&&. ( ceriseflame ---
❝ eh , that’s really kind of you . you didn’t have to . i could’ve easily paid for another . ❞ sweet smile graces angelic features , blue eyes sympathetic as they fall upon the male . fingers grasp at the warm cup , guilt bubbling within the pit of her stomach . ❝ here , for your trouble . ❞ free hand disappears into her pocket to collect a few dollars , holding them toward him to take .
what’s the point in paying for a second coffee when it’s his fault that the FIRST never made it to her in the first place? he blinks dumbly at the dollar bills handed to him, and out of genuineness, he refuses, shaking his head and shoving the bills back at the woman. ❛ no. I didn’t do anything to DESERVE this, ❜ he says softly, bluntly--the way children do when they tell someone they don’t like their new haircut.