The initial shock of his presence so close startled her heart, what was he doing? toying with her? the girls behind the counter had started to giggle and gossip behind her near the coffee machines. A couple of patrons had been watching but couldn't hear anything that was going on. "oh, ok, see you then." Calmina gulped some air to calm her down as he stepped away and out the door. She gave a weak wave as the door clanged shut and the bell stopped jingling. "Oh, my god Cal. What was that about?" Cindy rushed to the counter from the latte machine and leaned over, her blond hair all disheveled from sweating in the hot backroom.  Calmina bit her tongue to keep from squealing. Her stomach had finally let her know that she was tensed up the whole time he stepped near her. Releasing the tension she could feel her whole body shudder, something about Charlie made her want to scream in frustration, let alone a giddiness she hadn't felt in a long time. He tried a lot of moves on her, she felt different than other girls and she still was paranoid to his motives.   She let her eyes grab a hold of Cindy's and the other girls who formed  around her. "What, nothings wrong, get back to work," Calmina shooed the younger girls away. She waited for them to get on with their business to talk to Cindy. She was her best friend, her only friend in the city that remotely tried to get to know her on her first day at work. They both leaned into each other across the counter, Calmina didn't have anyone else to gossip to, and this was definitely juicy.<br/><br/>"....and he decided to come have "coffee" with me. He never ordered!" Cindy watched Calmina strain over this man as if he was some strange mystery to her. She nodded in a friendly way and replied, "Look. You have to be careful with him, you did notice how he looked right? or did you only stare into his eyes the entire time? I swear, you're a harlequin romance novel waiting to happen Chi-ca." She slapped the towel she had in her hand onto the counter and settled back onto her elbows.  Calmina was in awe, her friend calling her a lovesick puppy? Oh please, what on earth made her think that?  Maybe it couldve been the fact she was, desperately in love with love. "maybe you're right Cindy. What should I do? he is coming back after I get off of work," she took off her scarf and wrapped it up, placing it gently into her purse before walking towards the back room. "I mean, he just showed up from nowhere! all of a sudden he is flirting with me and sending odd signals like he is some sorcerer." Calmina bent backwards to look at Cindy through the door frame, "You don't think...? No no no... That's crazy talk, " She went back to business, coming out of the backroom with her Coffee Bar apron.