Hailey looked out the window, engulfed in her people-watching. Her eyes darted from one person to the next, taking in every detail and not paying attention to the orientation of her coffee lid to her lips. Coffee dribbled down her chin and she tried to catch it in her free hand. Setting down her coffee, she did a quick glance to see if anyone noticed her less-than-graceful coffee drinking abilities. She stood and moved to the front to retrieve a napkin.
There was a station with milk, sugar, stir sticks, and napkins. She grabbed a napkin or five and wiped her mouth. At the counter, a man was juggling a stack of books in his hands when one of the notebooks fell. Hailey closed the two-step distance and scooped it up, her dog tags slipping out of her shirt in the process. She held the notebook out to the man. "Here you go."
He had no hands free to take it, and to make things more difficult, his coffee order was ready. The barista set the cup down with a "Coffee, Sarge."
Hailey gave him a smile. "You've got a lot going on there. Can I take this," she held up the notebook "...and your coffee to your table?" She turned to survey the shop just as a couple took the last table. "Well, there's room at my table," she said, turning back to him. "I'm leaving soon anyway. Want to join me?"
There was a station with milk, sugar, stir sticks, and napkins. She grabbed a napkin or five and wiped her mouth. At the counter, a man was juggling a stack of books in his hands when one of the notebooks fell. Hailey closed the two-step distance and scooped it up, her dog tags slipping out of her shirt in the process. She held the notebook out to the man. "Here you go."
He had no hands free to take it, and to make things more difficult, his coffee order was ready. The barista set the cup down with a "Coffee, Sarge."
Hailey gave him a smile. "You've got a lot going on there. Can I take this," she held up the notebook "...and your coffee to your table?" She turned to survey the shop just as a couple took the last table. "Well, there's room at my table," she said, turning back to him. "I'm leaving soon anyway. Want to join me?"