Tansy

Chapter 2

     First thing Saturday morning I opened Jewels Cafe and waited for my first customer.  It had taken me nearly an hour to convince Julian and Amber to go have some fun and let me run the cafe for a while. A few teens came in and sat in the front booth sipping their peppermint hot chocolates. 

     I decided to organize the area behind the counter. I mean really how can they work in all this clutter? As I was organizing the to go cups by size, I noticed a small tin shoved behind the small cups. I picked it up and saw a label on the top that read," PSL".  I had been craving a Pumpkin Spice Latte ever since I decided to help Julian at the cafe. I wondered if this was a new batch of spices from the delivery yesterday or the cursed one. Well I thought it doesn't matter to me anyway.  I'm not named after a jewel. I quickly made myself a PSL and thet set the tin away somewhere safe so I could give it to Julian when he came back.

     I took a sip of heavenly bliss and sighed happily. Just then the bell on the door jangled. The teens looked up and started talking loudly.

     "Guys do you smell bacon?", one said.
      "It definitely stinks of pigs in here," said another one.
     "Let's get out of here ", said the third kid.
     After they leave, I look at my new customers. The "pigs" as the kids called them are two police officers.  I catch my breath the second I lock eyes on them. They are the hottest guys I have ever seen.  They both have sandy brown hair cut short and gorgeous green eyes. One of them looks about 10 years older and is built like a brick house. The younger one is muscled too but lithe like a willow branch. 

     I swallow and ask,"What can I do to you?"
     The older officer leans on the counter and raises an eyebrow.
     Stuttering I say, "I mmean what can I get you?"