I was needing some extra money and took some time to consider ways and means. I considered Uber but finding myself driving strange men to lonely places? I didn't think so.
Door Dash on the other hand appealed to me. Just pick up groceries or take away and deliver it to a local address. The store would collect the fees so I didn't need to be worried about being stiffed of my pay. I might also get a few tips which would be a plus.
So I signed up for Door Dash and started making a little extra, not a fortune but enough to give me some useful pocket money.
On this particular trip I was delivering groceries, and quite a few of them. The customer must have done several weeks shopping at a single trip.
I arrived at the customer's place and rang the bell and he promptly answered the door. I sort of recognized him as I'd delivered here before.
"Door Dash," I said with my normal bright smile.
"Oh, good," he said, smiling in return. "Ah, I hate to ask but can you help bring the things inside? I've sprained my wrist. Don't worry, I'll give you an extra tip."
"No need," I told him. "Happy to help."
With that we started taking the groceries in, stacking them on the kitchen table. I'd just brought in the last load when someone else came into the house.
I only needed one look to know they were brothers. Mirror images, bar the second man looking a little older. If asked I'd have put them in the middle thirties, somewhat older than my twenty.
"This her?" the newcomer asked.
"Yep. She's a beauty, isn't she?"
"Your taste is impeccable, as usual."
If they thought I was a beauty who was I to contest their opinion. My hair was so dark it shone blue when I brushed it. In contrast to that I had very blue eyes, the result of a couple of recessive genes coming together. My skin was smooth and my face was heart shaped. I guess some people would say I was a beauty. There again, most men seemed to prefer blondes and I didn't even register with them.
I didn't say anything about their comments, just smiling and saying I would be going.
"Before you go," said Robert. He was the actual customer and had introduced himself the first time I made a delivery. "This is Adam, my younger brother."
I politely said hullo and started edging towards the door.
"Hold on," said Robert and I paused as he was reaching for his wallet.
"Everything is prepaid, including my fee," I reminded him, although I wasn't going to refuse if he insisted. To my astonishment he took a couple of fifties from his wallet.
"Ah, what?" I mumbled. No way was he giving me a hundred dollar tip.
He took my hand and slapped the money down into it, me automatically clutching hold of it.
"This is for assisting in bringing the groceries in and for other little inconveniences we'll cause you."
I was trying to think of a polite way to refuse because a hundred was just far too much.