9:13 am
"Good morning little bean."
"Little bean?"
"It's the nickname I gave you because you like coffee and coffee has coffee beans. Get it? Get it? I crack myself up."
"Haha! Go make me coffee before I give you a cheesier nickname."
"I actually have a present for you."
"A present?"
"Yes. I was with my mum and she thought it'd be a good idea if I bought it for you."
"Wait. You talk about me with your mother?"
"Uh... Uh... Only because Travis brings you up so much. STUPID TRAVIS!"
»He's lying! I don't even talk about my own girlfriend with mum.«
"We're not dating, Travis! I thought we discussed this already!"
»But you told mum you were in lo-«
"Lo...ads of trouble with the IRS."
"Oh Jeez, you should probably take care of that."
»Trouble with the IRS? Another thing to protest about.«
"You'll also be protesting about my foot up your ass if you don't shut up!"
»Whatever.«
"What are you even doing there? You've been sweeping the same place for twenty minutes. Stop pretending like you're doing something and get back to work!"
»Stupid no good son of a-«
"So anyways, what were we talking about again?"
"You said you bought me a present."
"Oh yeah! Close your eyes and I'll be right back."
"Oh, this better be good."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Can I open them now?"
"Yes."
"It's a... It's a..."
"Kitten, yes. Do you like him?"
"Do I like him? I love him! He's so beautiful."
"He's all yours."
"Thank you so much! This is the happiest I've ever been in a long time, I'm not even joking. He's so adorable!"
"When you told me about your loneliness I couldn't stop thinking about it. Mum has cats to keep her company so... He can be your new best friend when I'm not there."
"This is amazing. I will cherish him forever."
"Any thoughts on names?"
"Well, he's got mocha colored fur and he makes me happy. Maybe I should name him little bean? He's a little kitten, and he's brown like a coffee bean."
"You're stealing my ideas."
"But it's so suitable for him! You don't like it?"
"I love it. I think you made a good choice since it was my idea."
"Oh, hush."
Picture of Little Bean. AWWWWWWWWWEEEE!! 😻
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Coffee
Short Story"Let me guess, you want to order coffee again?" "You know it." "Something tells me the only reason you come to my diner everyday is for the free coffee, not me." "Shouldn't it be that way?" "Name one thing you love more than coffee." "You."
