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Chapter 1

Madison

"Ms, I've been waiting forever," a wo one hand on the counter, the other holding her phone "Oh irl is totally useless," she hissed into her phone

"I'ain?" I juggled a plate and two cups of coffee,as quickly as I could to the table where the elderly couple was sitting

"I just want an Americano It's not even that coher than aher voice would hten out the jumble in my head

"Just give me a moment, please" I walked over to the espresso machine, and as soon as I started it, a ht flashed "Fuck," I mumbled under my breath I waved around the cloth in my hand in the air to dispel the smoke Just My Luck

"You're so incompetent," the lady hollered She pushed her way out of line and ran s the skin along one arm

"Why, Duke Miller, as I live and breathe," she said Her tone changed in a heartbeat froiant of ahis head in her direction as he walked over toward me When he reached the counter, I was duold I’d seen on cats, but never in human eyes before When he focused on me, I could see specks of blue splattered in his irises He was out of this world cute

"You need help?" he asked

"Umm, what? "I mumbled like a co down the two plates and theon the counter, which fell dramatically at his feet

“There’s usually a busser,” I said by way of excuse