I work the graveyard shift at Kinkoâs. Yeah, it gets pretty damn boring, but I have a computer with access to the net there, so I wonât complain too much. True, the overnight shift puts a damper on my social life, but hey, itâs more cash per hour, so Iâm happy.
I guess I should fill in a few of the blanks about myself. Iâm pretty average looking; I suppose, with dark hair and eyes, average weight. The only thing thatâs really striking about me is my height. At 6â5, I tower over most of my fellow employees and over all of the women I date. But enough about that. I just want to tell you all about one night last week.
It was about three a.m., and the place was dead as usual. I had just finished up posting on an online forum I frequent, when the bell over the door jangled and a young woman rushed in. I jumped, surprised that anyone would be in tonight (rainy and unseasonably cold), and nearly dropped the keyboard. âCan I help you?â I asked the slightly familiar young lady.
âHi! Youâre Joseph, right?â she enquired, smiling.
Shit. I couldnât remember her name.
âIâŠahâŠyesâŠhi! But itâs Joe for short.â I finished lamely.
âNo problem. Adrienne,â she said, offering her hand.
Of course, I thought, shaking her hand, I knew her. I just didnât recognize her. Usually she would dress in long, flowing skirts and dresses coupled with demure sweaters in muted shades. Very librarian-ish, if you will. But tonight, she was anything but. She was dressed to kill, whether that had been her intention or not. It was a sundress, spaghetti strap, A-line style, in an artsy dark greenish blue with random swirls on it in subtle colors. It was extremely short, stopping just a breath and a prayer below her crotch. In addition to that, the top of it was very tight, and I could tell she was braless by her nipples poking through the material. Put all that with pigtails, black platform sandals, and the fact that she was soaking wet from the rainstorm, and she was a veritable goddess to me.
She must have noticed me staring, because she began to apologize. âIâm sorry, I had- ha! â a date this evening. He wasnât quite what I was looking for, so I left. I donât drive, so I was walking home when this storm hit. Can I use your phone to call a cab? If itâs not too much trouble?â
I smiled. âYou can try, but all the cabstands closed at midnight tonight. Since itâs not a weekend.â
She looked at me with her huge blue eyes. âDammit! Well,â she continued, âcould I wait out the storm here? Would that be ok?â
âYou sure could.â
âI wonât get you in trouble, will I?â
Depends on what kind of trouble youâre thinking of, my dear. âNo. Iâm on for another half hour, and then I go home. They donât much care what I do, as long as I keep the place clean and manned all night. But you must be freezing. Here,â I said, handing her my hoodie, âthat should warm you up. Coffee?â
âPlease.â When she slipped the sweatshirt over her long red hair and stuck her arms through, I saw that the hoodie was so large that it covered up her dress entirely. She was so damned adorable to me right then.
We sipped coffee and talked for a while. She was 21, and moved to Pennsylvania from Texas a few months ago. She didnât speak of any family or friends, really. I also found out that she was a photographer by trade, and enjoyed her job. She was personable, and I was really enjoying our chat. Soon, 3:30 a.m. rolled around, time for me to get rolling. But it was still pouring. Impulsively, I said, âLook, I have to go, my replacement will be here soon. Why donât you let me give you a lift home? Itâs still raining pretty hard out there.â
She considered just long enough for me to think she would run off into the night, before saying, âThat would be nice, I think.â
I honestly had not thought she would accept. âGreat!â I managed to croak out.
We drove to her home in relative silence; her curled up on the seat in my sweatshirt, looking out the window. When I glanced over a second time, I could see the hoodie had rucked up slightly, allowing me a fleeting glimpse of her cloth covered crotch.
I walked her to her door. Hesitantly, almost child-like, she asked, âWould you like to come up? At least I could repay you with some more coffee.â
âSure, if you donât mind.â
âNot a bit.â She said, touching my hand. Electricity whipped through me at her soft touch.