“You draw? But that’s awesome! You should definitely do that, then. Even if you aren’t good at it yet, the more you work on it, you’ll get better. Maybe I could see some of your work sometime?” Summer knew she was babbling, just a bit, but Steve was … well, he was basically everything she’d heard of him. Open-hearted, kind, interesting and interested.
“Lead on to that coffee shop, sir! Maybe I’ll show you how to flirt with the waitresses.” She tacked on a wink to the end of that, but truth to tell, she was starting to be more interested in flirting with Steve. How would he react?
“I think that would be absolutely lovely.” Steve replied. He was a bit shy about his work normally, but he just might be willing to make an exception for his energetic new companion.
He began the gradual walk in the direction of the coffee shop. It was a relatively short walk. Soon enough the scent of ground coffee beans and baked goods filled the air. “Well, here we are. The beautiful thing is that it’s seldom crowded.”
“That is always nice,” Summer agreed. She breathed in deep. “God, coffee smells so /good/. I wish it tasted like it smelled.” Glancing around, she spotted a table half in sun, half in shadow and steered Steve over to it. “What do you want to drink?”
“I quite like the taste, actually… But yeah, the smell is like everything good in life.” He followed her lead to the table and had a seat, thinking about what to get. “I’m in a coffee and muffin mood. You?”
“I need sugar. Be right back.” She shot off, ducking around a couple other people and pressing up against the counter. “Coffee, banana nut muffin, apple juice, and … ummm … cream cheese danish.” A minute or so later, she trotted back to the table, hands full of goodies.