Meeting Ryan

Diana had left the apartment to escape Michelle's desperate please for her to apply for the job at Global Tech so that she could have an inside person in the company. She went down the street and went into a coffee shop since she needed some caffeine in her system. She just didn't see it much of her concern and didn't want to quit her job so that she could apply at the company. While waiting for her turn in line, a young handsome man came and cued behind her waiting for his turn too. She hadn't had the opportunity to look at him better but she could smell his cologne on him and it was kinda intoxicating. It was not that concentrated but it was definitely enough to get her attention. By the time it was her turn to make her order, she was already getting tired of standing and when she walked up to the lady, her smile faded. The lady had on this no nonsense look and barely smiled back to any the customers. She ordered her coffee black with some cream on it to which the lady at the reception just wrote it down without any expression on her face before going to get her order. Just as she was about to place that order, the guy behind Diana spoke up

"I'll take mine the same way" the guy said over her shoulder. Diana was not expecting this therefore she turned shocked a little bit. "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you" the guy added

" No worries" Diana said to him before turning to the lady taking the order," make that two please " she requested

"Whatever" the lady said as she placed the order

" What an enthusiastic lady" the guy whispered in a sarcastic tone which made Diana chuckle a bit.

"Tell me about it" she said as she leaned back a little. When their orders were ready, Diana was about to pay but the young man swiped his card paying for both of the orders to her surprise.

"You didn't have to do that" Diana said when as she turned to him and handed him his coffee

"You saved me from having a whole conversation when ordering my coffee, it's the least that I could do" the guy said. "I'm Ryan by the way" he said as he stretched his hand for a handshake

"You could have let me pay for my own coffee, I don't like when someone else does that. I'm Diana by the way" she responded as she started walking towards one of the booths at the coffee shop. The booths were made such that they could accommodate only two people per table and in the whole shop, only one was available. So when Diana went and had her seat, Ryan was left scanning to see if there was another open booth. He walked towards her booth but it's like he had second thoughts about sitting there when he looked at her. He slowly walked by her while still sipping his coffee. Diana looked over her shoulder and around the shop to see if there was any available slots but she saw none. After contemplating whether to ignore Ryan or not, she finally gave in

"You can seat here" she said to him since he was standing behind her waiting for a seat to be available. Ryan turned and gave her a warm smile before sitting down across from her.

"Thank you" he said in a low voice

"No problem" she responded

"I thought I had offended you, that's why I was steering clear from you" Ryan said with some humor to it which made Diana smile slightly

"Well, I don't make it a habit of wanting to get my things done by another man" she said

" Definition of independent right there " Ryan said amused

" I actually just think of it as me being able to get my things done without needing unnecessary help. When a guy does this, you don't hear people calling him independent. He's just being a guy who can get his things done" Diana reasoned

" That's the first time I've heard that and I completely agree with you. That's some good reasoning right there " Ryan said," anyway, I'm new in town and I just hope that this place is what it's said to be"

" And what's that? " Diana asked a bit curious about what the city's reputation was to the outside world

"One of the top ones is there are a lot of opportunities in this city, in terms of career, love and life" Ryan said

" And which of the three are you looking for in the city of Georgia? " Diana went on

" Mostly career and life" Ryan answered

"Well, that's a surprise. It's the first time I've heard a person who has come to Georgia and is not looking for love" Diana said 

" Some things aren't built for people like me" Ryan said

" I smell a dark past concerning your love life, and I'll respectfully not ask anything about that. So, what are you looking for in terms of career? " She asked

" Well, I'm thinking of starting a company here. You know, have a few staff here and there. Make a killing out of the sales and that sort of thing "Ryan answered

" Big dreams deserve big leaps" Diana commented

" I know. I just hope that it'll be a success or else it would have been a complete waste of my time and resources " Ryan said

The conversation went on for a while with some moments of awkward silence here and there. After a while, Ryan had finished his coffee and excused himself to leave without asking for her number or trying to get her to meet him for another chat, something which she liked because she was in no mood to turn him down despite him being good looking and humble