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"Hey. You did a pretty good job tonight considering it's your first night" Jace said as Erik and her grabbed their coats and walked toward the parking lot.
"Oh, thanks" Erik said as he rubbed his arm subconsciously.
"You just need to stop being so nervous. This job isn't nearly as hard as it looks. You caught the hang of it quite quickly" Jace told him.
"Oh. Okay. I'll try harder tomorrow" Erik said. Suddenly, he felt something slap his back. He turned sharply to see Lewie behind him.
"Lighten up, will ya?" She exclaimed "She's telling you that you did a good job and your acting like she's getting ready to bitch slap you or pistol whip you or something" Lewie finished with a witty tone of voice.
"Okay. I'm sorry. I just…I get really nervous sometimes" Erik forced himself to say.
"No shit" Lewie said bluntly.
"Oh leave him alone. He's fine. He'll end up being crazy like the rest of us soon enough. I remember a time when you were quiet like he is" Jace butted in.
"You mean, Lewie was quiet once?" Erik asked with disbelief.
"Believe it or not, Everybody here was." Jace said.
"You weren't" Lewie retaliated.
"True" Jace said.
"Why is that then?" Lewie asked.
"I don't know…" Jace whispered and was quiet for a few moments. "Anyway" She said quickly, bringing her voice back to it's chipper tone. "Do you work tomorrow?" She asked Lewie.
"No I don't work again until Thursday" Lewie said.
"Oh. Well, I probably won't see you until Friday, I'm off Thursday" Jace replied.
"Okay. See you Friday" Lewie said as she walked toward her car. "Nice meeting you Erik!" She said, waving at the two of them. As they waved back, Jace turned to Erik.
"How about you? You work tomorrow?" She asked
"I think so…" Erik said, pulling a piece of paper out of his coat pocket. "Yeah. I do" he stated as he looked at the paper.
"Cool. So I'll see you tomorrow then?" Jace asked.
"Unless I die*" Erik replied
"Let's hope that doesn't happen! and you did good today. I think you'll be fine" She remarked. "Just uh…Don't think about outshining me sir" She finished.
"Sir?" Erik asked.
"Oh, Don't take it personally. I call everybody sir*" She explained. "Well, I'll see you later" She said and got into her car, as she started it, she noticed Erik walk past the parking lot and off to the road. She pulled over next to him and rolled down her window.
"You don't have a car?" She asked. He stopped
"Well me personally…No. but my uh…Roommate does" Erik stated.
"I see. D'you need a lift?" She asked.
"Not...Not really. It's not that far of a walk and chances are it's in the opposite direction" Erik replied.
"Seriously?" Jace asked sarcastically. "Come on, if it's not that far then it's not a big deal"
"I…Uh…" Erik stuttered as he rubbed his arm.
"It's so cold out. Please let me give you a ride" She pleaded.
"Okay…" he said as he opened the passenger door. He put on his seatbelt and closed the door.
"So which way?" Jace asked.
"Left" Erik stated.
"Okay…" Jace said…
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"Welcome back" Curtis said as he heard the front door slam shut. Erik took off his jacket and hung it up. "Your home early" Curtis stated.
"Hi" Erik said as he walked past the living room and into the bedroom "I got a ride" he quickly changed into a pair of black pants and a black t-shirt that said "Zombies: Eat Flesh*" in the classic Subway restaurant font. Then he walked into the living room and plopped down onto the couch next to Curtis. He gently kissed him on the cheek.
"How uh…How was work?" Curtis asked.
"It was great!" Erik replied. "I mean, sure, it's a really simply and tedious job, but it was actually kind of cool" he said.
"How so?" Curtis asked.
"Well, for starters, the food is really good there. I mean it's great! You really should come up there and visit sometime, you'd really like it" Erik insisted.
"Maybe I will" Curtis said.
"And my co-workers. They're fantastic! I've never worked with nicer people. Lewie is a total smartass but she's really kind and funny" Erik started explaining.
"Lewie is a girl?" Curtis asked confused.
"Well, yeah. She won't tell me if that's her real name or not. But yes, Lewie is a girl. And then there's John*, he acts like a total asshole, but fun to talk with…and Paul is an egotistical bitch….-"
"Paul's a girl too?" Curtis asked.
