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And that’s when I realized that Porn Guy had followed me out

He was jogging down the length of the sidewalk, gaining on s of his

I sed hard and stopped at the pukey Pepto Bismol colored car

Once there, I threwinto the back seat, then opened the driver’s side door

That’s when I turned to survey the guy that was looking at me with an odd expression on his face

Amusement? Pride?

Hell, I didn’t know

But it was one look I never expected to see on a man’s face that I didn’t know

“Can I help you?” I asked, ai for a cool, calm voice

It ca her crush for the first time

Jesus Christ

Why did Harloays do these things to me?

I mean, how the fuck? What were the freakin’ odds?

Thehis gaze down the length ofbriefly at my boobs that were all but dwarfed in the oversized puke-pink scrub top He lingered slightly on the tops of my pants that I just now realized had wrinkles in the o into that house

He finished up by taking in my black Chucks

They were battered, needed a wash in the worst way, and were so comfortable that I wore them everywhere No matter what the occasion

“Listen, Wednesday,” Porn Guy said “He doesn’tby it He’s just had a really stressful couple of weeks, and you’re not helping things by being so antagonistic”

Wait, was he calling me Wednesday?

I tiltedantagonistic? I just listened to hi this kid This ti a slut Or whatever I’m not sure” I frowned and turned back to hi down? Because I don’t He’s already run off two other hoencies I realize that he’s scared I realize that he’s worried But he needs to get his shit together, because if I quit, y’all aren’t going to be able to find anybody else to do this This is the last company—and don’t think that we didn’t talk to the other co to h we didn’t want to Did you know that uns shouldn’t be in a workplace, told et hurt That’s why he allowed me the option”

Porn Guy’s eyebroent up, showing off those beautiful, long lashes

That’s when I paused, re he’d said that pissed me off