Alice
Brighton, UK
Dio lay his shiny black mobile phone on the small square table between them. Taking time to line it up in the centre of the table, equidistant from each edge. She watched, mesmerised as his long elegant hands deftly nudged the phone into place.
“How did you know it was me?” she asked, once the waitress had carefully placed his steaming black coffee in front of him.
“Well, I have to admit I googled you.”
He slowly slid his coffee cup to his right, lining it up exactly midway between the edge of the table and his phone. She watched him, his movement languid and seductive.
“Oh,” she muttered, blushing, flattered.
“I sourced your image through social media. It’s a dangerous thing, you know, young lady. One can find anything one wants through the Web.”
He scooped his hand across the table, and, without asking her, dragged her coffee cup to the other side of his phone. He stared down at the three items, happy with their perfect alignment.