Coffee-flavoured Dreams (Extra)
“Satoshi and I are not coming in next week,” Nino declared that afternoon in the backroom.
Sho lifted his eyebrow and frowned down at the other man as he clicked his tongue. “Why now? Even if you are the owner you should apply for a holiday and Ohno, of course, has to.”
Nino rolled his eyes as he sat on top of the desk to move his legs so that they hit the wood now and then.
“We have enough part-timers to fill in, and you can go out in the front again as well.”
“You pay me to do your numbers.”
“Yep, because I know you love to do them. But I’ll take them with me in the evenings and look them over when I’m home. Same with any contracts from the helpers. The old ladies are already asking if you don’t work here anymore.”
“Okay, I get it, I should go help out in the front. I can do that. And some of the part-timers might like the extra income. You are going to give them extra hours, right?”
“Yes, yes,” Nino said as he rolled his eyes. “I’m not stupid. I will write a note to ask who wants extra hours, and then I will change the schedule accordingly.”
“Good,” Sho said with a sigh and leant back. “So why are you going out?”
“Research, Sho-chan. It’s winter’s time, and I’m out of ideas for the Christmas specials. The autumn specials were a big hit, and we have still a few things planned for Halloween which will be great, but there is nothing for the time after that.”
“You do know that the regulars are not coming for those things?”
“No, but the curious people do. And those are who we need to come in if we want to stay afloat. Look, I know how it works. The regulars are good and well, but we need more than those to stay afloat, and you know that as well.”
Sho sighed but nodded in agreement. The extra money coming in monthly from that big brother program helped, but it was not perfect, especially considering that the more of those came in, the less income they would have.
“I hate it when you are right.”
“Aww, I love you too.”
“I knew it!” Ohno said dramatically as he just entered. Nino grinned and moved his head to Ohno, who pressed his hands against his chest. “Behind my back, you have affairs. How could you? And you too, Sho?!”
Sho groaned and hid his face in his hands, mumbling something about idiots.
Nino chuckled and kissed Ohno loudly on the mouth. “Are you finished?”
“Yes, just need to change.”
“Well do so, I have to write a note for the boys.”
“Aww and here I thought you would accompany me to the changing room.”
Nino laughed out loud and kissed him again, under Sho’s curses.
-
“I’m not sure I want to do this again,” Ohno moaned when Nino explained to him, why he was redoing their schedules. Nino lifted his eyebrow and looked at the other.
“Why not?” he asked, almost feeling hurt at the thought that Ohno might not want to do that research again with him. “Last time wasn’t so bad, was it?”
“You are kind of maniac on those trips,” Ohno mumbled, and Nino sighed as he fell on top of him.
“Because it’s important,” he mumbled, ignoring the muffled groans as he got comfortable on top of Ohno, smiling when the other hugged him automatically when he was snug against him. Moving in with Ohno was one of the best decisions they had in a long time, Nino thought. He loved their cuddly nights. “You can see it as dates?”
“Dates with a notebook, trying all kinds of things even if I don’t like them?”
Nino pouted and sighed as he watched him. “If you are so against it, I can ask one of the others,” he said after a while, looking down on his hands.
Ohno watched him for a moment and smoothed out his hair to kiss the wrinkled forehead. “Sorry,” he whispered. He hadn’t realised how much Nino had looked forward to spending time with him like this again, but the honest heartbroken look on Nino’s face gave him away too quickly. “I will come. But you are not allowed to moan if my comments are bad.”
Nino looked up at him as he scrunched up his nose, but then a smile broke over his face as he stretched to kiss him. “Deal. Now I want to watch this show, okay?”
Ohno looked up to catch the start of a restaurant testing show and rolled his eyes as he got comfortable, ready to take a nap for the time being.
“I’m so going camping or fishing the next weekend,” he threatened, smiling slightly at Nino’s giggle. He should bring Nino one of these days, he thought sleepily as he patted the soft hair on his lap and allowed himself to fall asleep.
-
Nino woke up to kisses on his face and hands on his body. A small smile crept on his face as he opened his eyes to look at the other man, sleepily.
“Have I told you that you are beautiful when you sleep?” Ohno mumbled, and Nino chuckled softly as he put his hand on his cheek. He caressed the smooth skin with his fingertips and sighed happily.
