More Than Words (Ambreigns AU)
As narrated by Sir Alec Heineken
As narrated by Sir Alec Heineken
Roman Reigns's favorite day of the week was Thursday.
It was a good business day for Java Central because the
little coffeehouse featured an open mic night the first and third
Thursday of each month, gaining the cozy shop great business from
enthusiastic hipsters and aspiring musicians on top of the multitude of
college students the establishment tended to on a daily basis. He loved
open mic night. Some of the performances were painful to endure, and
others weren't too shabby. But one specific performer-slash-customer
always managed to snag his attention during his two or three minutes on
the makeshift stage, perched on a barstool, acoustic guitar slung over
his shoulder. Roman didn't even know why. Something about him was just
so…so…he couldn't even find the right word to describe it. Beautiful is
the one he'd choose if it didn't sound so lame. Make him sound so
pathetic.
But Roman liked him. Loved concentrating on the reticent soloist and his simple yet dexterous musical abilities.
Roman had a textbook open underneath the counter as he
dragged a damp washcloth over the tile surface, trying to study and
clean up before the evening post-work/post-class rush and open mic night
kicked off. Microbiology was tedious but certainly not grueling. He
hadn't realized he'd been wiping the same spot of the counter over and
over again until he heard someone clear their throat. He lifted his head
and met eyes with his roommate Randy.
"Hey, what time are you off?"
"I'm closing." Closing shifts kept him here until at least
one in the morning on a guaranteed lively evening such as the one
pending.
"'Kay. Just letting you know, I've got a double date with the Bella twins tonight."
"Which one do you get?"
"Both of them. I get two helpings." Randy grinned
deviously. Roman pretended to be proud of his manwhoreish ways. He held
out a fist in feigned consent and praise, and Randy bumped it with his
own. Roman couldn't imagine what Randy would have thought if he knew
Roman had what felt an awful lot like a crush on some guy he didn't
know.
"Score."
"So yeah. Fair warning if you wander in at any point tonight. Might be a little noisy."
Ugh. Roman wondered if he had anywhere else to crash
tonight. He totally wanted to respect Randy's privacy with Nikki and
Brie Bella by staying far away from that apartment. "Thanks for the
heads-up. Anything else you want while you're here?"
Randy's big brown eyes scanned the handwritten menu on the
wall above Roman's head. "Yeah, go ahead and get me a Mt. Vesuvius
Panini. Extra meatballs."
In the five minutes it took to prepare Randy's Panini, more customers surged into the little coffeehouse.
Roman bagged Randy's order to go. Randy snatched the bag and gave Roman a wink.
"See you later, then? Maybe?"
"Maybe."
The End.
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