Working retail is tough. Especially when you're trying to get through college at the same time. This was Mark's life. Classes in the morning and job in the evening. It wasn't the worst job he's ever had, it had lots of perks. Like seeing all the pretty girls who worked there everyday with him.
Mark wasn't a stranger when it came to relationships. He was in decent shape going to the gym twice a week. He was also 6 feet tall, the magic number it seems in terms if attractiveness. And he thought he was decently handsome, judfing by all the staring and flirting said pretty girl co-workers would give him.
Mark also knew that unless someone specifically asked to go on a date or something along thise lines, it was best to just flirt and not make the first move. He'd seen other male co-workers get in trouble making the first move when the girls just wanted to talk and flirt and nothing more than that.
There was one girl that Mark noticed looking his way all the time. A girl named Alice. She was about 5 feet 4 inches, with long wavy brunette hair, glasses, and petite. The two usually worked evenings together. She would usually be on register and he would be stocking or taking things to people's cars, so they would always see each other. Sometimes if it was slow she'd shyly say "Hi Mark." They would chat for a minute or two before someone needed to checkout or Mark had to go do something in a different part of the store.
One Friday evening as everyone is finishing after closing, Alice calls Mark over. " Hey Mark, I have a heavy box to take to my car. Can you help me with it after were done here?"
This wasn't an unusual request, many of the girls asked Mark to help them lift things after work. And then they would joke and vent about the day before going home their separate ways. Mark finished first and waited for Alice. It was about 5 minutes later she came to the exit with a box. Mark assumed his manly duty and took it from her. It was surprisingly lite, and Mark figured she either didnt want to carry the box or she was really tired. Either way it wasn't a problem.
They walked out together and surprisingly were almost parked next to each other, with only 2 open spaces between their vehicles. They chatted for a bit about the day. Mark noticed Alice kept breaking eye contact and acting like she seeming nervous. He asked "Is something wrong?"
"Oh, umm.... no. Nothing is wrong. It's just... Ummmm..."
Mark couldn't help but feel like she was hiding something.
"It's just... My roommate went on vacation this morning, and she sent me this text." She showed her phone to Mark. "I will be out for over a week. You have the whole place to yourself. When I get back I want to hear about you having sex with that hot co-worker you always tell me about." Alice looked down at the ground, then up at Mark. "I know it's silly and very short term to ask, but do you want to come over and have sex with me?" The last words of her sentence quieter, almost like she whispered.