“I think so,” he mumbled as an answer, grinning happily when Ohno bent down to kiss his lips lovingly. He sighed into the kiss and put his arms around his neck. To be honest, Ohno regularly told him that he was beautiful when he was asleep, and Nino knew that the sketchpad in the nightstand on Ohno’s side was filled with portraits of him sleeping. Nino didn’t mind; honestly, he thought it was cute, and he felt just thrilled that he had gotten this man.
Ohno made him happy, and the other man made him more relaxed with matters for the coffee shop since it wasn’t the only thing on his mind anymore. Ohno had crept into his life and filled a part that Nino hadn’t known was missing.
“I can’t believe that I’m so lucky,” he mumbled when Ohno moved back.
Ohno rolled his eyes and tweaked his nose lovingly. Sometimes Nino said things that were strange to him. From time to time, Nino sounded as if he couldn’t believe that he deserved to be with him and be happy, which was of course completely stupid.
“You should get up. I made breakfast for now,” Ohno explained. “You still want to do your research, right?”
“Right,” Nino said blinking and yawning slightly. “Coffee?”
“Nope, not this morning. You’ll have enough of that today, and I would love for you to be able to sleep tonight,” he explained.
Nino pouted a little bit but then agreed with a sigh. “I’ll have a quick shower.”
Ohno chuckled and kissed the naked shoulder again before he let him go. Nino looked at him for a second longer, before finally leaving for his shower and getting ready for the day.
“You really should spend more time in the kitchen of the shop,” Nino said with a sigh as he ate his pancakes. Ohno grinned and sat across from him to watch him finish his food as he had already demolished his plate. He had always been a quick eater opposite to Nino.
“You would miss me handling the drinks with you together too much,” Ohno said with a smile.
Nino watched him and then nodded with a small frown. It was the truth, after all. He enjoyed Ohno being in the front with him. Over the last months, they had started to work even better together, Ohno often knowing what he needed even without him having to tell him. Ohno had learnt to recognise the shorthand that they had come up with, and it had helped a lot with them being fast.
-
Nino smiled at Ohno who was looking very comfortable at the table the other man had chosen for them. It was late afternoon, and this was their last stop for today. It had been a lovely day, and even if they had visited a few shops, it had been a lot slower than in the summer and a lot more comfortable.
“Tired?” he asked as he sat the cup of hot chocolate down in front of Ohno and tea for himself. Since it was already that late, he wanted to have something else than another cup of coffee.
Ohno watched him with a small giggle at the question. “Tired? I feel hyped up, definitely too much strong coffee. The last shop should probably water their coffee down,” he groaned, rubbing his eyes.
Nino giggled but nodded. It had a robust taste, and for Ohno who was not that fond of coffee, it had been hard. “I brought you hot chocolate instead.”
“Mhm… Looking good.” Ohno leant his head against Nino’s shoulder, his cheek rubbing against the soft cloth of the cardigan that Nino wore. The colour was beige, and it was very soft to the touch. Ohno loved it when Nino wore woollen things since Nino preferred a smooth, not itchy cloth that Ohno loved to lean against.
“Silly, stop it,” Nino scolded, rubbing the wool of Ohno’s knitted sweater that he had bought him as a six-month present after he had realised how much Ohno loved them. “Try the chocolate. I want to know how it tastes.”
“Perfect,” Ohno said with a grin, ignoring the small glare Nino sent his way.
“You haven’t even tried.”
“It looks and smells perfect. Look it has whipped cream and aww, are these small chocolate hearts? Did you choose them, especially for me?”
Nino blushed and hid his face as he frowned and tried to look strict. “Of course not. It was their special, it’s pretty sappy, right?”
“Aww, you really love me~” Ohno sang as he took the cup in his hands. He moved it to his face, glancing at Nino who was looking at him curiously, his pen in his hand, already poised to write down his reactions. Ohno smirked and stuck out his tongue to catch one of the chocolate hearts and cream with the tip of his tongue. He moaned audibly at the taste and giggled when Nino blushed harder.
“You are an idiot,” Nino grumbled and took a sip of his tea, frowning slightly at the taste and pushing it slightly away with a sigh.
“Not good?”
“Too weak,” Nino said with a small sigh and scribbled down on the paper. Ohno watched him and kissed his temple as the other looked down. He stood and tweaked his nose again before ordering Nino one hot chocolate as well.
