The Doe-Eyed Brunette, Maple Pancake Cookies and "Banana" Creampies

Searching the aisle

Have you tried those?" he pointed to a box of maple pancake cookies.

"I have actually, they make great pie crust."
"I take those home to make Banana cream pies."🥧 Looking deeply into his eyes with a glittering smile.

She then whipped her head to stare back at the cookies. Gently embarrassed.

A coworker lurking in the background, within earshot of us, stocking shelves.

He stared vacantly.
Shocked by her brazen, "subtle" advance.

"It's been seconds, has she already decided?"  He mentally exclaimed.

"Is she flirting with me or just being nice to being a good employee?" He muttered to himself.

"Is she saying what I think she is saying?!"

"I want to be polite and not get her in trouble in front of her coworker."

"At the same time, I don't think she knows, I am a breeder."

Reminded by the quote, "what you seek is seeking you."

He took a deep breath.
He sighed.

"I think this is one of those moments where I 'man-up' and find out."

The shadow of potential embarrassment nipping at his heels.

"You made that sound delicious!" he boomed.

He shifted his weight, scooting his torso closer to her, to box out the coworker within earshot.

Shoulder-to-shoulder.
He leaned in.

"You should invite me over for a creampie."

"I'll bring the banana, we can make the creampie together."

He paused.

He was trembling. Waiting for her reaction.

She blushed.
She nodded.
The first two nods were a strong up-and-down. A good sign.
Then quickly realizing she was at work, she made backpedaled, making gentler circles.

"Here you can text me your address and I'll know where to bring the cookies over. How does that sound?"

He walked her across the aisle to the cookies.
He reached for the box with his left hand while simultaneously taking out his phone out of his pocket with his right hand.

He thumped his phone on to the box in one smooth motion.
To protect her from the sleuthing eyes of her coworker.

He made it look as innocuous as reading a label together.

"You are going to put your digits in here."
"I am going to text you right as I walk out the door."
"Then we are going to make our creampie together, understood."

She grabbed his hand gently, on top of the boxes and squeezed.

She understood.