirius wondered why he had requested a sorta kinda coffee date with a married woman. He had a thing for woman but he never went after married women. He had morals. Well, a little bit.

"So, how are you doing Sirius? What are you doing here in…Muggle London?" asked Maya, lowering her voice towards the end. Sirius gave her a teasing grin and it widened when he saw her faint blush.

"I'm on my lunch break. I work at the Ministry" Sirius informed her. Maya's eyes widened and she had that gleam in her eye that he had frequently seen in Hermione's eyes. A thirst for knowledge.

"Do you? What do you do? Are you an…what is it called? Hermione said that their wizard cops…" Maya said, frowning in confusion. Sirius looked around and for good measure he lifted his wand under the table.

"Muffliato. Er…no. That's an Auror. I'm an Unspeakable. But don't tell Bella. She'd beg me to take her to my Department" Sirius said. Maya frowned.

"What's an Unspeakable? Hermione didn't tell me about them."

"Figures. We're very secretive a Unspeakable is someone who works in the Department of Mysteries. I'm not supposed to tell people that I'm an Unspeakable. You're a Muggle so it isn't a big deal. Please don't tell anyone" Sirius said in a stage whisper. Maya laughed and gave him a sweet smile. Sirius almost blushed himself.

"I won't. I promise. I have to finish up here. I have an appointment to get to and I'm sure my husband will not be pleased if I miss that. I'll see you around" Maya said, standing up. Sirius nodded, slowly and gazed at her. He stood up and grinned at her. She smiled back at him and leaned forward, her lips to his ear. He stood straight and couldn't even move.