"Yeah. Her full name is Pauleena, but she hates it, so she goes by Paul. I mean, I bet she'd be nicer if John wasn't around as often as they seem to fight a lot.. And there's George who is a really sweet guy, very quiet until he talks to the customers and Rich-"
"Your co-workers seem-" Curtis began, Erik cut him off
"And Jace.." he said
"Jace?" Curtis asked.
"Yes. Jace. It's short for… Jacqueline. But she doesn't like her full name and hates Jackie even more" Erik explained.
"Oh" Curtis said.
"She's the sweetest person I've ever met. She's got black hair with purple and blue highlights. She's short, but it doesn't seem to mind, she's sweet. She knows when to make a joke and when to be serious. She's patience with everybody around her, she knows just the right thing to say. She is the-"
"Hey did you eat dinner?" Curtis asked, cutting him off.
"No. I haven't. You?" Erik asked back in reply.
"No. I'll go pick something up" Curtis said, glad he could change the subject. "Anything sound good?" He asked. Erik looked at him with a smirk on his face.
"Are you really asking me if any food sounds good?*" he asked with a smart tone. Curtis laughed.
"Alright, alright, I get it" Curtis said. He grabbed his coat and was out the door.
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Curtis shook his head in disbelief as he got into the car.
"Really?" he asked himself. "Is Erik really gonna sit there and tell me about this girl like it's no big deal? He clearly likes her" he rambled…then stopped himself for a moment "But…I mean…He did make a move on me first at the theater… and it's not like he can't tell I like him. I wouldn't have let him into my life if I didn't like him…I mean… I really want to be with him. But if he's gonna sit there and make a move on her…" Curtis stopped talking for a moment. He was thinking a mile a minute. He didn't know what to think. "Should I even bother getting upset about this? I mean, after all, it could be just a friend to him…." Curtis thought "But then again, people don't talk about other people like that unless they really like them…" Curtis trailed off as he pulled into the nearest fast food restaurant. It happened to be McDonalds. He ordered some food and drove home. "I just…If I jump the gun he might not trust me or even want to be with me anymore…but If I don't do anything he might end up cheating on me. Or even leaving me to be with her…I….I just…" Curtis pulled the car into the driveway and sat for a moment.
"I just don't want to lose him…" Curtis whispered so he could barely hear himself speak. Then he grabbed the food and went into the house.

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"Hey. You did a pretty good job tonight considering it's your first night" Jace said as Erik and her grabbed their coats and walked toward the parking lot.
"Oh, thanks" Erik said as he rubbed his arm subconsciously.
"You just need to stop being so nervous. This job isn't nearly as hard as it looks. You caught the hang of it quite quickly" Jace told him.
"Oh. Okay. I'll try harder tomorrow" Erik said. Suddenly, he felt something slap his back. He turned sharply to see Lewie behind him.
"Lighten up, will ya?" She exclaimed "She's telling you that you did a good job and your acting like she's getting ready to bitch slap you or pistol whip you or something" Lewie finished with a witty tone of voice.
"Okay. I'm sorry. I just…I get really nervous sometimes" Erik forced himself to say.
"No shit" Lewie said bluntly.
"Oh leave him alone. He's fine. He'll end up being crazy like the rest of us soon enough. I remember a time when you were quiet like he is" Jace butted in.
"You mean, Lewie was quiet once?" Erik asked with disbelief.
"Believe it or not, Everybody here was." Jace said.
"You weren't" Lewie retaliated.
"True" Jace said.
"Why is that then?" Lewie asked.
"I don't know…" Jace whispered and was quiet for a few moments. "Anyway" She said quickly, bringing her voice back to it's chipper tone. "Do you work tomorrow?" She asked Lewie.
"No I don't work again until Thursday" Lewie said.
"Oh. Well, I probably won't see you until Friday, I'm off Thursday" Jace replied.
"Okay. See you Friday" Lewie said as she walked toward her car. "Nice meeting you Erik!" She said, waving at the two of them. As they waved back, Jace turned to Erik.
"How about you? You work tomorrow?" She asked
"I think so…" Erik said, pulling a piece of paper out of his coat pocket. "Yeah. I do" he stated as he looked at the paper.
"Cool. So I'll see you tomorrow then?" Jace asked.
"Unless I die*" Erik replied
"Let's hope that doesn't happen! and you did good today. I think you'll be fine" She remarked. "Just uh…Don't think about outshining me sir" She finished.
"Sir?" Erik asked.
