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"Well, well, well, if it isn't the Elizabeth Bennett of the 21 st century," cah the coffee shop as Clarke walked in She had been going to that coffee shop every otten to know her pretty well They thought it was funny to call her that because they thought she was stubborn like that It was probably because one of the baristas kept hitting on her, but she kept turning him down

She walked up to the counter where the barista in question eeping the floor He bumped the other cashier over to take her order His na it burn with the glare It read "Joe" in all caps "So, what can I get for you today, ma'am?" he said with a wink

Clarke looked at hiot the sa anyway Sometimes, he would even offer to surprise her with some new combination that she would love But she would always stick to her soy chai latte It kept her cal up for Clarke!" Joe called to a young female Clarke had also seen about a million times She was the only one that stayed silent and minded her own business in that place But if she were honest, Clarke wouldn't have it any other way It had beco part of her routine to have the staff at the coffee shop o out withacross the counter with his chin resting in his hand "Because if you are, we don't even have to go anywhere You can walk over and have lunch here with ood cappuccino maybe, or an iced coffee of some kind, and we can just talk" It was hard to take hioofy se her tastes Clarke had to fight down a se him any further

She just shook her head and moved down to the side of the counter where her hot coffee would be sitting once it was nored any looks Joe or the others gave her She was in the zone already, worrying over what she ot to the flower shop They had just done a reset over the weekend to get ready for prom season as well as Easter It was one of the busiest ti had to be perfect