Café Date with a Foe

Alicia’s POV

I kept myself as calm as possible even when my heart started beating faster.

“Cleo. What brings you to this side of the city?” I raised my brows at her as she sat down, right as the server approached my table with the tray of cappuccino.

“I was meeting with a friend but ended up having to cancel. You know how it goes. What about you? What brings you here?” She asked while her eyes flirted over the tray which bore a small plate of cookies as well as my order.

I decided to not answer her; she wasn’t stupid and certainly could tell if I was lying.

“Here you go,” the server, a young looking girl with glasses smiled politely and I nodded at her.

“Thanks,” I smiled back at her, as she reminded me of my younger self but suddenly I was cut off by the sound of a throat clearing.

“You. Get me a coffee, black, stat,” Cleo piped up with, snapping her fingers at the bewildered girl. I grit my teeth at her, feeling embarrassed at such behavior.

“Could you stand to be a little kinder to