"Oh, Don't take it personally. I call everybody sir*" She explained. "Well, I'll see you later" She said and got into her car, as she started it, she noticed Erik walk past the parking lot and off to the road. She pulled over next to him and rolled down her window.
"You don't have a car?" She asked. He stopped
"Well me personally…No. but my uh…Roommate does" Erik stated.
"I see. D'you need a lift?" She asked.
"Not...Not really. It's not that far of a walk and chances are it's in the opposite direction" Erik replied.
"Seriously?" Jace asked sarcastically. "Come on, if it's not that far then it's not a big deal"
"I…Uh…" Erik stuttered as he rubbed his arm.
"It's so cold out. Please let me give you a ride" She pleaded.
"Okay…" he said as he opened the passenger door. He put on his seatbelt and closed the door.
"So which way?" Jace asked.
"Left" Erik stated.
"Okay…" Jace said…
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"Welcome back" Curtis said as he heard the front door slam shut. Erik took off his jacket and hung it up. "Your home early" Curtis stated.
"Hi" Erik said as he walked past the living room and into the bedroom "I got a ride" he quickly changed into a pair of black pants and a black t-shirt that said "Zombies: Eat Flesh*" in the classic Subway restaurant font. Then he walked into the living room and plopped down onto the couch next to Curtis. He gently kissed him on the cheek.
"How uh…How was work?" Curtis asked.
"It was great!" Erik replied. "I mean, sure, it's a really simply and tedious job, but it was actually kind of cool" he said.
"How so?" Curtis asked.
"Well, for starters, the food is really good there. I mean it's great! You really should come up there and visit sometime, you'd really like it" Erik insisted.
"Maybe I will" Curtis said.
"And my co-workers. They're fantastic! I've never worked with nicer people. Lewie is a total smartass but she's really kind and funny" Erik started explaining.
"Lewie is a girl?" Curtis asked confused.
"Well, yeah. She won't tell me if that's her real name or not. But yes, Lewie is a girl. And then there's John*, he acts like a total asshole, but fun to talk with…and Paul is an egotistical bitch….-"
"Paul's a girl too?" Curtis asked.
"Yeah. Her full name is Pauleena, but she hates it, so she goes by Paul. I mean, I bet she'd be nicer if John wasn't around as often as they seem to fight a lot.. And there's George who is a really sweet guy, very quiet until he talks to the customers and Rich-"
"Your co-workers seem-" Curtis began, Erik cut him off
"And Jace.." he said
"Jace?" Curtis asked.
"Yes. Jace. It's short for… Jacqueline. But she doesn't like her full name and hates Jackie even more" Erik explained.
"Oh" Curtis said.
"She's the sweetest person I've ever met. She's got black hair with purple and blue highlights. She's short, but it doesn't seem to mind, she's sweet. She knows when to make a joke and when to be serious. She's patience with everybody around her, she knows just the right thing to say. She is the-"
"Hey did you eat dinner?" Curtis asked, cutting him off.
"No. I haven't. You?" Erik asked back in reply.
"No. I'll go pick something up" Curtis said, glad he could change the subject. "Anything sound good?" He asked. Erik looked at him with a smirk on his face.
"Are you really asking me if any food sounds good?*" he asked with a smart tone. Curtis laughed.
"Alright, alright, I get it" Curtis said. He grabbed his coat and was out the door.
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Curtis shook his head in disbelief as he got into the car.
"Really?" he asked himself. "Is Erik really gonna sit there and tell me about this girl like it's no big deal? He clearly likes her" he rambled…then stopped himself for a moment "But…I mean…He did make a move on me first at the theater… and it's not like he can't tell I like him. I wouldn't have let him into my life if I didn't like him…I mean… I really want to be with him. But if he's gonna sit there and make a move on her…" Curtis stopped talking for a moment. He was thinking a mile a minute. He didn't know what to think. "Should I even bother getting upset about this? I mean, after all, it could be just a friend to him…." Curtis thought "But then again, people don't talk about other people like that unless they really like them…" Curtis trailed off as he pulled into the nearest fast food restaurant. It happened to be McDonalds. He ordered some food and drove home. "I just…If I jump the gun he might not trust me or even want to be with me anymore…but If I don't do anything he might end up cheating on me. Or even leaving me to be with her…I….I just…" Curtis pulled the car into the driveway and sat for a moment.
"I just don't want to lose him…" Curtis whispered so he could barely hear himself speak. Then he grabbed the food and went into the house.