Third person point of view
Time passed by faster than Oliver wanted to. Oliver checked the time and it showed 4:45 PM. It was already evening. His cafe was as noisy as ever. He decided to change out of the uniform. " Hey, Jason ". Jason was his colleague and friend. He stood up and went to Oliver. " Can you cover for me for a while ? "
Jason nodded. " Sure. Is something the matter ? " " Another blind date ". Jason was someone Oliver worked with for a while and they knew each other to a certain extent. Jason shook his head helplessly. " Again ? " Oliver shrugged. Jason clicked his tongue. " Your mother is relentless ". Both of them chuckled.
Jason bumped his arm. " Enjoy. Hope it goes well this time ". " Thanks ". Oliver patted his shoulder and went to the bathroom. He washed his face and wiped it. He then went to the locker room. He took the apron and uniform t-shirt off and put on the shirt he brought. It was a light pale green shirt.
Oliver buttoned it up and rolled his sleeves up to reveal his forearms. He went to the mirror on the wall and checked himself. He looked fine. He adjusted his hair a little and walked out. He looked around and found a table in the corner which was not occupied. He sat down there and took out his phone from his pocket.
The lit up screen showed a few messages. Most of them were from his mother. He shook his head and replied to her messages, one by one. He already told her about his shirt color in the morning itself. After that, he continued to look through his phone until he felt a shadow loom over him.
Oliver looked up and saw a man standing in front of him. His eyes went wide. It was the same handsome man from that day. The man looked down at Oliver's shirt and then up at his face. " Oliver ? " Oliver blinked when he heard his name and nodded his head. The man gave a faint smile. " Hello. I am Christian ".
Oliver's heart skipped a beat. He felt stupid for giving that kind of dumb expression. He stood up and smiled. " Hi. Nice to meet you ". He extended his hand. Christian took it and let go after a shake. " Please sit down ". Oliver said, gesturing to the seat opposite him. Christian sat down and Oliver did too.
Christian looked at Oliver. " I didn't expect it to be you. I only know you are a baker and didn't think we were meeting here because it was your workplace ". Oliver smiled. " I also didn't see it coming. I just thought it would be comfortable here. Our cafe has a very good ambiance ". Christian chuckled at the tactic promotion. " Right. Agreed ".
Oliver grinned. " I heard you are a doctor so I am guessing you work in the one nearby ". Christian nodded. " Right. Your cafe is actually very famous in our hospital ". The hospital nearby always had a good number of orders from them. Which was a known fact and people also frequented the place if they went to the hospital or stayed there.
So Christian's statement was not a lie. Oliver chuckled and spoke humbly. " That is a little over praise ". " But the food is good though ". " Thank you. So would you like to order something ? " " Sure ". Oliver raised his hand and one of his colleagues went to them to take the order. Christian checked the menu. " I will take a cinnamon roll and iced coffee ".
" Get me a chocolate cake ". The employee nodded and walked away after taking the order. Oliver's eyes were shining. He liked Christian's face the moment he saw him and now even his temperament was to his liking. His posture of sitting subconsciously showed his interest as he sat with his elbows on the table.
" Can I ask your age ? " " 33 ". Oliver was a bit surprised but did not show it. " I am 27 ". Christian nodded. Oliver asked another question. " What kind of doctor are you ? " " I am a pediatrician ". Oliver seemed to be hit with surprise after surprise. " That's awesome ". Christian smiled. " Thank you ".
The waiter brought their orders. Christian took a sip of his coffee first. " So you work here ? " Oliver nodded. He hesitated for a second but said it. " To be more precise, I opened this along with my friend. We studied together and wanted to open our own business. This is the first one. Later we opened another branch so he went there ".
Oliver pointed upwards. " And the restaurant above is also of someone I know. So this whole thing is something we did together ". It was Christian's turn to be surprised. " That's great ". Oliver smiled. " Thank you. Honestly I am not that interested in handling business. I am a partner but I just make things and take some money. My friend takes care of all other things ".
Christian nodded. The building had two floors with a cafe below and a restaurant above with the same name. The floors were just divided. " Then are you guys renting this building ? " " At first. Some time ago we bought it together. The location is good and our business is going well. So we got a loan and bought it ". Christian was impressed. " Cool ". Oliver smiled.
Christian took a bite of his cinnamon roll. Oliver also ate his cake. " Then... did you make these ? " Christian asked, looking at both of their plates. Oliver nodded. " Yes. I made them ". " Do you make all of them ? " " Not really. I enjoy making cakes the most and few desserts ". Christian nodded and took another bite. " They are tasty ". Oliver chuckled. " Thank you ".
-MG