The Barista Girl Part 7

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Mm-hmm. What? What is what? Song I'm humming? I'm not humming.

I have not. Oh, stop, just stop. Like a girl in love? Okay, really.

I am not about to tell you anything about my love life. Not yet, at least. Yes, I'll give you that.

It's new and that is all you get. And oh, hey, look what time it is. If you don't get going, you're going to be late to pick her up again.

Nope, you really better go. Mm-hmm. No, go.

I mean, seriously, you're gonna be late and it's slow. I'll clean up. It's no big deal.

I'm already almost done. Yeah, just go. I'll look up.

Don't worry about a thing. You're welcome. Bye.

Oh, hi. Oh my gosh. You startled me.

No, no, no, it's okay. I just I didn't hear the bell when you came in. How are you? How was class? Good.

Me? Good, really good. Easy.

Kind of slow today, actually. Um, do you want anything? I'm just about to lock up, so.

.. Okay, you sure? Okay, well take these at least.

No, for you and your roommate. The pastries always go to waste. Yes, really.

Take them. No, I don't touch them anymore. When I first started working here, I used to take them home and my clothes started to stop fitting.

So, yeah, I'm good. No, no pastries for me. You enjoy them, though.

No, I think I'm the only one left. Why? Talk? Yeah, do you sit at a table? Okay.

Yeah, just take a seat. I'll be right there, okay? What are the odds that when someone says, can we talk, there's a positive outcome? All right, you've got me.

What's up? Everything okay? Yes? Really? Okay, good.

Yeah, you did sort of set it up like that. It's okay. What's going on? What did you want to talk about? You want the chance to redeem yourself, huh? Oh, you mean the dinner? You mean all of it? I don't understand.

I don't understand. Oh, come on, you haven't been that. ..

Okay, sorry for interrupting. Go on. True, very true.

Yeah, okay, I agree with that. Very true. Yeah, okay, I agree with that.

And there was that. True, okay. Are you done? You're sure? Okay.

When you put it all like that, I mean, I see how that is your perspective, right? I get it. And yeah, if I felt that way, redemption would definitely be a goal.

I understand. But can I just, can I tell you my perspective on this? Can I just, can I tell you my perspective on this? On us and you? Okay.

I am going to be honest, yes. I have thought a couple of times that I wasn't sure you were. ..

How to put it? No, not worth it. More like just in the space I kind of hoped you to be, you know? Because then the effort, it wouldn't be worth it, right? Like if we didn't want the same sort of end result, which is being together, dating or whatever you want to call it, it's more than dating to you.

Really? I like hearing you say that. Thank you.

But let me finish, okay? You've had some trips and stumbles, yes. And at times you have been, as you put it, an anxious hot mess.

But I also see past that. I see someone who is wonderful and trying to cope with something they don't always know how to handle and are truly trying to learn as they go. I mean, anyway, it's something we're all doing, you know? It's different for everybody, but we're all in that space.

And I also see someone who I think is kind and generous and gorgeous and sexy. And there's just been this feeling that hasn't stopped since it all started, that feeling that you are so worth it. Yes, really.

Now, having said that, I am totally down with you wanting to do a do-over with the dinner. I just ask that whatever you cook isn't what you were going to prepare last time in case you burn it again. Because that smell, yeah, that was, that was like a biohazard.

I say that with love. No, I would love it. Absolutely.

Tomorrow? Yeah, I can. 7, 8 would be better.

I get done here around 6.30 tomorrow, so I can run home and shower and change. Yeah. Requests? Surprise me.

Just, like I said, yeah, not that. Um, what can I bring besides, you know, pastries? All right, I can do that.

Hmm. You promise you won't let me down this time. Is that what you think? You let me down? I guess I'm holding up your end, sure.

But, I mean, the night wasn't really a letdown, was it? I don't see it that way. Yeah.

I liked the way it turned out last time. Oh, I'm glad you did too. Hmm.

A dinner do-over. Will your roommate be there? Hmm.

Visiting family? Gotcha. Hmm.

I am really looking forward to this.