Cappuccino Talk

Living in the moment

Madeleine needed to chill. She had been working towards her company consistently while barely considering her own needs. Daniel believed living in the moment was the way to go, and it was necessary to let go once in a while. When these two meet, their striking personalities collide...in a cafe.

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"𝐿𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡"
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"YEAH BUT the finances are not managed yet and you keep on taking on more projects." I entered the new coffee shop with my phone on my ear and my laptop bag in one hand.

"Oh come on, this is not how this works, I thought you could do it, maybe I was wrong." I sighed.

"Get the meeting scheduled first thing today...I'll be there in thirty. Call me when you get this done." I hung up and sat down. I took out my laptop and waited for it to start. I really needed to get a new laptop.

I drummed my fingers on the table impatiently and let out a puff of air.

"You look like a machine ready to power up." I heard an amused masculine voice and my head turned towards the source.

"And you look like you need to brush up on waiter etiquettes." I snapped at the man.

"I didn't know I needed to." He tilted his head and then I realised that he might not be the waiter and I just snapped at a stranger.

I ran a hand through my hair and pursed my lips.

"Because I prefer being called a barista." He smiled. The little guilt that had started to seep in left as soon as it came.

I rolled my eyes and looked around the cafe. There was no one except me.

What?

"I thought your cafe merchandise was pretty popular, I heard that they are like, everywhere." I mused and raised an eyebrow as I contemplated leaving.

"Yeah, we are. Just not when we are closed." He smirked.

"But I thought it was opening today." My face flushed as I realised what I just did.

"It was going to, but then we postponed." He grimaced, I assumed it was not something he was happy with. Neither was I, at the moment.

"So, may I get you something?" He asked finally after I entered the password into the laptop. Another few minutes to load. I groaned.

"No, no I don't want to trouble you, I'll go someplace else." I muttered embarrassingly and looked at my laptop helplessly.

"No, no please stay, my treat. Plus, it kills me that we couldn't open today."

"What happened?" I asked out of curiosity as he made his way to the brown wood mahogany counter and started to move some things.

"My crew boycotted me at the last time, though I know that's not what really happened." He rolled his eyes. "Anyways I am making cappuccino, you want one?" He looked at me and smiled even though his eyes were a different story.