Coffee Shop AU (Doctor Who Fanfic) RoseXNine P.2

Chris stepped out from his apartment into the cool London air. He knew exactly where he was going. It was a little coffee shop a few blocks away. There was a woman there, she had the most amazing smile. He just couldn’t wait to see her. The patrons of the shop told him that her name was Rose and that she was the sweetest girl you could meet. That was all he knew about her, but he couldn’t help but falling in love with her pretty face. He kept walking with a smile on his face, thinking about her.
Soon enough, Chris arrived at the door to the small shop, Not My Cup of Tea. “This is it,” he told himself, “it’s my time to make her smile,” He took a deep breath and entered the shop.
Sure enough, she was standing at the counter. No one else was in the shop. She had a welcoming smile on her face. There she was. Rose. She was even prettier than he remembered.
It wasn’t like she had dressed for the occasion. She had her blue apron over her white shirt and black pants. Coffee had recently been spilled on the apron, but Chris didn’t care. She was beautiful anyways.
“Uh, excuse me?” Chris said. “Hello? Are you awake?” Rose had been staring. Was she staring at him? Of course not, Chris thought to himself.
“Wha- Oh! Sorry! Welcome, can I get you anything?” Rose’s cheeks were, well, rosy. Chris felt bad for embarrassing her.
“I’ll have a vanilla bean latte, please.” Chris said. It was hard for him to hide his nervousness. For some reason, Rose giggled. Chris began to grin, but Rose turned away. She stepped over to her station and began to make the latte.
Chris longed for conversation. “Not much business tonight,” he muttered. He rubbed his head, waiting for a reply.
“Yeah, I know. What brings you here?” Rose asked and turned towards him. It’s you, Chris thought to himself, but he knew he couldn’t admit it. He couldn’t hide the smile on his face.
“Well, what is it?” Rose insisted. He resolved not to tell her.
“It’s nothing,” he chuckled, “I just like going around London and trying new things.” Chris knew this was not very believable.
Rose smiled back at him. They spent a few moments smiling at each other. Suddenly, Chris looked in the background.
“Turn around, lovely,” Chris instructed. Lovely? Where was he coming up with this?
“Lovely, wha-” Rose was cut off. She hadn’t paid any attention to the machine. “Shit!” she yelled. “I didn’t pay attention!” Rose clearly looked distressed. Chris rushed over to her side.\
“Here, I’ll clean it up,” Chris told her nervously. “I distracted you.”
“No, no, I’ll get it. I shouldn’t have been so careless.”
“Don’t be so hard on yourself. I’m Chris.”
“Is Chris short for Christopher or something?”
“Shut up. I don’t believe you’ve told me your name,” Chris replied.
“I’m Rose. Rose Tyler,” I know that already, Chris thought.
“Well, Miss Rose Tyler, it’s a pleasure to meet you.” Chris replied.
Rose quickly made Chris another latte. “Here you are, one vanilla bean latte.”
“Fantastic,” Chris smiled. “I really needed this. How much?”
“On the house, for wasting your time,” Rose told him. He took the cup from her.
“Really, I insist. How much?” Chris asked again.
“On the house, like I told you! Take it,” Rose kept telling him to take it.
“Fantastic, but I’m leaving you a big tip,” Chris said with a smile. He slipped a fifty pound note on the countertop, along with a small piece of paper with his number on it. He sipped the latte and walked out the door with a smile on his face.

The next morning, he received a call. It had to be her. It was her.