"Yes. Tony just hired me the other day. I guess you were away that day." Ger told me. "Is this going to be a problem, Meredith?"
Meredith McCoy, mature actor vying for the lead on an off-off-off way off Broadway play. She just finished her second reading for the part of Shannon with the lead male, Gereon (Ger) Kwai. The first time Meredith saw him, she felt a strong attraction to him.
Her paying job was at a restaurant run by Tony who clearly desired Meredith although his was married. Tony asked Meredith to train the new hire who happened to be Gereon.
"Er... No. Actually if I do get Shannon, it might make it easier to rehearse together here." Meredith responded. "Gee, I hope I get it. Wonder when I'll find out."
"Hey, Ger! Welcome. Hope you enjoy working here." Tony called out as the two of them entered the establishment. "I guess you've met Meredith already. She'll be helping you learn what you need to around here."
"Yeah, believe it or not, Ger is the male lead for the role I auditioned for at the Rivoli." Meredith told her boss.
"Well? Did you get it?" Tony probed.
"Dunno yet." Meredith shook her head. "There were two other girls there reading for the same role."
"But Meredith was the best of all of them." Ger added. "And I'm not just saying that to stay on my new boss' good side."
The afternoon for the two of them, flew by. To observers, something was going on. They stood too close. They looked at each other too much. They smiled too much.
Since Ger was only training, his shift ended well before Meredith's, but he said he wanted to stay and watch how everything ran although he just really wanted to watch Meredith. During cash out, Ger sat with Meredith to see how different it was from other places he's worked at. Tony eyed them with suspicion as they seemed to sit too close. Under the table where the two sat, Tony could not see that their legs were actually touched and rubbed together.
Try as she could, Meredith barely suppressed her smile.
Cash out completed; the two servers Kate and Meredith and newbie Ger left. Kate walked westward and called back to Meredith. "I'll see you Friday. Nice meeting you, Ger!""
"Bye!" Meredith and Ger called back in unison. The both chuckled.
Meredith (points north): "I'm going this way."
Ger (lying): "So am I. Can I walk with you?"
M: "That would be great. I hate walking home late at night. Too many wackos around. Thanks!"
G: "Not sure how much protection I'll be."
M: "Just the fact I'm with a man gives me more security."
The two walked north. Meredith "accidently" bumped arms; their hands touched. Ger takes her hand in his as they walked. Arriving at Meredith's apartment building, the two stop and turn to each other.
G: "Well, I hope you get 'Shannon'."
M: "Me too. I hope Tony lets you start soon. I get to do the scheduling so..."
Meredith's cell phone binged and buzzed. She took a look at the screen and her eyes light up.
G: "What is it? Oh, sorry guess I'm nosy."
M: "Text message. Looks like it's from Arthur." (Opened text message and read aloud) "Congrats, Meredith. Everyone thought u were g8. The best of the 3. Can u cum 2morrow @ 10a?"