Hello.
This story was written many years ago by my late husband, Ted. It is short, but I liked it and thought I would post it.
To refresh for any newcomers, Ted was my husband of many years. He was an instructor at a Massage Therapy School, and a prolific writer.
A special thanks to "imsally" for helping me post this. We posted under Ted's user name.
I haven't written personally as "magichandslee" for awhile as I am still recovering from a recent accident.
I hope you all enjoy this little story as I did.
Lee
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It all started out as just a little stop at the local liquor store for a pint.
Lee frowns on my drinking much, but I keep a pint around for a sip now and then.
The first thing I noticed was the new young lady behind the counter. I smiled as she looked up at me. She was pretty, skinny, hair brushed back. Her eyes met mine, I couldn't help myself. I looked her up and down and said, "Yum yum!" with my best evil grin.
I spotted the way her hand came up, brushed her hair back from her face. Her eyes smiled and she blushed, the pink color spreading across her cheeks.
Fun to look at, but I am 57, and this little thing couldn't be more than 22 or so. She was dressed in a conservative sweater, slacks, nothing to really grab a man's attention.
But she stuck in my mind.
Enough, so that the next day on the way home, I swung in on impulse and grabbed a can of soda out of the cooler. This time I gave her a couple of light hearted wisecracks, again looking her up and down with an interested smile.
Similar dress, a light sweater, slacks, just normal.
This became a regimen, one day she asked me, "Why do you stop here? The store down the street has soda for half this price."