Suzie was an engineering student working at the refinery for a coop term. The deal was that she'd spend 2 months on shift with a crew at one of the units and then work two months with the engineering department.
The first week was spent with the other three students, learning all about safety and working in a refinery. They watched videos, learned how to put out simple fires, learned how to deal with bigger issues, etc. They also got issued work clothes, all in brown and tan colors. Not very flattering for Suzie but it was for work so she didn't really care.
On the Friday, they got an orientation specific to the unit where they'd work. They were to work as assistant operators in the asphalt plant which was teamed up with one of the crude units. Suzie was told she'd be on D crew and that as such, she was to report back to the asphalt control room on Monday night for her first two night shifts.
On that Monday night, Suzie met her crew for the first time. Her co-worker at the asphalt plant was Mike, a rather large guy who was very funny and very knowledgeable as Suzie soon found out. Then, at the crude unit was their First Operator and boss, Mex, a fit, 50-something man with dark skin and salt and pepper hair. There was also Alan, the main crude operator and then Tim and Rick, the two crude field operators. All were very nice to her and made room for her around the lunch table. They said their crew made it a point to always eat together if at all possible and Suzie liked that. They told her all kinds of stories of funny mishaps and such.
Suzie learned her job quickly and settled into the routine of the crew without any problem. At first, they had been a bit reserved with their jokes but when they'd figured that Suzie had an open mind, they no longer hesitated with the risqué jokes. Despite her open-mindedness, Suzie still blushed when laughing. They teased her about it frequently. She told them to note that she would blush anytime she was laughing whether the subject matter was embarrassing or not. It didn't matter to them, they still enjoyed making her blush, Mex more than anyone else. Suzie didn't mind as Mex was her favorite. Despite the fact that he was old enough to be her father, she found him incredibly attractive.
One night shift, Rick called in sick so a field operator from another crew was brought in to replace him. Mex came over to the small control room for the asphalt plant and asked Suzie "You joining us for lunch later?"
"Of course!"
"Well, we got a different guy tonight and we'd like to have a little fun. Are you willing to play along?"
Suzie was intrigued but agreed. When she made her way to the other unit, the guy from the other crew was already there. As she walked into the kitchen area, Suzie called out "Hi, I'm Suzie." The guy hurriedly put away his magazine on the bench next to him and turned a bright shade of red. Then, he shook the hand she had held out saying "Mark. Nice to meet you. The guys told me you usually eat by yourself later."
Just then, Mex walked in and said "Suzie! So nice of you to join us tonight!"
Suzie played along and said "I decided join you guys tonight. I hope you don't mind."
Mex said "Not at all, grab a seat."
Suzie sat on the bench opposite Mark. Then, Tim came in and slid in next to her. Mike came in and tried to slide in next to Mark but Mark didn't want to slide over his magazine so Mex went behind him, grabbed the magazine and said "here, now there's room for Mike." Then, he looked at the magazine and said "I've seen this one" and handed it over to Suzie, saying "Have you seen it? The girl in the middle is pretty."
Mark tried to grab the magazine before Suzie could take it but Mex lifted it out of Mark's reach and said "Suzie wants to see it!" and handed over the Playboy magazine to Suzie. Suzie opened up the magazine to the middle and said "She's not bad. Her eyes are kind of dull in this picture though."
Poor Mark was beet red and embarrassed. All the others started laughing. Suzie handed the magazine back to Mark and said "You can have it back. Don't worry, I'm not offended." And they went on talking, teasing poor Mark.
One night shift in the main crude control room, they were particularly picking on Suzie and the laughter was going strong and, of course, Suzie's face was red. Mex bent over to look at her in the face and said "I've never seen that shade of red before Suzie! How'd you do that?" Suzie laughed and said "One day, I'll make you blush, Mex." And the room went silent. Looking around, Suzie asked "What?"