He smiled when he put the cup down in front of Nino. “Here that’s better.”
“I don’t like sweets.”
“Not true,” Ohno said with a smile. “The chocolate is delicious. And I bought the dark one for you with a hint of spice. It should be good.”
Nino pursed his lips but then drank the chocolate. He sighed happily as it was perfect, and he was happy that Ohno bought it for him, he would have never gotten one for himself since it seemed to languish to buy for himself.
He made to write down a few notes, when Ohno took his hand in his own, squeezing it. “Just enjoy it, Kazu.”
“But…”
“Enjoy it.”
Nino glared at him and tried to get his hand back to make his notes, but Ohno was always faster, holding his hand or pecking his lips and cheek to make sure he forgot what they were supposed to do.
“Oh-chan!” Nino scolded and finally held Ohno’s hand under the tabletop with a pout. Ohno grinned and stuck out his tongue.
“I still won.”
“No, you didn’t.”
“Sure, you hold my hand. You can’t write with it now.”
Nino smirked and switched the pen to his other hand to finally write down in the notebook. He laughed out loud at the betrayed look on Ohno’s face.
“I didn’t know you could write with both hands,” he pouted.
“There are a few things you still have to learn about me, then,” Nino teased him and kissed his lover. He put the notebook away and the pen, ignoring the smug smile on Ohno’s face because of the kiss and the fact that he was still holding his hand.
They giggled slightly as they enjoyed their hot chocolate, only to be disrupted by one of the staff of the coffee shop, offering them to take a picture for them as they did with some of the other couples. Ohno and Nino exchanged a look, and when Nino shrugged, Ohno finally agreed to have their picture taken with a smile.
He tugged Nino closer just a tiny bit as Nino put his chin on his free hand, as did Ohno and moved his head even closer to Nino for the photo. Afterwards, they thanked the girl and Ohno grinned happily at the picture. “That goes on the wall!” he decided with a chuckle.
“And hey! We totally should get a polaroid camera and allow customers to take selfies for a wall. They would love that!”
Nino rolled his eyes as he stared at Ohno in thought, but then he smiled and nodded. That sounded actually like a good idea if he was honest. And of course, Ohno looked so excited about his idea that it was hard for him to decline Ohno anything.
Sho lifted his eyebrow and frowned down at the other man as he clicked his tongue. “Why now? Even if you are the owner you should apply for a holiday and Ohno, of course, has to.”
Nino rolled his eyes as he sat on top of the desk to move his legs so that they hit the wood now and then.
“We have enough part-timers to fill in, and you can go out in the front again as well.”
“You pay me to do your numbers.”
“Yep, because I know you love to do them. But I’ll take them with me in the evenings and look them over when I’m home. Same with any contracts from the helpers. The old ladies are already asking if you don’t work here anymore.”
“Okay, I get it, I should go help out in the front. I can do that. And some of the part-timers might like the extra income. You are going to give them extra hours, right?”
“Yes, yes,” Nino said as he rolled his eyes. “I’m not stupid. I will write a note to ask who wants extra hours, and then I will change the schedule accordingly.”
“Good,” Sho said with a sigh and leant back. “So why are you going out?”
“Research, Sho-chan. It’s winter’s time, and I’m out of ideas for the Christmas specials. The autumn specials were a big hit, and we have still a few things planned for Halloween which will be great, but there is nothing for the time after that.”
“You do know that the regulars are not coming for those things?”
“No, but the curious people do. And those are who we need to come in if we want to stay afloat. Look, I know how it works. The regulars are good and well, but we need more than those to stay afloat, and you know that as well.”
Sho sighed but nodded in agreement. The extra money coming in monthly from that big brother program helped, but it was not perfect, especially considering that the more of those came in, the less income they would have.
“I hate it when you are right.”
“Aww, I love you too.”
“I knew it!” Ohno said dramatically as he just entered. Nino grinned and moved his head to Ohno, who pressed his hands against his chest. “Behind my back, you have affairs. How could you? And you too, Sho?!”
Sho groaned and hid his face in his hands, mumbling something about idiots.
Nino chuckled and kissed Ohno loudly on the mouth. “Are you finished?”
“Yes, just need to change.”
“Well do so, I have to write a note for the boys.”
“Aww and here I thought you would accompany me to the changing room.”
Nino laughed out loud and kissed him again, under Sho’s curses.
