“Sorry, I didn’t mean to stare. It’s just that you look really familiar. Do I know you from somewhere?” He says with a smile cocking his head to the side as if changing the angle he looked at me would give him an answer.
“No I don’t believe so. I think I would remember” I talk sometimes without thinking about how things sound. A large smile plasters his face and his eyebrows rise up questioningly.
“Really? You would remember me would you?” oh he is just full of confidence. I would say maybe even slightly more than Chris.
“I, uh” I don’t actually know what to say, but he saves me any further embarrassment by offering his free hand for me to shake.
“Scott” he says, his voice practically purring. I seem to have abandoned all rational thought about giving out my name to stranger, as my hand seems to act of its own accord.
“Alex” he holds my hand for a little longer than what would normally be acceptable, and I have to tug my hand gently back. He doesn’t seem to mind, he just stands there again just staring at me which even though he is really hot, I’m starting to find a little creepy.
“Okay well I should be going. Nice meeting you Scott.” He nods his head at me in acknowledgement and allows me to step around him and I don’t quite catch his response as he says it quietly as if it’s just to himself.
“Nice to see you too princess”
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I choose a double chocolate brownie and a hazelnut latte, and make my way to one of the comfy chairs that run down the side of the café. I took longer in the bookshop than I had anticipated and I’m trying to decide if I am still going to text Logan asking him to meet with me, or if I can use the excuse of not having enough time now. I know I’m just trying to make up a valid excuse to not have to see him. I’m not sure I will fully be able to trust myself to say what I want and need to say to him. I grab my phone and try to type out a message to send to him as a large bag knocks into my table spilling my drink, unfortunately my new books were also on the table and for the second time today Scott is apologizing me to.
“I’m so sorry, this bag just..... Oh hey Alex. I didn’t realize it was you. I’m really sorry”
“It's fine no harm done” I say taking some napkins to mop up the drink and try to wipe the excess liquid from my new books.
“Oh no, your books, I’ll get you some new ones, and a new drink. What were you having?” he seems so flustered and less confident than what he was at the bookstore, it sort of makes him seem cuter. You know a six-foot, well-muscled, hot cute guy.
“Honestly Scott its fine.” He holds his hands up.
“No I insist, my momma would turn in her grave if she knew I had knocked over a ladies drink and not paid for a new one.” I just smile at him. Now he’s not just staring at me he does seem quite sweet.
“Okay, well we wouldn’t want that, it was a hazelnut latte” A large smiles appears on his face. And he tells me he will be right back.
A few minuets later he returns with a fresh drink and a cookie and places them both in front of me.
“Thank you, you really didn’t have to. Especially the cookie.” I say politely.
“No really, I did. You didn’t know my momma. Well I’ll leave you to enjoy your drink” he says and starts looking around for a table to sit at. I look around too and see that there aren’t any empty tables.
“Would you like to sit with me?” I ask him. He starts to shake his head gently.
“I wouldn’t want to impose,” he says while looking around the busy café again.
“Well now I am insisting, this table is plenty big enough for both of us and I have an extra chair. It's perfect.” I say with a smile and tap the chair next to me.
“If your sure?” its almost like he is two different people, the one from the book store and the one now sat at my table. This version is definitely less creepy.
“So did you find what you were looking for at the bookstore today?” he asks me, to which I nod my head.
“I did, I didn’t really go for anything in particular. I was just looking for any book that I liked the sound of. How about you?” I enquired.
“Yeah the same as you really.” He replied vaguely.
“So I have one question.... What were you looking for in the girly chic lit section?” I ask teasingly.
“Well I do like books, but in that section I was actually looking for a book for my little sister. She’s not been too well lately and she’s getting bored.” He looks down as he talks like he doesn’t really want to talk about it so I don’t question him anymore on it.
“Would you like half my cookie? I already had a brownie, don’t think I could get away with eating them both.” I hold out half of the cookie he bought, and he takes it from me.
“I will have it thanks but only because I have a weakness for fresh cookies, not because you can’t get away with eating it. You could probably get away with eating ten.” He says with a small chuckle that causes me to blush.
“Is that a blush
