I'm wiping down the table as the bell rings indicating another costumer, I don't even look up already accustomed to how it all goes. They'll walk up place an order with Maddie and then leave.

"Nova!" Maddie calls telling me I was in fact wrong and their going to now be placing an order with me.

"Got it!" I call back to her discarding the rag and running my hands along my apron before stepping behind the register.

It's not till now when I look up at the costumer and holy shit hes hot as fuck. I must be gaping at this sexy ass man because he raises an eyebrow at me.

Fucking tall as hell, green eyes, black hair, tattoos, all dressed up in a fancy suit bullshit this man is fine and he knows it just by the way he carries himself.

"Hi." I smile shyly, of course my brain can think amazingly confident shit but on the outside I shrink in on myself I would never voice anything I fantasize in my brain.

I also know I have a boyfriend and I love him with all my heart but like come on a starving man sees food on the road he isn't going to ignore it. Okay horrible reference I just called myself starving sooo not the point. What I'm saying is I would never in my life go after this man because I have a boyfriend I know and love and I do not know this man at all.

I was just pumping him up adding some confidence to his day. In my brain, obviously. So it's okay.

"Hello." He says smoothly.

Shit hes Italian.

"Umm what can I do for you?" I fidget with a bracelet around my arm, a nervous habit I picked up.

His eyes flick down to my wrist before he casually drags them back up to my eyes. "A coffee, black with very little sugar."

Black like my soul

I smile at my own joke before tapping the order into the screen. "Five ninety nine." I smile lightly looking up at him.

He pulls out his wallet shifting through his cash before pulling out a ten. "Just keep the change." He says handing it to me.

"Thank you sir. I'll have it right out." I swear he pauses for a moment his breathing becomes sharper but it was back to normal within seconds so I must imagine it right?

I shake my head lightly turning to make him his coffee when the bell rings again I sigh wondering what on earth Maddie could be doing right now.

"Asher!? What the hell you doing man?" I turn around to face two other men in suits looking at the green eyes man.

"Getting a coffee, away from you two is what I'm doing." The man reply's to who I assume are his friends.

The one guy with lighter brown hair and grey eyes smiles at me leaning against the counter. "What's up pretty lady, I hope Asher here isn't being too much of an asshole."

The one who I assume is Asher rolls his eyes as I hand him his coffee. "Leave the poor thing alone Alex." The man who came in here with... Alex says. The other guy has black hair like Asher but his eyes are more of a blue and he has a lip Piercing.

Maddie decides now is a good time to actually do her job as she walks in from the back and looks at the three men standing in our cafe.

"Shit." She curses. "I made a mistake leaving Nova to all the sexy men." She gives her best smile nudging me in the ribs with her elbow. "If you didn't go for them babe I sure will."

My cheeks heat up in embarrassment that she could say such things to these stranger but she doesn't stop there she just places her hands on her hips and looks at them. "Nova? Which of them do you think has a bigger dick?" My eyes widen and the three men look at each other clearly weirded out by her boldness.

"Maddie!" I hiss.

She laughs "I'm sorry guys I'm just messing with you, especially Nova it's so fun to get a rise out of her."

Alex grabs Ashers coffee earning him a scowl before heading for the door with piercing guy behind him. "Thanks for the coffee lady!" He calls leaving.

"God dammit Alex give me my coffee back!" Asher says walking out after him.

"That was so embarrassing Maddie!" I whine when they leave.

She laughs looking at me "you'll never see them again Nova don't worry three sexy Italian men are a real treat trust me."

I roll my eyes slumping against the counter, I sure hope Maddie's right and I never have to see them again.

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Matt's phone goes off in the restaurant he curses lightly before answering it and excusing himself from the table.

Matt's the kinda guy with dark wavy brown hair and chocolate eyes, he works out constantly and has the muscles to prove it. He has tattoos on his body but they're more subtle then the Italian guys from today.

