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I like my tea like I like my men, ” I say. With the last name “Grey.” But I realize that’s too forward, so I add, “Black.”He raises an eyebrow.“ I mean, not that I exclusively like black men, ” I say, trying to recover. “I like other kinds of tea. And men.”“ Have you ever tasted...white tea, Anna?Andrew Shaffer
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My shift isn’t over until six, ” I say glumly.“ Hold on, ” he says. He pulls a Blackberry from his coat pocket and taps out a text. It buzzes, and he taps out another text before stashing it back in his pocket. “I think you can take the rest of the afternoon off.”“ I only have a week left, but my boss would kill me, ” I say.“ I’m your boss, Anna.”“What do you mean?” There’s that smile again, the one with all those teeth. “I just bought Walmart, ” he says.Andrew Shaffer
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For the first time since he showed up in my checkout lane, I let my eyes wander the full length of his body. The bulge in his running down the side of his pants leg is quite noticeable; either he has a banana in his pocket, or he’s happy to see me. Then I notice a similar bulge running down the side of his other pants leg. Either he has two bananas in his pockets, or he has two erections.Andrew Shaffer
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Most times, my mind is just an ongoing, present-tense, first-person monologue. It's like I'm writing a novel.Andrew Shaffer