he wasnt often tapped on the
shoulder not atleast without the oral foreplaythe
perfunctory Excuse me
it wasnt that he saw himselfhis
person the physical space about him as sacrosanct inviolate
Excuse me prior diminished his irritation the irritation of assumption as he would never touch anyone without Excusing
himself first
when people dont do as you do dont exhibit common courtesy reveal commonsense it grated him
intruded upon typically stiffly he turned abruptly aroused
almostalmost
with Yafuckinkiddinme
in his mouth
to be fair
he wore an apron that insisted he
was workinghe was approachable he shouldnt expect the same respect asif he
were another customer a common Joe
he turned
she was nearly as tall as him
she was light as airwore a
profound buoyance bubbles bubbles came to his mind as he laid eyes on her
Do you have something called simple
sugar, simple syrup?
Simple syrup Sounds enticinghuh
his irritation spilling out of him all over the concrete floor he made a mental note to be sure to clean it
up so nobody slipped on it or walked through ittracked it into their carstheir
homes spilt irritation its hard to get it out of thingstenacious animalspets
go apeshit at its scent it creates disarray
Simple syrup. I suppose it does
have a verypleasant sound to it.
You can make it yourself
What?
Its along the same line of sugar water I
feed my hummingbirdsthough not as rich dense simple syrup is a
one-to-one proposition a cup of sugar to a cup of water my hummingpigs get like between one-to-four one-to-three
Hummingpigs?
A few years back I was making a
gallon and a half a day to keep up with better than three dozen They were freakin enticing colour small lightning
darting whirl of their wings their peepstheir violence Phenomenal Gluttons Hence my loving moniker hummingpigs
Unfortunately Im down to
sixeight refreshing four hangers a week not
six hangers a day
I would have loved to see that.
Theyprobably would have loved to
see you Though they might have gone
after you for sips
Oh. You’re very sweet.
No Im not Though I get that a lot I should just say thank you
Thank you
You’re welcome.
If youll follow me Ill show you
the variety we have Though as Ive said you can make
it yourself If you have the time One-to-one he smiled One-on-one The best odds for things to happen
following him up the aisle I don’t know what to make of you.
casually over his shoulder Im a clerk I do register and stock
I mingle and have fun
I like our mingle.
I do too
So I can make it myself?
Yes
Could you show meMake it for me?
I could I should tell you I thought of iridescent
bubbles when I turned around to meet your tap at my shoulder and saw you
I should have said Excuse me, but
I saw you from behind and I hoped what I saw from behind to match who I’d meet when you turned.
I am happy your sides match.
Im happy youre happy
I could be happier.
Awright Okay Lets take a leap Us making simple syrup together
Yes. Wouldn’t that be nice?
I think nice might be an understatement
I was thinking a Whisky
Sour. Or an Old Fashioned.
Simple syrup sour Muddled sugar Old Fashioned Scotch versus bourbon
Oh goodness, that's too complicated. I’m not
complicated or a chemist.
Howbout this, I go buy a hummingbird feeder,
I have a couple around my house that I don’t feed, I’ll pick up beer, and you
come to my place when your off, show me how to make simple syrup for the birds.
Im not off til nine Ill bring the beer Then pizzabecause Ill be hungry
she smiled coyly I’d be happy to feed youYes. I’ll order a pizza
he wasnt usually partial to
blondes though he loved bubbles
he really liked her quiet curves
he liked the subtle buoyance of
her breasts beneath her cornflower and ivory peasant top it accented her bright blue eyes her freckles and complexion
he had a pen and paper in his apron
pocket
scribbling her address she gave him
directions from the store to his ahems
she wasnt far
Call me when you’re off and I’ll
order the pizza so you can eat. We can eat. What do you like?
I
like anchovies And garlic
Oh that’s funny, I do too.
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