A/N: So, yeah, I wrote a sequel. And I would definitely consider this a sequel more than a second chapter, though I'm posting them together for the sake of organization. You don't really need to have read the first one-shot to understand this one. The only important thing is that Scorpius and Albus met at the coffee shop and are, at this point, dating. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!

Albus' job had become much harder since he started dating Scorpius Malfoy. It was embarrassing how easily distracted he was, though he partially blamed that on his job just not being interesting. He took a customer's order and made their drinks. It was the same thing day after day. There was nothing new to capture his attention.

Scorpius, on the other hand, could capture his interest easily. He'd taken to studying in the coffee shop where Albus worked almost every day, and there was something new for Albus to observe each time he arrived, whether it was the way he'd styled his hair or the way his cheeks were particularly flushed from the cold weather. There would never not be something fascinating about Scorpius.

If his boss ever worked out the truth, he'd probably be, at the very least, scolded for his distraction, but as Scorpius ordered drinks with regularity, Albus didn't feel too upset at letting him stay as much as he wanted. Even Lysander found it amusing. He'd begun taking even more shifts with Albus than he had previously in order to laugh at the times he fumbled up drinks because Scorpius had bit his lip or brushed his hair from his eyes.

Despite the embarrassment it sometimes led to, there was nothing Albus enjoyed more than having his shifts marked with Scorpius' presence. He didn't, however, appreciate group projects. When he'd still been in school, he'd despised them, and they weren't any better when his boyfriend was participating in them, bringing his project partner along with him to the coffee shop in order to study.

Perhaps if the partner had been charming, Albus would have been fine, but Janet was one of those customers who spoke to him more like a machine than a person when she stepped up to the cash register. That was fine. He could have lived with that, but once she'd joined Scorpius at their table, her entire demeanor changed. She smiled and toyed with her curly blonde hair as she leaned closer to Scorpius, not paying any attention to the work they were meant to be doing.

Her giggles often carried to the counter where Albus was trying to work, and it was harder than ever to smile at customers as they ordered.

"Aren't you just a doll?" she said with a laugh.

Albus slammed the drawer of the register shut with more force than necessary, making the customer jump. He widened his false smile as he directed the customer further down the counter to wait for her drink.

His anger certainly wasn't because of any insecurity on his part. He felt completely secure in his and Scorpius' relationship, and even if he hadn't, he was very aware of just how gay Scorpius was. Janet was not his type, and she never would be. But the obnoxious flirting was more than he could take, especially when Scorpius was too kind a soul to flat out tell her to stop and she seemed oblivious to his discomfort.

"This is for Janet," Lysander said, pushing a new coffee cup towards Albus and startling him out of his stewing anger. "You want to take it over there? I'll get any customer that comes in."

It was a bad idea considering his current mood towards Scorpius' study partner, but he couldn't resist being closer to Scorpius whenever possible. He ignored Lysander's smirk as he gripped the drink. He noted with dissatisfaction that it was plain black coffee, the same way Albus drank his own coffee. It made him hate her even more.

Just as Albus reached the table, Janet reached out to brush a strand of Scorpius' hair from his eyes, her fingers lingering against his skin a second longer than anyone would deem necessary. Albus, surprised, stumbled, sloshing a small bit of coffee onto the table and narrowly missing Janet's notes in the process.

Scorpius jumped to action before Albus even could, reaching for napkins to mop up the drink with. Janet, however, had no interest in saving her notes before harm could come to them.

"What did you do?" she exclaimed, pointing a finger in Albus' face. "You work in a coffee shop, and you can't even bring me my drink without spilling it everywhere?"

"It's not everywhere," Scorpius said, his voice quiet but strong. "It hardly spilled, and everything's fine."

"That's not the point," Janet snapped, her voice taking on a whine when she spoke towards Scorpius. "Do you know how long these notes took to write? And this idiot almost ruined them just like that."

She snapped her fingers and paused, waiting for a response from Scorpius. What came certainly wasn't what she'd been expecting. Scorpius' cheeks were already turning red as he spoke.

"Your notes are fine, and I'd appreciate you not insulting my boyfriend for an accident that could have happened to anyone."

Warmth blossomed in Albus' chest, and he couldn't help but smirk despite still facing an angry customer who could easily complain about him to his boss. The intense way Scorpius was staring Janet down was more than enough to make up for whatever punishment might be directed his way later.

Janet's mouth opened and closed as she stared at Scorpius. Her eyes flickered back and forth between the boys, and her shoulders slumped as she finally came to accept the truth.

"This is your boyfriend?" she asked Scorpius, motioning towards Albus with a wave of her hand without looking at him.

"Yes," Scorpius said simply, reaching out to take Albus' hand and tug him closer.

Albus went easily, offering Janet a short wave of greeting even though she was still hardly looking at him. Her eyes flickered to him for a split second before focusing instead on a spot on the wall just over his shoulder.

"I'm sorry," she mumbled, not sounding sorry at all.

In fact, she sounded like she was holding in more anger than she'd had just seconds ago. Except, this time, Albus felt like he was riding high on it. He soaked up the moment for all it was worth, sidling up to Scorpius' side and wrapping an arm around his waist. Janet's frown deepened at the gesture, and she finally took a good look at her notes for the first time since she'd arrived at the coffee shop.

"It's fine," Albus told her in barely constrained glee. "I'm sure those notes really did take ages. It would have been a right shame if something happened to them."

Janet gave a short nod, not looking up at either of them. Albus turned to Scorpius, sharing a small smile. Scorpius leaned forward to peck him on the lips.

"Are you okay?" he mouthed, keeping the question just between the two of them.

Albus nodded and leaned in to give Scorpius one more quick kiss before he pulled away.

"I have to go," he said reluctantly. "Customers to help and all that."

He and Scorpius shared another smile as Albus backed away towards the counter. Albus even offered a short wave towards Janet, but she missed it. Scorpius remained standing until Albus was back at the register, the two of them sharing small glances of amusement as Janet continued to stew over her notes.

A loud scoff pulled Albus' attention away, forcing him to focus on Lysander instead.

"The two of you are ridiculous," the boy muttered, wiping at a coffee mug with a wet cloth.

The comment only made Albus beam as a customer approached the counter, looking a little dazed by Albus' overly cheery demeanor.

Prompts:

HPFC

Favourite Character Boot Camp: Scorpius Malfoy - doll

Hogwarts Challenges and Assignments

Advent Calendar: (setting) coffee shop

Word count: 1,262