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"No worries, I res his shoulders while quickly typing out a list on his expensive-looking, touchscreen phone
I nervously bounce onuncoroceries in a paper bag, please?"
"Of course, they always put the attention to , not plastic," I state ada him to look up from his phone
"Okay… no plastic, understood" He eyesthat one As he slides his phone into his back pocket, he looks down into my eyes "I’m Jace, by the way Sorry about etically
When he wraps his arm around my shoulders, I smile inwardly at his forwardness "I’m Audrey… Audrey Mills," I reply As alk toward the café, I tease, "Are we just getting coffee so you can get out of shopping?"
He draasps, "Whatever do you ? Never!" He’s the one teasing ht, I get it Boys don’t like shopping"
When we approach the door, he reaches out and opens it for entleuys like this really existed When I sh the door, I silently thank hiht now I figured I just et to know her instead of shopping at a larin on his face
I point er at his chest "You’re a charmer, you know that? I should watch myself around you" He winks attoward the counter This is another thing onlist of ‘Never Have I Evers’ I’ve never been in a café There doesn’t see I understand that a café sells coffee, but the menu board seems to have a thousand different drinks that I have never even heard of I’ words like ‘Frappuccino,’ ‘Macchiato,’ and ‘A to doubt whether or not I fit in here, but this just confir, anything
As I stand, lost and confused, I feel his warmth as he comes up behind me "Let me pick your drink I see an open leather chair over there you should go and snag," he says, as he points over to the crowded seating area
"Arab that seat," he says with a wink, avoidingthat he can tell how out of place I a control of the situation I can let hih the crowded café A study group takes up the only section of tables and chairs The rest of the roo I assue because they have advanced textbooks and laptops out Not to h schools aren’t back in session yet
When I get to the leather seat Jace had pointed out for me, I realize it’s the only seat available I stare down at it, wondering if I should sit in it or let hi for roceries
"You realize that’s just a chair, right?" he whispers into roceries
"You should have it," I gesture toward it "I’"
"Sit," he softly cohtly bemused by this hold he has on me
He pulls the wooden coffee table across the tile floor to the front ofe fra up well
I’h this place is packed with chatting people, I feel like it’s only him and s together between his When I look up, I see he’s watching , I’a
We sit there staring at one another and shockingly, it isn’t unco a silent conversation, getting to know one another in this inti intoto discover all of my secrets that are hidden in the darkest of depths I hope he never has to know those secrets, although I would love to be coe all of , to be honest
Jace ss our drinks out, his eyes finally leaveand a water bottle down in between us When he hands , I stare at the caramel-colored drink that has a frothy-like white top It still feels a bit too warm to drink, so I place it on the table next to Jace to allow it to cool down I look up when I can practically feel hi at me
"It’s a chai tea latte"
"I know," I lie to hiain "You’re a coffee house virgin, aren’t you?" When I don’t respond, he gives me a sweet smile Not one that is ure lad I could be your first"
My eyes bug out at his innuendo and I finally begin to laugh at myself "I’m pathetic, aren’t I? I mean, who has never been to a coffee house?"
"Not at all, I’"
His coe the subject "How old are you?" I’h school because of the shirt he’s wearing, but it could just be fro pull from his water bottle and for some reason, the up and down movement of his throat as he ss continuously mesht now?