It all started with... Hello

Chapter 2.

Ana's POV

I woke up that morning bright and early. I was so ready to start my day off on a good note. Usually I wake up groggy and in a terrible mood – I am definitely not a morning person – but on that day I was. I had had the best dream that night, about a man with dark hair and gorgeous brown eyes. He was truly stunning and, in the dream, we were getting married. My dress was simple and short, covered in beautiful lace work, my hair was long and curled, and I was so happy to see him waiting for me to walk down the aisle.

In the dream, once I reached him, I could see that he was also very happy. Almost giddy like a little kid on Christmas morning. His smile was so huge that the crinkles by his eyes were on display. A feature about himself that I knew he hated, but I loved. The only problem was I didn't know his name. Whether or not I forgot it or it didn't occur in my dream I did not know. The man I was getting betrothed to was a mystery to me. But that didn't matter, at the time, I was happy either way.

"Your up early" my sister Lo says to me as I walk into the kitchen

"I'm going to Cocobean, Miss Mary needs me to help her with something today"

Lo sighs "oh"

I furrow my eyebrows "what's wrong? Spill it, I can tell something is wrong with you"

"It's Danny, we had a fight last night and I just wanted to vent to you... That's what big sisters are for right?"

I giggle "Yes, I am your personal vent and you can tell me everything judgment free. But I have to help Mary first, do you want to come with me? Maybe a nice cup of hot cocoa will help distract you from what happened, I'll pay."

Lo shakes her head "No I'm going to eat my body weight in ice cream and watch the Notebook. Talk when you get back"

I walk over to my sister and wrap her in a hug "I'm sorry, I'll be quick I promise"

I regret leaving her while she's so upset, but I already told Mary that I'd help her with her son. Lo and Danny always get into fights and I'm sure it's just like the last one, there relationship isn't functional and he's a compete ass most of the time. She loves him though, I don't know why, but she does. Lo puts up with his crap because, and I quote "sometimes he's the best boyfriend in the world." I would never be able to handle staying with someone like him, I'd probably kill him.

He cheats on her almost every month and then he'll apologize, he screams at her in front of people and belittles her in public. If I ever see him treating her like that I'll wring his neck, no one speaks to my sister like that in front of me. Lo will hate me but she's just going to have to get over it. She needs to find someone that really loves her and kick Danny to the curb... Actually she needs to push him off a cliff.

"Oh sweetheart hello, how are you?"

My mind is cleared once I enter Cocobean, Mary spots me right away and ushers me into a corner "hi Miss Mary, I'm good"

She smiles "glad to hear it, so my Jacob is in the back, I'll tell him he has a customer and you give him the order"

I nod "I picked a really good one, I found it on Pinterest"

She laughs "oh my, don't give him a heart attack now"

"I won't" I laugh

Making my way over to the counter I wait for Mary's son to come out of the back. I bite my lip in anticipation, I hope he doesn't hate me after this. Closing my eyes I take a deep breath-

"Hello, what can I get for you?"

"Hello-" I open my eyes and am met with a familiar face. I must've been staring because he chuckled and said

"Are you alright?"

I shake off my thoughts and say "yeah, uhm- sorry I just... Do I know you?"

"I don't think so, I just moved here a couple days ago actually. I've been living in London for a good two years"

I smile at the mention of London, it's been my dream to go there and- oh my god that's it. Jacob was in a dream I had last night! How is that possible!? I don't even know him.

"Can I get you anything to drink?" He asks politely

"Oh! Yes, I'm sorry it's been a crazy morning for me. Uh can I get..." Moment of truth, should I still go through with Mary's plan on tricking him? He seems so nice and I've already made his morning crazier than usual. "A hot cocoa with cinnamon please and a double chocolate chip cookie."

I close my eyes when I hear Mary groan from the back, she must've been spying to see what he would do. I'll have to make it up to her somehow, but I couldn't make Jacob's morning any more painful than I already have. I couldn't order a venti, half-whole milk, one quarter 1%, one quarter non-fat, extra hot, split quad shots, no foam latte, with whip, 1 sugar in the raw, a touch of vanilla syrup and 3 short sprinkles of cinnamon.

He would have exploded... Correction I would have exploded. My lips would have turned into mush and fallen off of my face, if I had even attempted to repeat that complex order. So instead I ordered for my sister, she didn't want to come with me so I'll bring the fun to her.

When I arrived home after the whole ordeal I was shocked to find Lo and Danny cuddled up on the couch sleeping. She had been so upset before I left and I was only gone for a half hour, I couldn't understand how she had forgiven him that quickly. We may be sisters but she was definitely cut from a different mold than I was.

I remember thinking back to Jacob and the dream I had about him, as I stood in the hallway with Lo's coco and cookie in my hands. I thought about how happy I was in the dream and how I desperately wanted to be that happy with someone in real life. Even though Danny made Lo sad she still had him, she still had someone to love, she still had her other half.

Back then I would have given anything to have someone love me.

And now I would give anything to get that love back.