Coffee and Cigarettes and Everything in Between

Karina's POV

Dating Winter for the past three months have been interesting. I've learned a lot of things about her like she was literally named after the season winter, she's sharing an apartment with Giselle and that they have known each other since they were seven, and that Vincent Van Gogh inspired her to paint. I've come to know her a lot better too. Despite of her cold name she's literally a warm-hearted person, she'd feed random stray cats on the street. She also has this habit of pouting whenever she's embarrassed or sulky which I find really adorable.

It's almost two in the afternoon which means that sooner or later Winter will come in the shop to get her usual coffee fix. Until now I haven't asked her why she always drink coffee at two in the afternoon, I mean that is the time when there is the least number of customers plus the sun is also at peak at that hour so it's usually hot. I just think that it's very unusual, well Winter is really unique tho. My thoughts are distrupted when Ningning suddenly asked me, "So how is it going with Winter?"

It's the curious Ningning all over again. She's always like this when I'm going out with someone.

"She's great Ning." was my simple response to her.

"I can tell, your smiles are different these days Unnie." she said as she elbowed my side.

"Well I guess she's different." I said to Ningning as I swiped the counter clean.

"Different? How?" Ningning asked again. She's not gonna stop asking questions until I satisfy her curiosity. Normal Ningning, I thought and smiled to myself.

I leaned on the counter and faced her before I answered, "Well you know, the relationships I've been in the past, I've let the other person lead me. With Winter she's letting me take the lead, I mean she's the one initiating the dates but when it comes to the pace of things, I think she's letting me decide on how fast or how slow we should take things."

"Soooo it's good different then?" she asked again.

"I think so. You know me, Ning. Most of the time I act on impulse. If I like the person, I like the person there's no in between. I really like her Ning and she's letting me lead her, and she's just so warm, fragile and innocent that I don't trust myself enough that I won't break her at the end. I just don't want to mess up whatever we have going on"

"Wow, you got it bad Unnie." she said as she handed me a cup of water. I took the water and drank it before I answered her with a smile, 

"I guess so Ning."

Moments later a guy maybe in his mid-twenties came in. As usual it's a routine, greet the customer a good day, ask for his order, make the order, get the payment, give the order and the receipt. But this particular customer decided to make my day a bit more interesting and asked me, "Can I take you out too?"

"What do you mean?" I asked him.

He then shrugged his shoulders and showed me his brightest smile and said, "Well can I take you out too later after your work?"

Just then the bell chimed in which made me look at the door and there I saw Winter with da