Karen wiped the sweat from her brow, and touched the pencil to the pad. The idiots sitting at the booth could not make up their mind, and she was getting really impatient.
"Um," the guy said. "I'm not quite... sure." He let the last word escape from his lips as if he couldn't decide whether or not he should even say it.
Karen had to manually force herself to prevent her foot from tapping against the hard tile floor. She rubbed her palms on her apron, as the 90 degree sweltering heat made her uncomfortable. The air conditioning was on the blink again, and every time she walked to the kitchen it was like walking through hell. Finally, the guy ordered, and she scribbled it down hurriedly, and went to fill another customer's coffee cup. Two waitresses short, unbearable heat, and a lecherous boss were really weighing down on her. The sweat from her neck had fallen down her chest between her breasts, half tickling and half itching. She dare not scratch, for fear that her boss would make some comment about health or something of a sexual nature. She cringed at the thought.
The polyester uniform began to cling to her skin, the sweat acting like glue. As she walked, she felt her panties cling uncomfortably to the folds between her legs. Still, she doggedly did her work.
Her manager pulled her aside, and told her that her tables were being taken care of. He wanted her to train a new waiter, and show him all the ropes. Karen was not thrilled with the idea of having to be pleasant to one more person. However, she was sort of relieved that there was one more person on the shift. Then she realized that she was going to have to cover his mistakes as well as her own duties. She realized then that she wasn't a happy camper.
She turned around, and faced the new guy. He wasn't at all what she was expecting. He was about four inches taller than she was, and bore a bright smile. She wondered how he could be so relaxed and polite in this heat. She figured that that would change. Still... there was something about him...