Jacob smirked as he towered over her small frame. 'She is incredibly tiny compared to me' he smugly thought.
Not going to lie he was really relieved when he found out that James is Alethea's brother, more like Hazel told him but still he was really ecstatic.
There's something different about her that he just can't quite point out and can't get enough of. She's so oblivious to her beauty and how she carries herself to the world.
And she doesn't really care about how much money he has or that he is the son of a multimillionaire (not that she knows) so yeah, if anything she just about tolerates his presence even though Jacob already has a thing for her… she doesn't really need to know just yet.
"So, what brings you out of your office?" Jacob asked Alethea curious to know t=what was Edward's excuse.
"I'm just here to get those famous banana muffins. And yourself?" Alethea asked
"I was feeling a little stuffy in my office so I thought that I should take a walk. You know stretch my legs out a bit" Jacob shrugged casually.
"So, you decided to take a walk and it led you to this Caffe Shop?" Alethea asked clearly teasing him and keeping the conversation between them flowing.
"Yeah, the smell of pastries really did a number on my nose and I sought to follow that smell and it led me right here" Jacob teased back.
After a minute of their silence Jacob decided it was time for him to actually do what he came here to do.
"Alethea.... I would like to properly apologize for the accident that happened weeks ago. I did not mean to throw that frisbee at you and I would like for us to start all over again. If that's ok with you" Jacob sincerely requested.
Alethea looked at Jacob for a minute before she extended her hand towards Jacob.
"Hi. My name is Adi Alesi Alethea but you can call me Alethea" she stated making Jacob smile and shaking her hand introducing himself too.
"Nice to meet you, Alethea. My name is Jacob Stephano"
Jacob didn't know the reason why he left his last name out but didn't really know why he chose to stay silent of it.
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Jacob. How is your day so far?" Alethea asked trying to keep up with conversation.
"So far so good. I'm about to ask a beautiful lady out for dinner but idk if she will agree to my offer" Jacob teased but he was completely honest about it.
"Well, I'm sure she'll come around eventually Mr. Stephano. Don't give up just yet" Alethea teased back.
Hearing Alethea say his name like that stirred something in his emotions and it feels good to have her call her by his middle name. no one ever calls him that though, all his friends and his family prefer his first name but for Alethea. He likes it she when she calls him a name that only her would use.
"I am sure she will. Do you think I should ask her now?" Jacob asked as he tensed up a bit. He is a little nervous about it.
"Well Mr. Stephano, if she is around here then you should ask her" Alethea said right before the girl behind the counter called 'NEXT' for her to have her turn.
There it is again. 'What is she doing to me? Why do I feel like this all of a sudden? She is so oblivious to how she affects me, its like she's doing it on purpose' Jacob thought as Alethea stepped up to the counter and smiled at the worker before placing her order.
"Hello. Can I have '5 banana muffins, 4 blueberry muffins, 3 pieces of chocolate cake with 1 black coffee, 2 sugar, no whipped cream, no milk. 1 large cappuccino, 1 sugar with extra cream and 1 large iced coffee' please" she orders before she brings out her purse from her coat to pay.
"And a Café' latte large with 3 cheese cakes" Jacob interrupted as he hands his card out to pay for Alethea's order and his.
"Of course. Anything else I can get for you sir?" the girl asked all too sweetly while battling her eyelashes and readjusting her blouse to make chest puff out for more attention from Jacob. Alethea rolled her eyes at this and looked at the girl with a small frown but she didn't want to show it so she kept a blank expression.
Jacob noticed this and felt a little happy knowing she at least feels annoyed with what is happening at the moment.
He put his hands around Alethea's waist making Alethea's eyes widened in confusion and a bit in anger as she looked at Jacob with a glare.
"Anything else you want babe?" Jacob said casually as he kissed Alethea's forehead whispering "Play along" to her ears softly before they turn to the girl again and smiled.
The girl looked at this gesture and was immediately in a sour mood.
"Uhh no honey, that's all. Do you want something else?" Alethea asked Jacob as she wrapped her hands around Jacob's waist and squeezed it a little too tight for Jacob comfort.
'She's hating this' Jacob thought but now more intrigued than ever.
"Ok uhm…. give us a few minutes to get your orders ready Ma'am…. Sir. We will…. uhm call you when it is done. What name…. should I put down?" the girl stuttered out in embarrassment.
"Stephano. Call out the name Stephano when our order is ready" Jacob said before they walked to a nearby table to wait for their order.
As soon as they sat down Alethea immediately asked Jacob what the hell was that performance out there for.
Jacob casually shrugged.
"I have never in my life had a guy touch me like that and then you just show up and did just that? I mean I know that she was trying to get your attention but does that seriously mean that you have to do that?" Alethea exclaimed as she breathes heavily to calm her down before looking back to Jacob.
"I didn't mean to do that. Yes, I know that the girl was trying get my attention but that's just it. I don't want her attention so I did that but I should've asked you first. I am sorry" Jacob apologized but not meaning any of it at all. Yes, he is sorry that he hurt her feelings like that but holding her in his arms...that, he is clearly not sorry for.
"You seem to be doing a lot of apologizing these days Stephano" Alethea amusedly said as she shrugged.
Jacob laughed at that but still apologized for it.
"Its fine Stephano. All good, I was just caught off guard" Alethea laughed out.
They chatted for a while waiting for their order and they were having a good time. Jacob was having the time of his life and he wishes that their order could take a little longer than usual.
Alethea was laughing at one of Jacob's corny jokes before Jacob decided to wing it with what he wants to ask her.
"Have dinner with me?" Jacob asked out of the blue making Alethea suddenly stop laughing and look over at Jacob with amusement.
'Well.... So, this is the girl he wanted to ask out for dinner.' Alethea thought.
"Stephano?!" the girl called out as their order is finally ready.