But Xiumin’s smile faded away when he saw a girl “Well, we have forever to do this, don’t we? Now let’s just “Well, I think I’m the luckiest man in this world. So lucky to
enter the café. He looked at his watch. It was 10 have breakfast, yeah?” “I guess, yeah.” have you. So lucky, my love”
minutes to 4 o clock. The girl came to the deck, She kissed his forehead and he calmed down a bit. He And just like that, they stood there, caressing each other
leanes closer to his face and said, “One Cappuc- rested his forehead against hers and sighed deeply. and holding each other and loving each other.
cino, please”. She looked lost in thought when he broke the silence by asking her, “What is going on in that pretty little head of ------ END ------
“I have nine cups. Nice cups of cold Cappuccino.” yours?” “Hmmm, nothing, just thinking about how life is just By : Aishwarya Narasimhan
Xiumin was quick to reply. perfect. We’re engaged, you’re schedule is over. I’m glad, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
actually more than just glad.”
Within minutes, Xiumin and the girl were already half
way through completing the cups. They had those
cups one after the other - Xiumin’s best coffee, with
the girl being the first and last customer to have a
taste of it.
hugging him from behind. He smiled warmly to himself. “The
pancakes look so delicious, but you look more inviting.”
“Morning Baby”, he cooed and nuzzled his face into As soon as these words slipped out of her mouth, he
her neck. It was already 9 in the morning and she hadn’t turned around and carried her and sat her down on
woken up yet. This was his way of waking her up, acting the kitchen counter. She started playing with his hair
cute and tickling her until she wakes up. “Morning”, she and gave him a playful smile. Taking the hint, he pecked
replied in her groggy voice. “Wake up sleepyhead, it’s her lips, starting off slowly. What started off slowly soon
already 9.” became passionate and hot. The moment he tugged at
“WHAT?!” her and pulled her close to lean more into the kiss, they
Minseok chuckled softly and said, “Don’t panic, I’ve were broken off by a beeping noise that came from the
already made breakfast. Just go brush your teeth and microwave.
come downstairs, okay?” They pulled apart and Xiumin sighed heavily, his frustra-
A few minutes passed and Xiumin felt a pair of hands tion visible in his face. She laughed out loud and said,
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