#bergen_county

"Can I help you?"

"Yes. I came to apologize...remember the text? I Said I'd do it in person. And..well. Here i am. I know you're working, but your boss is in his office."

"Kay." Uncertain.

"I was wrong to come onto you or tease you just to try to explain things or make a point. It was thoughtless of me. I worked you up and then switched gears. Whatever my reasons, I did not consider how it might come across. I'm sorry I used that tactic"

The girl seems quite sincere.

Adam seems... awash. Lost. "Uh...."

"Kay."

"I flirted with you like a drunken prom date, it was tacky and rude. I hope you can forgive me."

A swallow. "Uh...."

"Look, Siv, I'm into you. If you aren't.... let me know?"

"Oh wow" A cough "I thought you were into Sam?"

"Uh... yeah. But not sure she's into me."

"So......."

Siv looks troubled, this is not what she expected to happen, "I'm not sure what I can say that won't come out wrong" she says "I think you're cute. I do And I DO believe you have a good heart. I mean, I don't think it would be fair to you to be rebound guy. Remember? "

"Yeah. And that's why.... whatever."

"So.... no."

"Yeah, I guess no. Sorry. "

She actually looks guilty about it.

Adam nods. "Ok. So don't do that again if you dont' mean it."

"That's why I apologized" She says "Because I didn't, and it was wrong despite my good intent"

"Okay. You want this golf tee?"

"Yeah, that way you can tell your boss you wern't just talking to a tall megahot nordic beauty for your amusement. " She pulls out a dollar "I'll give it to Symon. He can use it for his modding"

"Go ahead." Adam sets it up.

"Thanks. Just for the tallybooks, did you accept that apology? You're not required to."

A shrug. "Whatever, right? All good."

"Well, I think that was accepted, but yeah, all good I guess. " after she gets her change she take the tee, "Thanks. "

And starts to head out

"Sure."

and she's gone... just as his boss returns

"How's business?" Mr. Greely asks

"Good."

"Uh, good, sir, thank you."

"No problem..." he looks at the list "Who the heck buys ONE golf tee? Oh well. I got it from here... that supplier was incompetent."

Adam nods.

"I Need you to shift the footballs closer up front...getting on the season for them. You need help with that?"

"No, sir, I can do it." And he goes to do.

"Good man"

And time... slowly...crawls

almost six...

almost

it's Six!