-
“I’m not sure I want to do this again,” Ohno moaned when Nino explained to him, why he was redoing their schedules. Nino lifted his eyebrow and looked at the other.
“Why not?” he asked, almost feeling hurt at the thought that Ohno might not want to do that research again with him. “Last time wasn’t so bad, was it?”
“You are kind of maniac on those trips,” Ohno mumbled, and Nino sighed as he fell on top of him.
“Because it’s important,” he mumbled, ignoring the muffled groans as he got comfortable on top of Ohno, smiling when the other hugged him automatically when he was snug against him. Moving in with Ohno was one of the best decisions they had in a long time, Nino thought. He loved their cuddly nights. “You can see it as dates?”
“Dates with a notebook, trying all kinds of things even if I don’t like them?”
Nino pouted and sighed as he watched him. “If you are so against it, I can ask one of the others,” he said after a while, looking down on his hands.
Ohno watched him for a moment and smoothed out his hair to kiss the wrinkled forehead. “Sorry,” he whispered. He hadn’t realised how much Nino had looked forward to spending time with him like this again, but the honest heartbroken look on Nino’s face gave him away too quickly. “I will come. But you are not allowed to moan if my comments are bad.”
Nino looked up at him as he scrunched up his nose, but then a smile broke over his face as he stretched to kiss him. “Deal. Now I want to watch this show, okay?”
Ohno looked up to catch the start of a restaurant testing show and rolled his eyes as he got comfortable, ready to take a nap for the time being.
“I’m so going camping or fishing the next weekend,” he threatened, smiling slightly at Nino’s giggle. He should bring Nino one of these days, he thought sleepily as he patted the soft hair on his lap and allowed himself to fall asleep.
-
Nino woke up to kisses on his face and hands on his body. A small smile crept on his face as he opened his eyes to look at the other man, sleepily.
“Have I told you that you are beautiful when you sleep?” Ohno mumbled, and Nino chuckled softly as he put his hand on his cheek. He caressed the smooth skin with his fingertips and sighed happily.
“I think so,” he mumbled as an answer, grinning happily when Ohno bent down to kiss his lips lovingly. He sighed into the kiss and put his arms around his neck. To be honest, Ohno regularly told him that he was beautiful when he was asleep, and Nino knew that the sketchpad in the nightstand on Ohno’s side was filled with portraits of him sleeping. Nino didn’t mind; honestly, he thought it was cute, and he felt just thrilled that he had gotten this man.
Ohno made him happy, and the other man made him more relaxed with matters for the coffee shop since it wasn’t the only thing on his mind anymore. Ohno had crept into his life and filled a part that Nino hadn’t known was missing.
“I can’t believe that I’m so lucky,” he mumbled when Ohno moved back.
Ohno rolled his eyes and tweaked his nose lovingly. Sometimes Nino said things that were strange to him. From time to time, Nino sounded as if he couldn’t believe that he deserved to be with him and be happy, which was of course completely stupid.
“You should get up. I made breakfast for now,” Ohno explained. “You still want to do your research, right?”
“Right,” Nino said blinking and yawning slightly. “Coffee?”
“Nope, not this morning. You’ll have enough of that today, and I would love for you to be able to sleep tonight,” he explained.
Nino pouted a little bit but then agreed with a sigh. “I’ll have a quick shower.”
Ohno chuckled and kissed the naked shoulder again before he let him go. Nino looked at him for a second longer, before finally leaving for his shower and getting ready for the day.
“You really should spend more time in the kitchen of the shop,” Nino said with a sigh as he ate his pancakes. Ohno grinned and sat across from him to watch him finish his food as he had already demolished his plate. He had always been a quick eater opposite to Nino.
“You would miss me handling the drinks with you together too much,” Ohno said with a smile.
Nino watched him and then nodded with a small frown. It was the truth, after all. He enjoyed Ohno being in the front with him. Over the last months, they had started to work even better together, Ohno often knowing what he needed even without him having to tell him. Ohno had learnt to recognise the shorthand that they had come up with, and it had helped a lot with them being fast.
-
Nino smiled at Ohno who was looking very comfortable at the table the other man had chosen for them. It was late afternoon, and this was their last stop for today. It had been a lovely day, and even if they had visited a few shops, it had been a lot slower than in the summer and a lot more comfortable.
