August   Finals were around the corner.   For Ellie, technically, it was only one final, but that didn’t make much of a difference. Ellie was determined to get the best grade possible in this Music Appreciation class, so that she would never have to dedicate time or energy to it again, especially not after the next semester started.   She took the notes that she had collected over the past two months with her to work, and studied terms and dates in between rushes. Her final was coming up that Monday, and she wanted to be able to see these notes with her eyes closed; this was the best way she could figure out how to make that possible. The lunch rush ended and the café calmed down considerably; Ellie didn’t hesitate to tuck herself into the space that she normally used for writing, to resume her studies. She should have known that any time she started to focus her undivided attention on something, an interruption would occur. These days, that interruption was almost always delivered by the same person.   “Alright, that’s it; I’m reporting y’all to Yelp.”   She hadn’t expected him to come, but his voice was so familiar that she wasn’t startled; with a sigh she looked up from her notes and directly into Jae’s mock-outraged face.   “Why this time, Jae?”   “What do you mean, ‘why this time’?” Jae demanded. “I’ve never gone to Yelp before.”   “Are you sure?” Ellie countered. “I feel like the last three times you came in here you’ve threatened to report us to Yelp.”   “If I would’ve reported y’all, you would’ve been shut down,” Jae declared; Ellie rolled her eyes. “The point is that you need to stop ignoring me when I come in here.”   “There’s a whole other person here!” Ellie exclaimed, gesturing over to her laughing coworker. “If you want something, go order it!”   “Why can’t you take my order?” Jae demanded. “What are you doing?”   “Oh, my God – I’m trying to study.”   “Study?” Jae repeated, his eyebrows raised. “Study what?” Ellie remained quiet, staring at him for a long, expectant moment. “…Oh, right; my bad.”   “So if you don’t mind, I have work to do,” she concluded. “If you’re gonna report us then go for it.”   “Have you taken your break?” Jae questioned suddenly, completely ignoring her statement. Ellie, who was used to this by now, only shook her head at him.   “Not yet,” she responded. “I was probably going to go in another half hour or so.”   “Alright, cool; I’ll quiz you then,” Jae declared, turning his attention to Ellie’s coworker. “Hey, bartender…”   For the half hour left before Ellie’s break, Jae surprisingly kept to himself; between customers and notes she would look over to find him settled into one spot at a nea