The Secret Lives of Salt Crystals
by Mat Twassel
Copyright© 2022 by Mat Twassel
Flash Story: They're out of his favorite tea and they're out of his favorite muffin, but his favorite barista is on duty. Illustrated.
Caution: This Flash Story contains strong sexual content, including Ma/Fa Fiction Illustrated .
Usually, Beth and I walk to our favorite coffee shop, but we drove today because, according to Beth’s iPhone, rain is likely. I was happy to see my favorite barista was on duty. But they were out of my favorite tea. I settled for a Jasmine Green, and we bought our bagel to share, butter on the side, and a small sack of pistachios. Today as always, I left it to Beth to butter the bagel and divide up the nuts. We sat in the comfy chairs and read our books and enjoyed our midmorning treats.
Maybe an hour later, I asked Beth if she wanted to share a muffin. She was agreeable, so I went to the counter to see what they had. The cranberry pumpkin are especially good, but they were out, so I settled for pistachio. “To go with the nuts,” I would tell Beth. The barista said she’d warm it up and take it out.
“Did they have anything?” Beth asked.
“Pistachio,” I said.
“Ah,” Beth said. “Goes with the nuts.”
Had I said that before? I tell you, my memory is going.
“Here you go,” the barista said, setting the muffin on the little table.
“Nice apron,” Beth commented, once the barista had returned to her station. “I bet you wish that was all she was wearing.”
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