Starstruck II: Saruman's Curse

50 Shades of Subs (Sub Shop AU)

On his lunch break, Cas decided to walk over to the Subway for his usual BMT. It was a particularly nice day out, so he thought he would take the long way through the park. The birds were chirping, the sun was shining, children were laughing. There really couldn't be a better day than this. There were young couples walking hand in hand, mothers and fathers pushing their children on the swings or catching them as the came down the slide. Old gentlemen were playing checkers at the small tables. Kites were high in the air. What a great time to be alive. When he arrived at the Subway there was a bit of a line, but it didn't bother him. It was chance to make new friends and figure out what's going on around town.

Ding. "Hello, welcome to Subway," said a young, slender woman wearing a green subway polo and black leggings. She had brown hair pulled back and sticking out of her hat and stood behind the counter. She looked flustered with the lunch rush, which was not ending anytime soon. "Hey Sammy, the paperwork can wait. Come out here and help me," she called into the back room.

"But I don't know how to do this." From behind the fake brick wall came a tall brunette kid. He look nervous. This must be his first day.

"No better way to learn than by just getting in there." The slender woman sounded cheery and reassuring. "Now," she said, turning to the lunch line, "the first person to complain or huff or make some rude comment, well, you're going to be walking out of here with no sandwich. Got it!?" Wow, she meant business. Sammy got behind the vegetable station and waited for instruction.

"Okay, right here is your cheat sheet," the young woman was pointing to the top of the glass covering the food. "This tells you how much of every veggie to put the sub. Think you can handle it?"

Sammy looked as if he was going to break down at any second. "Y-yeah. I think so."

"Good, I knew you were the right man for the job." The slender woman gave Sammy a smile and a wink and then went on to the next customer. "Alright sir, what can I get for ya?"

A man in a business suit walked up staring at his watch. He obviously didn't have long for lunch. "Yeah, I'm gonna need a footlong Meatball Marinara."

"What kind of bread?"

"Flatbread."

"That has to be toasted, is that okay?"

"Yeah, that's fine." The man in the suit was starting to get impatient, but didn't complain.

"What kind of cheese?"

"Mozzarella. Could I get the onions and peppers toasted on with it?" The man in the business suit was a man who knew what he liked.

"Of course you can," said the slender woman in a cheerful tone.

"Oh, I forgot. Could I get double meat on that?" The man looked at her with innocent eyes. The slender woman got a look in her eyes that could only mean one thing. She wanted him to take back what he said and would do anything to make that happen. But being in customer service, that would not be possible. But forcing a smile on her face she answered with, "Sure you can have double meat." She said this through gritted teeth. The man blushed with embarrassment. The woman put the extra meat balls on the flatbread and with all her concentration, balanced the sub on the thin piece of tissue paper and set it on the tray without dropping a drop of sauce. She placed it in the toaster, pushed the corresponding button and looked back at the man. "Will that be all?" she said, forcing a happy tone.

"Nope, that's it." The businessman was looking everywhere but the woman.

"Sammy, when you are done adding what I am assuming is extra of almost every vegetable," She turned her head slightly to shoot the man a piercing look. "Just call me over and I'll show you how to close it. Okay?"