She smiles in return, pleased to see one of her favourite customers. "Glad to see you today, Farookh," she replies, walking with him to his usual place at the counter, taking the opportunity to move her books to the side. "Would you like the usual today?" She flipped open her notebook, still watching him. The man was handsome, polite, and refined. She wished for what must have been the dozen to time that she had the courage to show her interest, but it just wasn't in her nature to be so forward in her personal life.