Julianna’s shoulders tightened at that single look from Eden. She had seen is many times before when patrons were trying the server’s patience. Julianna wasn’t sure what she had done to deserve such a look. Somehow, her marital status wasn’t registering with her the way it was with the other women. Jules noticed the way Owen’s eyes also followed the two women, and when he looked back at her she only shrugged.
The door swung closed behind the gossiping women, and Maeve did nothing to muffle her confused groan. “I have no idea,” she expressed to Eden, throwing up her hands and pushing them through her blonde hair. “She’s married, right?” she asked the rhetorical question in a hissing whisper. Maeve turned back to the small porthole window in the barrier to narrow her eyes at the back of Julianna’s head. Noting the way the small woman’s shoulders lifted with another giggle.
“She’s flirting with him, right?” Maeve whirled around to face Eden again, brow knitted over colorful eyes. “Like, she just agreed to go out with him, right? Have I fallen into some weird alternate universe where my best friend isn’t married?” The blonde had no intention for Eden to answer this streaming questions. Mostly for the talk of expelling some of her frustration.
Maeve gestured wildly towards the door, and presumably the chatting couple on the other side of it. “That’s the guy from the pay phone,” she explained. Julianna had come to work the next day and told them all about it. Maeve frowned, remembering the almost dreamy look in green eyes.
“Of course,” Julianna said, while smiling, pleased that he had gone with her suggestion. She totaled the requested items into the computer, and briefly turned to grind the coffee beans and add set them steep. She turned again and took the card from him, waving him off politely when he explained his need to take a call. “No problem,” she mumbled, sliding the card through the machine.
Setting the card on the register she worked on finishing the coffee. The ristretto shot into a latte glass. Similar to espresso, but brewed with half the amount of water, it was a dark and intimidating looking liquid in the bottom of the pale yellow ceramic mug. Whole milk was heated next, until with was sweet and creamy with a thick head of foam. With a bar spoon, Julianna scooped the foam from the top and added to the ristretto, before pouring the milk over it in such a way that the resulting design resembled a leaf.
One of Maeve’s over-sized croissants heated quickly in a toaster oven and served on a plate with a side of her house made honey butter. The order was momentarily left on the counter as Julianna moved back to the register to write her number on a strip of receipt paper. She glanced around quickly for her server, who was still off with Maeve, not that she wouldn’t have taken the order herself regardless.
Coffee and pastry, along with his card, receipt and Julianna’s number tucked beneath the plate were left at Owen’s table wordlessly, as to not disturb whatever he was working on.
The door swung closed behind the gossiping women, and Maeve did nothing to muffle her confused groan. “I have no idea,” she expressed to Eden, throwing up her hands and pushing them through her blonde hair. “She’s married, right?” she asked the rhetorical question in a hissing whisper. Maeve turned back to the small porthole window in the barrier to narrow her eyes at the back of Julianna’s head. Noting the way the small woman’s shoulders lifted with another giggle.
“She’s flirting with him, right?” Maeve whirled around to face Eden again, brow knitted over colorful eyes. “Like, she just agreed to go out with him, right? Have I fallen into some weird alternate universe where my best friend isn’t married?” The blonde had no intention for Eden to answer this streaming questions. Mostly for the talk of expelling some of her frustration.
Maeve gestured wildly towards the door, and presumably the chatting couple on the other side of it. “That’s the guy from the pay phone,” she explained. Julianna had come to work the next day and told them all about it. Maeve frowned, remembering the almost dreamy look in green eyes.
“Of course,” Julianna said, while smiling, pleased that he had gone with her suggestion. She totaled the requested items into the computer, and briefly turned to grind the coffee beans and add set them steep. She turned again and took the card from him, waving him off politely when he explained his need to take a call. “No problem,” she mumbled, sliding the card through the machine.
Setting the card on the register she worked on finishing the coffee. The ristretto shot into a latte glass. Similar to espresso, but brewed with half the amount of water, it was a dark and intimidating looking liquid in the bottom of the pale yellow ceramic mug. Whole milk was heated next, until with was sweet and creamy with a thick head of foam. With a bar spoon, Julianna scooped the foam from the top and added to the ristretto, before pouring the milk over it in such a way that the resulting design resembled a leaf.
One of Maeve’s over-sized croissants heated quickly in a toaster oven and served on a plate with a side of her house made honey butter. The order was momentarily left on the counter as Julianna moved back to the register to write her number on a strip of receipt paper. She glanced around quickly for her server, who was still off with Maeve, not that she wouldn’t have taken the order herself regardless.
Coffee and pastry, along with his card, receipt and Julianna’s number tucked beneath the plate were left at Owen’s table wordlessly, as to not disturb whatever he was working on.
I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you.
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