he was trying to stay focused

she wasnt helping 

her bra was too sheer for her formfitting white blouse

she wasnt deliberately trying to sway his attention

he was naturally very observant  naturally a raging heterosexual male shot-through-and-through-and-through with testossedterone  a can of kerosene

and she was a lit match

she reminded him of a job he held  he coordinated security for college student-housing

he was required to sign corporate paperwork

he signed Under Duressin fact Under Duress writ larger than he signed his name

What are you doing his manager asked

What are you doing this is horseshit  A sustained glance  What the hell is a sustained glance

You know what a sustained glance is

I dont  Whos the arbiter of that

It aint staring I know staring

Where did this come out ofWait  Dont tell me  Lemme guess Maintenance  So management has a problem perhaps received a citation and rather than address it detail it to an individual or individuals it gloms on the paint and whitewashes everyone

It refuses to point an appropriate finger                                                                                       

Under Duress is legit                                                                                                                            

It aint getting any better than that

I cant accept this

Youll have to  I signed it as you asked  If it seems Im prevaricating then no more than corporate  Some bigwig can travel down here from Sacramento and demonstrate for everyone a sustained glance 

Now  if everyone agrees  his or her sustained glance is sustained   Id assume they also signed the same paperwork they demand we sign and if our company assembled agrees that they demonstrated a sustained glance  well then     from the text we signed its grounds for firing

If I were you Id shuffle it in with everyone elses and let corporate catch it or notId bet not  But then you can equivocate He did sign it and if a bugs that far up their ass they can dispatch some underling to address me

Legally I can sign anything Under Duress if I legitimately feel under duress  And I do

she shook her head Always the hard nose youre always the hard nose  You have to be the fly in the ointment

Thats tried and tired Be more original

I havent time for originality

And you havent time to saySomebody has to say  Im disappointed more dont

she looked down cast her eyes on his paperwork  Last warning  Ill submit it

he didnt hear her

he turned and was already out of her office

he was a sloppy can of kerosene and she was a lit match

it wasnt her fault how she was built she could try to hide it many women did

but she embraced her statuesque build

he was a fan

she skirted the edge of the gathering and like metal drawn to a magnet she approached him

Hello she said

Hi  How are you

Lost  Apparently

Great  I love the blind leading the blind  Can you read braille

she laughed she didnt cover her mouth

her stock vaulted in his estimation

she wasnt helping matters

Youre not heading this up

I get that  I get that often  Im not

I dare say Im like you a want-to-be-activist looking to be shoved in the right direction by someone whos been around and can turn us in that direction utilise our passion

You passionate

he didnt cross his fingers

I am passionate  I approached you because  well er    because you seemed most impervious

Impervious

I cant read braille

You have other attributesImpervious  Ive been called a lot of things in my life but never impervious

Take it as a compliment    she smiled  Can I stand with you

Of course  There are some things Im not impervious to  he smiled   Apparently youre one

Thank you  That makes me happy

they explored much happiness together

1256,  Saturday,  19  11. 16

Ben E King  Stand By Me  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwZNL7QVJjE