01 / Don't Tell

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the prologue is how they met four years back.

this is the present.


01 / Don't Tell

Harper / POV

I stretched my arms above my head and groaned. I balled my hand into a fist and hit the back of  my shoulder repeatedly.

"I can't believe I've been doing this for four years now." I sighed, moving my head from side to side.

Melanie takes the tray full of empty mugs and placed them on the kitchen sink.

Lucky for me, it wasn't so busy at this hour. This time of the day, i'd be working for the Candy Caffeine, a little coffee shop at the center of the city.

My shift starts at eight in the morning until two in the afternoon. It was fifteen minutes before three and I can't wait to go home and get some shuteye.

Bryan's head pops into the kitchen door.

"Hey Harper, Alexander's here." He points with his thumb.

Melanie squeals, holding the hand towel over her mouth.

I let out a small laugh and shook my head. I waved my hand at her. "Save it."

Melanie has this huge crush on Alexander. Who wouldn't? I mean, he's an okay guy. He's kinda cool.

Except that sometimes he can get really cocky, narcissistic, selfish, self-loving, and a total man-whore.

Alexander comes here everyday to pick me up from work and drives me back to the apartment.

I untied my apron and neatly folded it. I walked to my locker.

"You don't mind if I time out early today?" I asked and Bryan shrugs. "It's okay, it's not a busy hour anyway." He says before walking back to the register.

I grab my bag and my phone, Melanie tags along behind me as I walk out the kitchen.

Alexander was sitting across the coffee shop, scrolling through his phone until he looks up and sees me.

His smile turns into a grin as he stands up. "Ready to go?"

I nod.

We were about to go when Melanie's little voice squeaks.

"Hi Alexander." She says shyly. Alexander turns around, raising his eyebrows.

I nudged him. "Don't be rude, she's my friend." I tell him and his face relaxes.

"Oh." He says and looks at Melanie.

"Look, babe, I'd go for you but rules are rules, I can't touch Harper's friends." He says, raising his hands up in the air and I laugh.

"You don't want him, Melanie, he's a man-whore. You're gonna have HIV the moment you go on a date with him." I shrugged.

I hear Alexander's laugh, he pulls me by the shoulder and ruffles my hair with his knuckles.

"Rascal." He says.

While fixing my hair, I look at Melanie who bites her lip shyly.

"We'll be going now." I tell her, giving he a quick hug before leaving Candy Caffeine.

He opens the door for me and I get in, he gets in the driver's seat afterwards.

He starts the engine and puts on his sunglasses as we drove off to my apartment.

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