“Oh.” Well he was clearly a moron. His cheeks were quickly rosy as the other explained the situation. Hand it to him to muck up the first thing he did in a new place. “R-Right, yes. I-I’m very sorry, I must not have been paying too much attention.” Looking at the book a moment when the other had mentioned it, he gave a small shrug. “It uh – mainly talks on planetary nebulas and various stars. It is quite good, though.” He wasn’t going to mention that it had been his third time reading it.
Giving an apologetic smile, he held out the cup to the other. “I uh – I didn’t drink any of it, i-if you’re worried.”
“It’s no problem. Easy mistake to make. All the cups look the same.” Blaine’s eyes lit up as he tried to put the jittery man’s stutters to rest. It wasn’t his intention to jar him out of his book or rattle his nerves. Only to retrieve his coffee. “Except,” his thumb pointed at his name scribbled on the cup’s side. “Unless your name is Blaine? Then it just goes from a mistake to a coincidence that’s almost creepy.” Hearing what the book was about piqued Blaine’s curiosity and stirred his inner nerd. “Sounds interesting. What’s the title?”
Blaine noticed the apologetic look and felt even sorrier for the guy. “No. I’m not worried. If it means anything to you,” he held out the cup to it’s rightful owner. “Yours was safe with me too.”
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