Months now the tension had been building. The girl behind the glasses who was in charge of my daily double soy latte fix brought me to the cafe each and every afternoon after work. Amy was sweet and small. Barely five feet tall and she held hard to that extra half inch she insisted she possessed. Wire rimmed glasses protected deep greenish brown eyes that floated like some sort of syrupy liquid in white pools. She had a small sharp nose and smooth lips that were quick to opening in a smile. Amy was the type of girl who would stick out her tongue to show she liked you. I saw the fast tip of that tongue on many occasions and telling her every time that she shouldn't pull it out unless she was really prepared to use it. On those quiet evenings as her late shift dragged on without customers to interrupt us, the two of us would chat and laugh.
On this night the rain poured down from the heavens making a rattling sound on the metal roof of the café. It was the kind of weather that kept everyone home. I was the only one there with her and we turned up the music playing on the portable CD player in the kitchen and shared a close dance. Her head only reaching my chest and she pressed her cheek against me there. Finally I was holding this little beauty, and I was smiling.
“What? Why the big smile?” she asked
“Well I have you in my arms finally after all these months.”
“Awe, David come on. I can't be all that great can I?”
“You’re beautiful and smart and sweet and I think it is about time I did something about it!”
“Oh...”
I touched her face and gave her the softest of kisses on her upper lip, holding her for just a second or two and feeling the heat of her near me and the scent of her hair. Thank the man who invented that shampoo I though as I touched my fingers to her hair and kissed her gently once more as she was not showing any signs of protest. Our lips parted with a little moist smacking sound and I looked into her eyes as they slowly opened.
“David...um, that was nice, really. How long have you wanted to kiss me?” she winked
“Too long Amy.”
She looked me in the eye with intent now and pulled away. For a moment my heart stopped and I was sure I had gone too far. But she stepped to the radio and switched it off and then turned the door sign to closed and turned the lights off as she got her coat on.
“I think we can safely say no one is coming in tonight for coffee. Will you drive me home? I left my car there this morning and walked in because it was so nice out, now look at it.”
“Um sure.” I said and followed her out the door.
The drive was not far, only a few blocks away from the cafe we arrived out front of her building and she invited me in for of all things, coffee.
“Are you sure, kissing and coffee.” I smiled.
“Hey who said anything about kissing buster! Coffee, then.... We will have to see won't we.” she giggled and got out.
Her apartment was small and cute and very cozy. It wasn't much but it was obvious she made it something she enjoyed coming home to each night.
“Have a seat, I will make us the best stuff, decafe though, it’s late. Okay?” she said in the kitchen as I took off my jacket and sat on the sofa in the middle. The room closed in on me and I could see everything she owned.
I heard the gurgle of the coffee and then she returned to me with a cup in each hand and offered me the red mug.
We sat and talked more seriously now.
“David, you are so nice to me at work and the kiss. God, the kiss tonight. I thought you had a thing for me but not until I felt that did I know for sure” she said softly in that smooth tone of hers and touched my arm.
“I'm relieved, I wasn't sure the kiss was the right way to...you know. I have wanted to do that for a long time Amy. I am not one for all that dating and stuff, so...well I feel it is right or it isn't. I think you and I are right.”
“I do to...um, so that's it. You and me!” She smiled and tapped her coffee mug against mine.