-I think you're exaggerating - said Alba, staring at Ricardo.
-I'm not exaggerating honey, the other day you forgot I was sleeping with you. You just left the bed before the sun came up and went to the kitchen to prepare the coffee - answered Ricardo, who looked worried, but still kept a sweet and affectionate tone.
-Are you insinuating that I'm addicted to coffee? - asked Alba defiantly.
-No. What I'm saying is that I want you to prioritize our relationship and not your coffee rituals when we are together. I want to wake up next to you, honey. - Ricardo concluded.
Alba had always been very competitive, she felt that Ricardo was challenging her.
-I will show you that I can do without coffee and also how much I care about our relationship. I know we've only been together a couple of months, but I feel that I love you and I'm going to prove it to you - Alba closed the conversation with which they had started the day.
She and Ricardo seemed to be a happy couple, in a very short time they had become very close, but now Ricardo seemed to be bothered by Alba's coffee habits. On the one hand she did not want Ricardo to control her habits or her life, they were just starting to live together and he was already demanding too much from her; on the other hand she felt that Ricardo was a good man, she had to show him that she was capable of doing whatever it took to be together.
That night the couple met at a restaurant for dinner, Alba had summoned Ricardo because she needed to tell him something important. As they waited for the meal Alba broached the subject of coffee, she told Ricardo that she was willing to forget their morning coffee ritual when he slept over, so they would wake up together and share like a normal couple. Alba emphasized that this would only be on the days when Ricardo was sleeping over, on the days when she was alone she would do whatever she wanted with her time and her coffee.
Ricardo agreed very happily, after all he had nothing against Alba's passion for coffee, the only thing he wished was that they could enjoy some moments together without anything interfering. The days passed after Ricardo and Alba reached that agreement, but Ricardo began to notice that Alba was avoiding him to stay at her house, always with the excuse of work or health.
For her part Alba began to miss Ricardo, because she did not avoid him intentionally, the truth was that she had a lot of work and when Ricardo stayed over, Alba felt that the day was longer and that she was slower, was it because of the lack of coffee in the morning? was she really a coffee addict? She asked herself several times, but she was soon convinced that it wasn't so, that it was just a coincidence.
One day they arranged to meet for dinner, Ricardo was a little sad, he thought that maybe it was time to put an end to the relationship before hurting himself. When he arrived at the restaurant Alba was already there, he saw her sitting there with so much elegance and attitude, with her lips painted red and her black dress that looked so good on her, Ricardo felt he was falling in love again.
Alba was also sad, you could see it in her eyes.
-I've missed you so much - said Alba as she took Ricardo's hand.
-I've missed you, honey, you can't imagine how much - he answered.
-Why don't you stay at my house today? I think we deserve to be together tonight - suggested Alba.
-But love, tomorrow you will have a very busy day, you know that at the end of the month is when it gets more intense. I don't want you to be tired or without energy - commented Ricardo, now he was beginning to doubt the agreement he had reached regarding the coffee.
-Don't worry Ricardo, I will be fine, I have decided: I want to be with you, I want this to work and if I have to sacrifice coffee I will do it, I know I can get used to it - Alba said.
When Ricardo saw her talking like that, with that determination, he remembered that this surrender was what he loved most about Alba. In that instant he understood everything, he smiled without saying anything and they continued sharing the whole night.
The next day Alba woke up and Ricardo was not in bed, this surprised her, the sun had not yet risen and she heard noises downstairs. She got up and went to the kitchen, as she approached she smelled a delicious intense coffee. When she went through the kitchen door there was Ricardo, pouring two large cups of coffee, he looked at her tenderly and smiled.
-I knew you were going to wake up at this hour, so I went ahead to have your coffee ready for you.
-But Ricardo, I thought you wanted us to share more time, that's why we came to an agreement.
-The point is that I want to spend more time with you Alba, because I love you. And if you love to have coffee in the morning, then we'll do it together. I just want to be by your side, whether it's in bed or holding a cup of coffee - declared Ricardo as he invited her to sit next to him at the table.
The happy couple sat down to drink the delicious coffee while they talked and laughed. They looked at each other lovingly and in silence, the two were discovering their love in the warm atmosphere caused by the hot steam coming out of their cups. Alba smiled as she looked at the brown liquid, she felt grateful, thanks to the coffee she and Ricardo had realized what really mattered to them.