Call It One-Sided (Call It Romance Book 1) by Daniela Reyes

Author:Daniela Reyes [Reyes, Daniela]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Torres Press LLC
Published: 2019-11-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

“One green tea latte,” Elena said. She double-checked the table number on the computer and took the tray with her. The Saturday midday rush was in, some tourists out for brunch, but a lot of locals using Melo’s for the Wi-Fi and discounted pumpkin drinks.

Elena squeezed past one table and then another. She kept her focus on getting the order to the customer. She’d been doing that all day, thinking only about the task at hand. It kept her from thinking about the fact her dad hadn’t called to check if she was okay, to tell her she could come back now, that he was over his plan of trying to save the building.

She found her table. The customer had her back turned to Elena, a head of platinum blond waves visible. Elena brought the order over.

“Green tea latte?” she asked. The girl turned. It wasn’t a stranger, it was Cecilia.

Cecilia smiled. She had a laptop in front of her, her browser open to the SAT site.

“That would be me,” Cecilia said. She scooted her things to one side, as if the mug might take up the whole table. “It’s good to finally get a chance to meet you, one on one.”

Elena tried to smile. This was the girl Will liked right now, the one who, at some point, had helped Mia too.

“I saw you at your family’s Thanksgiving dinner,” Elena said, because what else was there to say?

Cecilia smiled, a charming smile that almost made Elena want this girl’s approval. “We didn’t get much in the way of introductions. Although, I do feel like I know you, from everything Will’s told me. I was glad to hear from Lucas you’re coming to the tango exhibition next week.”

“I am,” Elena said. “Marco invited me.”

“I’ll be glad to get in a whole conversation, then,” Cecilia said. “I’d invite you to sit and chat, but I’m working on some SAT practice and I can see you’re busy too.” She smiled, took a sip of her latte and then set the mug back down. “Delicious. Did Will make it?”

Elena nodded. “Yeah, he’s our best barista.”

“It tastes just like the one he whipped up for me in New York.” Cecilia played with the handle of her mug. “I’ll admit, I might have stopped by to say hi to him. His shift ends in half an hour, so I wanted to surprise him with a movie afterward.”

Elena wanted to ask what movie, and if Cecilia knew that Will usually stayed over his shift, especially on Saturdays when they had more customers. Instead she said, “I’m sure he’ll be thrilled.”

“Hopefully he likes the movie I picked,” Cecilia said. “Sorry, I should let you get back to work. Can you let Will know I’m here?”

“Sure,” Elena said. She nodded, already walking back to the coffee bar. She couldn’t get a read on Cecilia. Her tone had been sweet, not sweet enough to the point of fake, but she really hadn’t seemed that interested in talking to Elena.

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