The coffee shop

     Prologue 

Kaida had just moved into the  studio apartment down the street from the coffee shop she works at and everything was pretty great besides the wacko customer or two that would come in 

And college would be starting in the fall. Her life seemed to be just starting to get where it needed to be. She had finally got away from her crazy family and now her life could actually begin. This is what freedom felt like.

Chapter 1 

The coffee shop

I’m late it's only my second week of work oh my boss Calix  Oh he is gonna kill me I’m putting on my apron when I hear him yell KAIDA ELYNN BRIAR IN MY OFFICE NOW! Ah i’m so dead “MRS BRIAR Is there a reason you were late this morning or do you just think your better than all of us”  his anger was cold and sharp It was coming of him in waves. 

 ”No sir I just woke up late and  my car wouldn't start, I won't be late again”

“You better not be Mrs Briar, now get to work.” 

Alya, my friend at work, was grinning like the Cheshire cat when I walked out of the office.

”So what was that about?”

  “Nothing, just Calix being angry that I'm late…  again… I mean it's not my fault my car is crappy and stalls in the morning or won’t start Arg he's so annoying!”

 “ He likes you, you know, Kaida, when are you going to stop being so oblivious?”

“I’m not oblivious, he doesn’t like me he's my boss, plus I like Callum you know this my friend… brown hair blue eyes 6’1 comes in here for coffee every Friday.” 

The door to the shop rings 

“Hello, welcome to Coffee Shop Kisses. What would you like? “

A guy walks in and oh wow he's gorgeous and he's never been here before well … at least not when I was on schedule. Definitely not while I was on schedule if he had I would have remembered him…I mean who could forget a face like that…I know I couldn't. That's a face that’s made for artists. 

“Kaida,kaida hello KAIDA.”

 s**t I was daydreaming for real ugh   “ Sorry… sorry about that, what would you like to order? “

“I’ll take an Iced coffee and one pound of Dark Chocolate Espresso Beans,” he smirks, and a  dimple appears on his right cheek.

“Alright, the name for that ?” I can feel my face getting hot as he stares at me I'm probably as red as a tomato 

  “It's Zaiden.”

 He leans on the counter and he's full-blown smiling now and goes figure he has two dimples. Could he be any more cute? Well, technically he's not really cute. He's hot with that deep voice, sculpted body, black hair, and green eyes, he looks like he could be a model or an actor or even be in the GQ magazine. 

” OK your order will be right out.“ 

“  Zaiden,  one iced coffee and 1 pound of  dark chocolate espresso beans?”

 Zaiden walks back up  to the counter “Yes that is correct …Kaida ” 

 surprised I turned back around “How do you know my name “ I wasn't wearing my name tag i’d accidentally left it at the house. 

“Your friend was yelling it when I walked in earlier”

 he smirks and that stupid adorable dimple appears once again. 

Arg I’m so stupid I should have remembered that surely enough my face is getting red again I look down at the floor as I mummer an apology 

I’m surprised once again when he asks me to hang out once I get off work.

“I can't, sorry I’m hanging out with my friends after work. Maybe another time if that works for you ?”    

“Of course, Tomorrow at seven pm ” 

wow, this guy is direct he goes exactly for what he wants …not that he wants me just ugh why does he make me so nervous ….

He hands me his number on his way out winking then grinning at me and I know I'm in for a world of trouble because nobody could be that perfect. Or look that good without something wrong or messed up about him.

Alya walks back up  to me “ So that was interesting, what was going on with all that ?”

 Hmph I turn away

 “Hell if I know. “ 

“you like him, I mean I can't blame you he's HAWT. ”

 “No, I like Callum you know this .“

 “uh huh girly keep telling yourself that. “