Matt's always busy with work, he gets calls at every hour of the day and constantly has to cancel plans for sudden work changes. Sometimes it drives me insane but I know he can't help it, his jobs a bitch.

I watch as he walks away his phone pressed again his ear and an annoyed expression on his face. People around look towards me trying to figure out the disturbance in their dinner.

I frown biting the inside of my cheek and staring down at my plate nervously hoping everyone looks away from me.

"Sorry babe." Matt says sitting back down I smile looking up at him.

"It's okay, who called?"

"Just work you know how it is." I nod pushing around the food on my plate. "How was your work today babe?" He asks me.

"Oh you know the usual costumers come in, I help them, Maddie completely embarrasses me and them at the same time and they quickly leave to get away from her."

"Sounds like fun babe." I nod gently taking a sip of my wine.

"How's your work?"

"Busy per usual for some reason the guys at work just can't figure out how to deal with shit, I've always got to do it myself." He sighs running a hand through his hair.

"You need a day off babe."

He nods looking at me "I know baby but I can't lord knows what hell the guys will raise if I take a day off."

I frown a little disappointed he can't take off and spend time with me. He grabs my hand running his thumb over the top of my palm.

"I know baby I wish I could spend more time with you. I love you baby." He says bringing my hand up to his lips.

"I love you too." I say softly.

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Asher

The girl from the coffee shop reply's in my brain over and over again her soft black hair and beautiful hazel eyes. She rarely met my eyes the entire time I was in there. I know her from somewhere, she means something in this world I know it I just can't place my finger on it.

Alex and Marco are sitting across from me waiting for me to explain why I called them in here.

"I want you two to find everything about her." I finally voice leaning back in my chair. I must truly be going insane, she can't mean anything she works in a cafe. I just can't shake the feeling that she's important.

"Yes sir." Alex says mockingly I roll my eyes.

"Get to work Alex." I grumble excusing them from my office.

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Marco walks into my office a couple minutes later  "I sent you the files on her, at least whatever there was."

I frown looking at him "whatever there was?"

"All there is, is a few files dating back from her graduation but before that there's absolutely nothing about Miss. Nova Brown."

My brows furrow "there's nothing before her graduation?"

"A few report cards here and there but even there spotty. It just doesn't make any sense Asher, she came up out of nowhere all the sudden."

"We'll Miss. Nova Brown just got a whole lot more interesting."

"There's one more thing you should know." He voices before handing me a picture.

I look over it carefully "well well well Nova was important after all."

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Nova

"You never did tell me who Maddie harassed today." Matt says on the way back home.

"Oh Umm I don't know them, never seen them before. They were three Italian guys all dressed up in fancy suits. Kinda like what you wear."

His hand pauses on the steering wheel and I watch as he clenches his jaw. "Did you catch their names?"

"Umm yeah? Asher and Alex were two of them I didn't catch the third."

Matt slams on his breaks "son of a bitch!" He yells pulling over to the side. "Wait here baby I gotta take care of something." He says gently before getting out and slamming the door.

I sit there completely confused with his outburst as I hear him yelling into the phone words I don't understand. Who were those guys?

Matt comes back in the car he seems stressed out and angry. "You okay?" I ask him.

"No." He says flatly. "You ever see them again you call me immediately understand?"

"Who are they?" I turn to look at him his jaw is clenched and his knuckles are turning white from gripping the wheel so hard.

"Bad people." Is the only response he gives I sigh leaning into my seat the drive back to my house is silent.

He parks outside my house "be careful babe okay?"

"Of course, I'll see you later?" He nods unlocking his car and typing away on his phone I exit the car, entering my house.

Those men didn't seem like bad people when they came in today. What could possibly be so bad about them to chase Matt to act like that?

I lay in my bed thinking about Asher and his friends I know Matt's hiding something from me he's always been withholding information from me. It hadn't bothered me until now, I never thought too much into it until now.

What is Matt hiding from me?