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PROMPT: Two coffees and a straw

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Still stuck on sweet!

"Here we go."

She looked up to see her boyfriend standing beside the sofa with a tray. Her brow furrowed, confused. "What's that?"

"Two coffees and a straw," he replied evenly.

Her brow furrowed further. "I don't get it."

"Well coffee is a liquid that you make with-"

"I get what coffee is," she rolled her eyes at him. He had such a silly sense of humour. "It's the straw that I don't get."

A grin spread over his face. It was such a nice face. She could stare at it forever and never get bored. His face wasn't the only thing nice about him. His body was pretty nice too. More than pretty nice. Much more. Pretty amazing in fact. Perfect. Breathtakingly perfect. Heart-stoppingly perfect. Sometimes she wondered what she'd done to deserve him.

"Ah-hem."

She blinked and glanced up, realising she'd zoned out. His grin grew wider, and she knew he knew what she'd been thinking about. Her cheeks flushed, and she asked, "So what's with the straw?"

"Well," he drew the word out. "I heard that you have an odd little addiction."

"How did you hear about that?"

"A little birdie told me."

"My sister," she groaned, her little sister was such a blabbermouth.

He threw back his head and laughed. "So coffee or straw first?"

There was no competition. "Straw."

He laughed again and went back to the kitchen, returning a moment later with a mug full of melted chocolate. Her mouth watered at the sight. Every day for as long as she could remembered she had drunk a cup of melted chocolate. It was heaven.

"Want to share?" he held up a second straw.

She'd been wrong. This was heaven. Sharing her favourite drink with her favourite guy.

Jane wrote: "Still stuck on sweet!

"Here we go."

She looked up to see her boyfriend standing beside the sofa with a tray. Her brow furrowed, confused. "What's that?"

"Two coffees and a straw," he replied eve..."

Awww that's so cute!!! Now I want melted chocolate in a mug lol

I finally wrote one after three months of not writing one! Yay! Here goes!
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I had a blind date. Ugh. I was only twenty six. I didn’t need to have blind dates. However, I was pretty bad at picking men. Maybe my friends were right about me needing a blind date. But what if he’s skeevy? What if he’s a serial killer? I don’t want to date a serial killer? Do you know much energy I’d have to put to not be killed by my lover? Yeah. No.

I checked my face in the mirror, making sure to rid myself of all eye and nose boogers. I didn’t want to be completely gross. I stepped out of my car, straightened my black pencil skirt, and headed into the coffee shop.

Do serial killers drink coffee?

I stopped at the front entrance and took a look around the cafe. My best friend said he would make it before me. There were a few rows of tables, with people seated. A lot of fake plants and the cash registers were placed in the middle of the building. I was supposed to look for a man sitting by himself with two coffees and a straw.

I spotted him sitting by a large window in the back of the coffee shop and sighed. “Oh.” He was really cute. He had on glasses, a strong jawline, and nice wispy dark curls. I bet if I touched those curls they’d feel like velvet. I didn’t touch curls though. I walked towards him and his eyes turned in my direction. They lit with curiosity and my nerves began to kick in.

What was his name, again? Bob? Bill? He didn’t look like a Bill? He looked way too pretty to be a Bill? Maybe a Henry? Or an Aiden. Aiden was sexy. Oh my god is he checking me out? I still don’t remember his name.

“Hi.” I stuck out my hand and put on my brightest smile. “I’m Jan. You must be Serial Killer Aiden?”

His eyes widened and the color on his face drained. I wanted to kick myself. Maybe drag myself out of the building. Yeah that seemed like a good idea.

Tiara wrote: "Awww that's so cute!!! Now I want melted chocolate in a mug lol"

Thanks, and haha me too! So yummy!

Tiara wrote: "I finally wrote one after three months of not writing one! Yay! Here goes!
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I had a blind date. Ugh. I was only twenty six. I didn’t need to have blind dates. However, I was pretty bad at pic..."

Loved it!!

@Princess J: Oh, man. Too effin' cute!!

@Miss Tiara: Totally made me LOL Love this type of dynamic!

Thank you, ladies!! x

Annie wrote: "@Princess J: Oh, man. Too effin' cute!!"

Thank you!

Annie wrote: "@Princess J: Oh, man. Too effin' cute!!

@Miss Tiara: Totally made me LOL Love this type of dynamic!

Thank you, ladies!! x"

Thanks!!!