"Manu"

I had just finished serving a customer when I looked in the corner of the store near the window and saw Samantha, the hottie, eyeing her from the store across the street. That man was very interested! I'd been entertained all week by the stories Sam told me, the notes he sent. I'd even met his nephew, and the boy was a real sweetheart.

But I was really going to take this chance to play with him. Besides, the guy was hot, and Sam deserved a good-looking, nice guy, but she was scared after that idiot Rômulo. I was going to give him a hand.

I quickly texted Sam letting him know he was there, so she shouldn't show him off. And I walked up to him with my best helpful saleswoman attitude.

"Looking for something special, sir?"

He looked at me blankly, ready to tell me to get lost. But he seemed to think about the situation and came up with the excuse that he wanted to buy a gift for his sister. Ha! I wasn't going to miss a good sale and the chance to rip him off!

So I immediately told