Chapter 5

Elle went to Chicago with her mom and left Lily handle the café alone. It was a weekday which meant that the crowd would be in a rush, trying to get to work. People poured into the cafe in business suits and files or computers in their hands. All drinking a cup of coffee and finishing up the remaining work that they hadn't completed the night before, or rushing out of the cafe as soon as their orders were met. Lily did her work with full determination, trying to provide best customer service as she always did. The regular customers at the cafe adored her as she went above and beyond in trying to be the best at what she did. After the rush hour was done, the cafe slowed down a bit which gave Lily the perfect time to take a breath. She was going through her Instagram feed, deeply engrossed in her phone, when she heard a throat clear in front of her. With her eyes widening like a deer caught in front of the headlights, Lily looked up suddenly to find herself, once more, in front of those vibrate eyes that had been driving her mad ever since she met them. Shaking herself out of those foolish thoughts, she gave a subtle smile before proceeding with her job. "What can I get for you today Sir?" The man looked at Lily with an intensity that she wasn't used to. It took him a minute before he stopped staring and responded to her question. "I'll have a black, no sugar." "No Pistacchio Rose Lattes today?? I told you, you wouldn't like it." With a playful smile lingering on her lips, Lily looked up at him with bright eyes. Amusement filled the man's eyes. No one had ever talking to him with such ease. The edges of his lips curled up slightly as he gave out an honest answer. "It was the best I've ever tasted. But I think something strong will be necessary for the amount meetings I have lined up for today." "No problem. One strong cup of coffee coming right up! Anything else?" The cheerful voice of Lily always managed to crack a smile on anyones face, and the man fell right into her joyous tricks. "No thank you." The man smiled at Lily as she typed up his order and he paid for his drink. After giving him his change, her eyes meet his and she couldn't help but stare into them a little longer. There was something about him. It shouted out to her to listen. The way his eyes shined under the dim lights of the cafe and the way they had a hint of amusement in them every time she spoke. They were a mystery. Actually, he himself was a mystery. A mystery she didn't know existed until that Sunday meeting that had caught her off guard. Why hadn't she ever seen him before? And why was he here? Why did he stare at her the way he did? What did he want? Who was he? "Who are you?" Before Lily could comprehend what was going on, the words that were meant to be spoken only in her mind, slipped out of her mouth. Her eyes suddenly widened in shock as she saw surprise written all over the blue eyed man's face. Her tone was brave and confident, something that she usually never had, especially when talking to this man. Realizing what she hand done, she quickly tried to clean up her mess. "I-I m-mean.....Um....it's none for my business. Sorry. It's just that I haven't ever seen you here before. And now you come here like every day. In fact I see you everywhere now a days and its been bothering me. Not in a bad way though. Like how did you just find this coffee shop? And if you didn't just notice is now then where have you been all your life. But then again you might just be a tourist. Or a business man! Yeah, that's it. But no worries. I swear I'm not a stalker. Well not a complete stalker a least. I mean I might stalk a couple people of Facebook but hey! What else is Facebook for anyways? Just pretend I never said that. Or any of this. Actually pretend this conversation never happened. Oh and I do-------" "I'm Kevin. Kevin Brown." The man responded with amusement in his eyes and a soft smile playing on his lips. Unlike Lily, his voice was strong and confident. Lily paused for a second as she repeated the name in her head. "Brown? Like roses?" "Roses?" "Yeah you know? Roses have Browns!" Lily said as she pointed out the obvious and shrugged. "Oh." Although he had said his name to thousands if not millions of other people before, this was definately not the response he ever got, nor expected. He looked at Lily in confused eyes, trying to figure her out. "That's such a cool name! Nice to meet you Mr. Brown!" With a smile large enough to brighten the room, Lily greeted the man. "Please call me Kevin." He spoke, unsure of how she could possbilely think that Brown would be a "cool name." For all Kevin knew, Browns were simply hated. They only cause pain and were undesirable. And that was who he was. He was accustomed to his name being something powerful, fearful, hated, but never did he expect cool to be one of the words describing his name. As Lily repeated Kevin's name through her mind, she couldn't help but feel that she had heard it before. It seemed all too familiar. Suddenly, she realized where she has heard the name before. Actually more like seen the name before. Her eyes widened in shock, excitement, and surprise. "Oh my god! You're Mr. Brown! "Really, just call me Kevin. I don't------" "Kevin Brown! As is THE KEVIN BROWN!! From Brown Inc. The CEO!!!" Excitement began running through Lily's body as she realized that the very person she was talking to, was one of the most powerful CEO's not only in New York City, but the country.