Thursday story- Virgo

She shies away from affection. She is cold and distant. Until she met him. That one guy who intrigues her as a deep dark mystery.

She regularly goes to the café where he works just to see him. The order is always the same: a black coffee, no sugar. She sits and waits to get a glimpse of him. He is tall, black haired and with a nice beard. Only someone like him would intrigue her.

She has her laptop with her to do some work. Does not look at him directly. She knows his name as she heard a colleague of his calling him "Virgo". "Virgo, such a weird name" she thinks to herself while sipping the coffee. He does not know her name but acknowledges her every time. Knows her order. It 's anyways simple. 

She needs someone but does not want to admit it. She has been solo for most of her time. Some occasional fun with cautiousness not to catch any feelings. But him? He is a different story. She is curious on how to approach him, but on the same note, she wants to be chased by him. Almost impossible. He is at work and she is nothing more than a customer. A regular one. A daily one. 

The next day she walks in. "The same?" he asks. "The same", she smiles to him. "Where are you from?", he asks her and finally she sees some light at the end of the tunnel. "Italy", she replies. "You?" she tries to keep the conversation going. "I am from Morocco". "How did you end up here, in the Netherlands?" she curiously asks. "It is a long story, but to make it short I came to work. What's your name by the way?". "It's Amelia" she replies while he is handing her her coffee. "I heard your name is Virgo?", she hesitantly asks. "Yep, that's right!".

They exchange a last glance and she goes to sit by her booth. He cleans around and approaches her. The shop is almost empty and quiet. He wants to talk apparently. "What are you working on every day? I see you with your laptop all the time. It must be something important". "Yes, I am a journalist and I write some articles". "About?" he continues the chat. "Various topics but lately it is about travel mostly. I like seeing different countries and explore the world. And then I like telling people about the experience", she passes the ball to him. "Oh, I see", says and continues cleaning around. "Let me not disturb you then", announces and leaves behind the bar.

"I wish you could disturb me more", she thinks to herself and goes back to writing. 

"Can I sit here?" a customer asks her. "I saw you alone and I thought of joining if you don't mind". "Actually, I mind. I am working at the moment, so I would like to enjoy my coffee in peace if you don't mind! " snaps at him. 

Few moments later Virgo approaches her. "Are you always this cold?" he asks her. "Not to everyone and not all the time. Dutch men are not my type", replies calmly. "And who is your type?" he smirks. "Something more... exotic let's say!" and leans back to her chair. They both laugh. The awkward laughter that signifies that something is in the air. They both know what she meant. But what she does not know is if he is single. Therefore her expectations may be false. She doesn't want to play this game. Not in his field at least.

"I am finishing my shift soon, would you like to grab some dinner together?", he finally asks her. "Sure, we could do that. Anyways I am almost finished too", says while trying to control her emotions.

Where will this lead?