- and a dab of cinnamon into the pot.

"So, whatcha think?"

"No apologies needed. All it means is at least I've got the smell down," she grins, sliding over his glass as she pours herself a little sip.

"Hopefully it tastes as good as it smells."

Trying some herself, her brows furrow together. Then, a moment later she tosses a small handful of cloves -

"Someone's got damn good hearing," she chuckles, tossing a glance over her shoulder. Her brows lift a little as she doesn't recognise him before she shrugs. New faces were always lovely.

"Fancy a glass?" She's already scooping some into a prewarmed glass.

- gonna dignify that with an answer."

- will, huh? Maybe I'll try and do the same, and we can compare notes or something..."

Her words trail off into a snort. One that was definitely not derived from amusement. Eyes rolling at his not so subtle question she shakes her head.

"Really? Tree bark?" She scoffs light-heartedly. "I'm not -

- stored.

"Here we are."

The coffee is quick to serve after that. The machine quietly hums to completion, pouring it out at what she hoped she'd set to the right temperature. Picking up the cream, she begins to slowly pour it in.

"Say when."

- almost... jealous at the thought of such a scene.

Putting it aside, she raises her brows in mock surprise at his admission.

"Cream 𝘢𝘯𝘥 sugar? Colour me impressed. I'd definitely had you pegged for taking it plain, but sure," she begins retrieving the requested items from where they're -

- head dips from side to side in consideration.

"I'm more partial to basic ol' chocolate though."

- chuckling at his resulting praise towards the sprinkles.

"Right? And chocolate sprinkles are only just the beginning, there're all different flavours that you can add to make things tasty... some more than others," she tries a grin even as her -