breaking boundaries ↠ j.g

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"hey, i'm here for my training," he says without directly looking at me.

"hey, jack. since when did you apply at my work?" i ask curiously, just as he finally looks up and recognizes my voice.

"hazel? i-i swear this is all a coincidence -- i had no clue." he reasons, appearing genuinely shocked.

i mess with him, "guess i'm just starting to wear off on you."

"you wish, haha. so you gonna show me the ropes around here or what?" he asks in an eager tone.

"right, so here are all the flavors and here are the cones." i point in the direction of the items.

"no way, i didn't know what ice cream or cones looked like," he remarks, sarcastically.

"sorry, it's part of the training. anyway, back here are the freezers, and whenever a flavor is gone at the front, you needa refill it with one of these." i point to the gallon-sized tubs of ice cream.

i continue showing him what jobs need to be done during his shifts, and i even explain how to approach customers and use the register.

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jack catches on pretty quickly, and by the time training is over, so are our shifts.

"alrighty, everything's put away, the store is clean, and it's time for us to go home," i say, just as i'm about to push the front door open.

i instantly remember that i forgot my hat in the back, so as soon as i back up from the door, my butt perfectly lands against his crotch area. god, i hope he doesn't think i tried to make a move on him.

"oh, my god, i'm so sorry i didn't mean to do tha-" he cuts me off.

"you better watch what you're asking for, waters." he smirks, and i try to walk-run to the back as quickly as i can, just as jack stops me again.

"forgetting this?" he waves the hat in his right hand, while his left hand grips onto the door handle.

"yeah, thanks." i say, hesitantly grabbing the hat from his hands, and trying to get the hell out asap.