“Tired?” he asked as he sat the cup of hot chocolate down in front of Ohno and tea for himself. Since it was already that late, he wanted to have something else than another cup of coffee.
Ohno watched him with a small giggle at the question. “Tired? I feel hyped up, definitely too much strong coffee. The last shop should probably water their coffee down,” he groaned, rubbing his eyes.
Nino giggled but nodded. It had a robust taste, and for Ohno who was not that fond of coffee, it had been hard. “I brought you hot chocolate instead.”
“Mhm… Looking good.” Ohno leant his head against Nino’s shoulder, his cheek rubbing against the soft cloth of the cardigan that Nino wore. The colour was beige, and it was very soft to the touch. Ohno loved it when Nino wore woollen things since Nino preferred a smooth, not itchy cloth that Ohno loved to lean against.
“Silly, stop it,” Nino scolded, rubbing the wool of Ohno’s knitted sweater that he had bought him as a six-month present after he had realised how much Ohno loved them. “Try the chocolate. I want to know how it tastes.”
“Perfect,” Ohno said with a grin, ignoring the small glare Nino sent his way.
“You haven’t even tried.”
“It looks and smells perfect. Look it has whipped cream and aww, are these small chocolate hearts? Did you choose them, especially for me?”
Nino blushed and hid his face as he frowned and tried to look strict. “Of course not. It was their special, it’s pretty sappy, right?”
“Aww, you really love me~” Ohno sang as he took the cup in his hands. He moved it to his face, glancing at Nino who was looking at him curiously, his pen in his hand, already poised to write down his reactions. Ohno smirked and stuck out his tongue to catch one of the chocolate hearts and cream with the tip of his tongue. He moaned audibly at the taste and giggled when Nino blushed harder.
“You are an idiot,” Nino grumbled and took a sip of his tea, frowning slightly at the taste and pushing it slightly away with a sigh.
“Not good?”
“Too weak,” Nino said with a small sigh and scribbled down on the paper. Ohno watched him and kissed his temple as the other looked down. He stood and tweaked his nose again before ordering Nino one hot chocolate as well.
He smiled when he put the cup down in front of Nino. “Here that’s better.”
“I don’t like sweets.”
“Not true,” Ohno said with a smile. “The chocolate is delicious. And I bought the dark one for you with a hint of spice. It should be good.”
Nino pursed his lips but then drank the chocolate. He sighed happily as it was perfect, and he was happy that Ohno bought it for him, he would have never gotten one for himself since it seemed to languish to buy for himself.
He made to write down a few notes, when Ohno took his hand in his own, squeezing it. “Just enjoy it, Kazu.”
“But…”
“Enjoy it.”
Nino glared at him and tried to get his hand back to make his notes, but Ohno was always faster, holding his hand or pecking his lips and cheek to make sure he forgot what they were supposed to do.
“Oh-chan!” Nino scolded and finally held Ohno’s hand under the tabletop with a pout. Ohno grinned and stuck out his tongue.
“I still won.”
“No, you didn’t.”
“Sure, you hold my hand. You can’t write with it now.”
Nino smirked and switched the pen to his other hand to finally write down in the notebook. He laughed out loud at the betrayed look on Ohno’s face.
“I didn’t know you could write with both hands,” he pouted.
“There are a few things you still have to learn about me, then,” Nino teased him and kissed his lover. He put the notebook away and the pen, ignoring the smug smile on Ohno’s face because of the kiss and the fact that he was still holding his hand.
They giggled slightly as they enjoyed their hot chocolate, only to be disrupted by one of the staff of the coffee shop, offering them to take a picture for them as they did with some of the other couples. Ohno and Nino exchanged a look, and when Nino shrugged, Ohno finally agreed to have their picture taken with a smile.
He tugged Nino closer just a tiny bit as Nino put his chin on his free hand, as did Ohno and moved his head even closer to Nino for the photo. Afterwards, they thanked the girl and Ohno grinned happily at the picture. “That goes on the wall!” he decided with a chuckle.
“And hey! We totally should get a polaroid camera and allow customers to take selfies for a wall. They would love that!”
Nino rolled his eyes as he stared at Ohno in thought, but then he smiled and nodded. That sounded actually like a good idea if he was honest. And of course, Ohno looked so excited about his idea that it was hard for him to decline Ohno anything.