Chapter 4: Nice to meet you again

Cassandra POV

"Cassandra, I'm going to the bank tomorrow and Michael won't be in. I need your help to take care of the cafe." Scarlet said with her puppy eyes.

"You don't need to make that face. I got it," I replied which made her danced in joy. "But, I will claim for my salary end of the month," I continued making her haul her dance.

"I know what you meant by salary. Don't worry I will make you a hundred cupcakes. You loved cupcake more than money." She said giggling. I threw the pillow to her but she managed to escape to her bedroom before that pillow hit her. I shook my head at her childish behavior and laughed afterward.

Morning in the cafe

It wasn't a busy day in the cafe today. Only a few tables were occupied and I still can manage it till Scarlet come back. This wasn't my first time either to be in the cafe alone. I'm a writer and my job doesn't require me to go back to the company every day, I just went there to attend the meeting. As long as I send my work and completed my task on time, my job still secures. I often spent my time here in the cafe, mostly writing on the rooftop and sometimes helping out in the cafe during peak hours.

I heard the doorbell, indicate that there is a new customer entered the cafe. I put aside the rag that I used to wipe the counter and turned my face ready to greet the person standing in front of me.

"Hi, good morning." I turned my face to look at the person but was caught by his look. The guy with approximately 6 feet height standing in front of me with his precious connotation beard and black raven hair in a tidy bun. His Sapphire blue and luminous eyes made him look even more perfect. I let my eyes scan his figure unaware of the fact that he was observing my movement. 

"Like what you see?" His hoarse voice brought me back to reality. I instantly cleared my throat and mentally mocked myself for checking out on him till he caught me. I'm sure my face turned red like a tomato.

"What do you want to have for today?" I asked politely with a sheepish smile, ignoring his earlier question. He leaned towards the counter and rested his chin on his hand, staring at me.

"You." That one word makes my breath hitched.

"Wh-what?" I was stuttered.

"Cupcake," he said with a smile curved on his face.

"Oh, I will get you one. Any drinks?"

"What do you like?" He asked instead of answering me.

"Me?" I inquired, knitted my brows. He nodded and hummed.

"Latte. Do you want to try it?"

"Sure, as you wish." He smirked. I nodded and key in the menu code in the system before tell him the total price. He handed me the notes and our hands collided with each other in the process, I felt like he purposely did it but I tried to pretend it doesn't affect me.

"Here you go." I handed him the latte and cupcake. He took it and brushed his hand against mine which was the second time for today.

"Thank you." He turned away from the counter before I could respond to him.

"By the way, nice to meet you again." He hauled his steps and said that to me. I wanted to ask if we had met before but he strode out from the cafe, leaving me bewildered before I could open my mouth.

"Have we met before?" I mentally asked myself while looking at him disappeared from my sight.

Carlos POV

I arrived in the city this morning with the company's private jet. I decided to come over and meet her after I learned everything about her. I leave a text to my assistant and told her that I'm going to take a week off from the office but I will be doing my work somewhere else.

I decided to go to the cafe after I prepared myself in the hotel room. At the moment I arrived outside the cafe, I pecked at her and noticed that she was at the counter entertained some customers with a sweet smile on her face.

"Hi, good morning." She greeted me without looking at my face and putting away the table-cloth aside. She looks stunned when I was standing in front of her. I wonder if she notices that I am the real person that she wrote in the book.

"Like what you see?" I teased her noticing that she was checking out of me. I'm glad I could catch her attention. Should I say she was drooling over me? I mentally laughed at my own remark. She cleared her throat out of awkwardness.

"What do you want to have for today?" She asked with her soft voice ready to take the order.

"You." I noticed her breath hitched. I made her nervous.

"Wh-what?" Her voice stuttered and she blushed.

"Cupcake," I answered. Actually, I meant her when I said cupcake. That was the nickname I gave to her. She is my cupcake, only mine.

"Oh, I will get you one. Any drinks?" She seems relieved. I will take this slow as I don't want to freak her out.

"What do you like?" I wanted to know what she liked.

"Me?" She confirmed with a weird expression on her face. She looked cute like that. I nodded and hummed.

"Latte. Do you want to try it?" She asked with a smile.

"Sure, as you wish," I said staring at her pressing on the keyboard and entered before showing the total amount for my order. I took out my wallet and handed her the notes. I purposely moved closer to her in an attempt to feel her hand. It was soft and I loved how it felt.

"Here you go." She handed me the cupcake in the paper bag and the hot latte. I don't know why I acted maniac today. I brushed my hand against hers and she couldn't avoid it as she will spill the hot latte if she did so. I thanked her and turned away from the counter gazing at her for the last time.

I paused before leaving the cafe and turned to look at her way. She was still looking at me. I slightly tilted my face and told her, "By the way, nice to meet you again." I could see she was shocked by my words but I can confirm that she doesn't remember me or even know anything about me.

But that was fine, from now on, I will make her learns every single thing about me and make sure she loves me days by days in that learning process.

I received a call at the moment I arrived at the car. I sighed looking at the name. I believed the words have spread again this time.

"What do you know this time, Miguel?" I answered the phone without any greeting. I was greeted by his laughter over the line.

"What are you doing in the city?"

"To get what belongs to me," I said firmly.

"Whoa, so persistent. When can we meet her? Do you plan to bring her over here?" He asked, amused.

"I don't know yet. Let see how things going on," I smiled, having the thought that she is with me on the plane.

"That is a fast move," he teased. "Oh, by the way, back to business. We need to settle the issue for the new project and set the system that we are going to use." He said mentioning the new hotel project that we are currently working on in this city.

"I'm off from work, Miguel. We will discuss this when I'm back." I retorted.

"Are you trying to stop me from coming over?" He laughed with his words. Now, he knew my intention.

"Yeah, you are absolutely right," I snickered.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to disturb your me-time with your lovely writer. We just need to fix this issue and meet the person in charge there. I will come over tomorrow." I sighed at his answer but I'm aware of the importance of the job.

"Ok, I allow you only to discuss the business not to spy on my girl," I warned before he comes out with some naughty idea with Manuel and Tristan.

"Maybe I can stop by and say 'hi' to my sister-in-law." His words make me smirked. Sister-in- law, sound pleased to my ear.

"I'm off. See you tomorrow." I said ended the call.

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