As usual, my stories are Interracial based. All female characters are well endowed in the chest area. If you do no like either of those, you will not like any of my stories.
This story takes place after Game Day, so read that one first.
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Being an assistant store manager has it ups and downs. It's good times as well as it's bad times, tonight was one of those bad times. It was my turn to be the closing manager, which meant I had many things to do, with not enough time to do them. Case in point the grocery truck had come a few hours later than scheduled. Which had started a cascade of bad things to follow, the main problem was now the stock crew was running behind.
"Manager to the office," Sheryl said, she sounded irritated.
She had been calling me urgently for a while now. I had been ignoring her because I wanted to get some stuff done. But this was the fifth time she had said it over the intercom. I sighed deeply, pushing my sales cart to the side. I walked towards the office.
"Yes Sheryl," I said, entering the office. I should have done better to hide the irritation in my voice.
"Here, count these," she said, throwing a few bundles of cash across the desk, towards me.
I sat at the desk, opening the packets, then counting the money.
"You going to get out in time tonight?" Sheryl asked she could tell I was more annoyed than usual.
"Highly doubt it," I answered.
I knew Sheryl would be ready the moment the last customer had left, and the last register was counted and put into the safe. She was the best closing office clerk we had. Sheryl was the only thing in the store I didn't have to be worried about; She could take care of everything up front while I focused on everything else.
"Stock crew is running behind. I know it was a late truck, but they seem to be dragging their asses tonight," I said, counting the last bundle.
Sheryl nodded at me, looking out the small window at the closing cashier, she smiled with a sly look. She looked over at me while she was printing a report.
"You could tell Cindy to tell them to hurry."
I smiled back at her. Cindy was the closing cashier, she was by all standards a hottie, she had just turned twenty-three. With bright blonde hair, blue eyes and a smile that could make any man do her bidding. She was a knockout on all levels. If I were many years younger, I would be one of the many that were pursuing her.
"I should do that, it might put a little pep in their step," I said, sitting back in my chair.
I knew the younger members of the stock crew were fascinated by her. Now and then I would see them sneak down the aisles, just to take a quick peek at her.
"Counted, all seems right," I said, putting the cash into the safe.
I couldn't stay in the office all night. There was just too much to do. Even though sitting down had felt good. I walked towards the door.
"Think about it. I know she wants to hang out late tonight. She has tomorrow off," Sheryl said before I got to the door. I nodded back at her.
I exited the office, I walked just in front of the registers, it was a dead Thursday night. I looked out the large windows at the parking lot it was nearly empty. Looking down the aisles, it didn't look like there were many customers inside either.
The thought of closing the store earlier than usual crossed my mind. If I did close early, it would give me some time to get some things done. I pushed the thought out of my mind. The store manager would find out easily by looking at the camera and sales report. He would have my hide, and possibly write me up if he wanted to, knowing him as well as I did. I knew it would be stupid to put myself in that situation.
I looked over at Cindy's register. She noticed me looking at her, she smiled at me from behind her cell phone. I couldn't be mad at her there was nothing for her to do. She had already blocked the front end caps, as well as getting the last of the shopping carts from the parking lot. Although as I remembered what Sheryl had said, there was one thing she could do for me.
"Hey, Cindy?" I asked, approaching her register. She looked up at me. "Mind telling the stock crew to hurry the hell up?"
She beamed at me with a bright smile. "Absolutely," She picked up the intercom. "Hey, Guys! Hurry up!" she yelled into it.
"Thanks, I appreciate it," I said, walking back to the aisles.
"Anything else, just let me know," she said, with that bright smile.
I began blocking the store, trying to get ahead of them. Maybe if I knocked out a few aisles, they would see I wanted to get out of here, they might speed up. It seemed I didn't have to put much effort into getting them to hurry. Cindy's motivational cheer had worked. I noticed there was a lot more working going on and less talking coming from them.
"Well, we are nearly done," one of the full-time stock associates said, as he saw me blocking his aisle.
"Really?" I asked, slightly skeptical, I had seen three untouched pallets in the backroom just moments ago.
"Yeah, those pallets in the back are sale items," he replied sharply.
I silently cursed the co-manager for ordering over me. I had told him I had ordered enough for the sales ad for the whole week. I would have words with him tomorrow. The two of us were always at each other's throats.
"Thanks," I said.
I stopped blocking, then started heading towards the back room. I just wanted to make sure he was right. Before I got too mad.
"So what's the hurry?" he asked. "We have enough people here tonight to block the store in a few minutes."
"I don't want to get out too late, plus you're nearly out of hours, aren't you?" I asked.
He was one of the better stock associates, so he worked every truck night, plus he was good at getting the others to work just that much harder. I had already put in words to the store manager to make him the center store lead. He deserved the position more than the other guy.
"Yeah, actually I am, but we will be finished by then," he said. "So you got a hot date or something?" He asked, he was also one of those guys, that thought everything had to do with sex, or the pursuit of it.
"Nah," I said, cutting him off at the pass.
If I said more, it would lead to a whole conversation, which I didn't want to get into with him. I liked keeping my personal life personal, and my work life here at work. Not like some managers that got to close to their associates. I knew I was well liked by many of the store personnel. I was strict but not overbearing, kind but not fake.