Professor F novel Chapter 4

Students are starting to fill the tables at University Coffee & Brew as Augustine waited for the manager, Henry Gibbs, from the corner table of the coffeeshop.

She approached the cashier named Pam when she arrived at nine. She said Henry would be in by ten.

It's nine thirty when she looked at her watch. And for the past thirty minutes, aside from watching students and professors coming in and out of the coffeeshop, her thoughts wandered back to that incident earlier that day.

The hot creature who keeps glaring at her is her neighbor! Her ultimate crush is not just in the same college as her but also on the same floor in the same building of her apartment!

I’m not sure if that's something you can call lucky but it would be exciting to see him everyday on his pajamas, say, just for inspiration! But I think, it would be bad if I keep hurting myself when I do, like this morning.

She giggled inside and blushed at the thought, not realizing she's already grinning at herself.

Then a slice of red velvet cake on a plate was placed on her table next to her cup of coffee. She looked up, looking confused as she saw the guy who just placed the plate on her table. He's wearing a red, plaid long sleeves and jeans paired with his converse sneakers underneath his brown Brew & Coffee apron, smiling at her and pulling a chair to sit on.

"Do you daydream a lot?" He asked, still smiling as he rested his chin on his right palm.

She blushed when she noticed the small dimple on his left cheek. The guy is an eye-catcher. She looked around and saw few girls looking at him. He has a natural wavy brown hair.

”I—I wasn't. I don't." She stammered.

He smiled. "Good. 'Cause we're pretty busy almost everyday. I'm Henry Gibbs." He offers his hand for a handshake.

She panicked, pulled out her hand and stands up as she bows her head. "Oh—I'm August—Augustine."

He chuckled. "Hey. No need to be so formal." He didn't release her hand. His grip tightened.

She got confused. And then he moved his thumb up while still holding her hand. He looks at her, as if encouraging her to do the same. She raised her right thumb, still looking confused.