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Idly watching but not seeing anything, I had placed the contents of my cart on the belt. Heard a voice - took a second to realize she was talking to me.
'Real nice steaks you got there..... now that's a dinner party I'd like to go to...'
I looked over at the cashier.
Smiled
She smiled back - a lovely smile. Except it showed the gaps where two of her upper teeth were missing.
But it was real warm. And a twinkling eye. Or, as she turned to look at me full-face,
I instantly wondered if the twinkly eye might be due to the fact that it was what you call, a lazy eye.
But she smiled again....
And of course I said, 'Well I figured that....clearly you recognize quality when you see it.'
She grinned, real warm at me.
'Yep...I do. And I ain't no cheap date!'
'Could see that immediately', I replied.
'Watcha makin' anyways?'
'Music, Honey', I said with a smile....
'So far, it's sounding like a nice melody'
She smiled, a lazy, warm glow.....I melted a little. 'Sally', her name tag read.
'So, Sally - time to get cooking......' 'Yep', she said, breaking the moment.
Turning back to busy herself at the register, she looked back at me - that smile again, and winked.
'I'll bring the desert', she grinned.
'Honey - you are a desert.... a real treat.'
Awkward moment there.
'So - for sure - I'll be out front waiting - at what time?', I asked.
'Six o'clock - get off at six', she replied.
'Six 'tis', as I picked up my bags, our fingers touched as she handed the receipt to me. 'See ya then'
'Yeah - see you then', she said.
©2018 michael moore
Idly watching but not seeing anything, I had placed the contents of my cart on the belt. Heard a voice - took a second to realize she was talking to me.
'Real nice steaks you got there..... now that's a dinner party I'd like to go to...'
I looked over at the cashier.
Smiled
She smiled back - a lovely smile. Except it showed the gaps where two of her upper teeth were missing.
But it was real warm. And a twinkling eye. Or, as she turned to look at me full-face,
I instantly wondered if the twinkly eye might be due to the fact that it was what you call, a lazy eye.
But she smiled again....
And of course I said, 'Well I figured that....clearly you recognize quality when you see it.'
She grinned, real warm at me.
'Yep...I do. And I ain't no cheap date!'
'Could see that immediately', I replied.
'Watcha makin' anyways?'
'Music, Honey', I said with a smile....
'So far, it's sounding like a nice melody'
She smiled, a lazy, warm glow.....I melted a little. 'Sally', her name tag read.
'So, Sally - time to get cooking......' 'Yep', she said, breaking the moment.
Turning back to busy herself at the register, she looked back at me - that smile again, and winked.
'I'll bring the desert', she grinned.
'Honey - you are a desert.... a real treat.'
Awkward moment there.
'So - for sure - I'll be out front waiting - at what time?', I asked.
'Six o'clock - get off at six', she replied.
'Six 'tis', as I picked up my bags, our fingers touched as she handed the receipt to me. 'See ya then'
'Yeah - see you then', she said.
©2018 michael moore
