Minimum Purchase

Here we have a totally random story based around a phrase I will not share, but you can guess at.  Written before "The Yellow Towel", even!

The waitress brought pie, but Marcy brought trouble.

She slid into his booth without permission, head bowed low, loose jacket swallowing her whole.  The old man sipped his coffee and put down the cup.  It rattled into place.

"You drinkin'?" he asked.

Marcy glanced up at him.

"S-sorry?" she asked.

"They don't like it if you don't order."

"Oh," she said, flashing ...