Kate was staring up at the numerous lights hanging there inside the Home Depot, but she had no idea which one she wanted, nor where to begin finding a particular model on the shelves. She could hear some of the store employees talking behind her as she walked backwards down aisle seven. She figured she might as well ask. She had to get home and get dinner started.
She turned around just as someone else was turning around. She clashed into a strange woman in the middle of the Indoor and Outdoor Lighting section. Kate got the worst of it, running freckled nose first into the woman's chest. Kate only stood five feet and one inch, and this woman was more than a head taller then her. A stranger's breasts, wrapped in a ribbed cotton shirt, suddenly smacked into her face, and both women jumped back.
"Sorry! Can I help you?" A tall, strong tomboy of a woman with mocha brown hair laughed as she stood towering and smiling in front of Kate.
"Sorry! Yes…" Kate began, momentarily caught off guard. She searched the woman's chest for a name tag. "Hallie! Yes. I'm looking for a kitchen light. I need one over my sink."
"Oh, sure! Right this way." Hallie lead Kate a little further down aisle seven until they were standing underneath the large display of hanging lights. Hallie stopped in the middle of the aisle, held her arms out, and tilted her head back. Kate could see the strength in her forearms. "Which one do you want?"
"I'm not sure. I…"
"Well, just let me know." Hallie brought her gaze down to meet Kate's. "And I'll pluck it off the shelf for you."
Oh my God
,Kate thought.
This woman is hitting on me
.
Kate suddenly felt very warm in her cotton summer dress. She wondered if she was sweating.
It's all the lights
, she thought. She rubbed at the back of her neck and flapped the front of her dress a couple times.
"Yeah." Hallie smiled. "It gets hot back here."
Holy shit
, Kate thought as her eyes darted around the light display.
This lesbian is hitting on me
.
"I think I'll take that one." Kate quickly pointed up to a simple light with an opaque shade. She nervously ran her hand through her curly, long red hair and tried to avoid Hallie's gaze. Her mind was racing. Her face had been in this woman's breasts! She had no idea what to do or say. She tried to think of some way to acknowledge the flirtation and politely decline without being rude. She wished Todd was here so she could kiss him and end this whole thing. She could feel sweat on the back of her neck.
What if she thinks I'm sweating because I'm horny?
This made her sweat more.
"Are you all right?" Hallie asked and stepped forward with the box containing Kate's light. Kate's face flushed in embarrassment.
"Yes. I'm…I'm just hot, that's all." Kate quickly answered, and thought she noticed a smirk run across Hallie's face. Hallie held out the box toward Kate.
"Do you want me to install this for you?"
"What?" Kate asked, her head swimming.
"I can come over to your house and install this for you if you'd like. Would you like that?"
"I…I…I don't…"