I pour more coffee for the old couple near the door. They are so cute. They have been coming here for pretty much forever and they still look so in love. I feel a little touch of sadness as I realize no man will ever love me like that. I am ruined, trash, I will only be able to attract trash now. I walk back to the counter and take a deep breath before I go to take their order.
"What will you have?" I ask, avoiding eye contact.
His buddies order their drinks and food, but he says nothing. I write down their orders and look at him. He smiles at me and I smirk. C'mon asshole, just order, I think.
"I will have a diet soda, a cheeseburger and your panties." He says with a straight face.
I let out a deep breath and try to ignore him. I write down his order.
"How much are they, I couldn't find them on the menu." He says.
I look at him, frustrated. Please, can we just give it a rest? He is staring at me and I just blurt out a number. "100 dollars."
"Fuck, for that much I should get what's in them too." He says.
"You can't afford that." I shoot back.
"Honey, everything is for sale for people like us. It is just a matter of figuring out how much." He says.
I shrug and turn away. Max looks at me, worried. I smile at him and whisper that I am fine. He nods and goes back to the grill. I pour the drinks and head back to that table. I place the drinks in front of the two buddies and then turn to him. I am lowering his drink and he slides a $100 dollar bill over to the edge of the table. I stare down at it. My mind is racing, it is a lot of money. I know it really isn't compared to what my family has access to but my sense of value is warped now and it looks like a lot of money. I scoop it up and go to check on my other tables. Yep, trash.
