Maid for Each Other

by Lynn Painter

I was taken aback by how natural she looked that way. If I didn’t know better, I would assume this was the everyday version of Abi Mariano. “What are you working on, professor?” I asked, and my heart kind of stuttered when she looked up at me and smiled. Because she was so fucking pretty.

You’re always worrying about the future, but sometimes you need to take a chance and enjoy the now.”

When I’d charged in there the first time, livid that some person was pretending to be my girlfriend, I’d seen a cute checkout girl who I assumed was a criminal. But today when I walked in and looked over at checkout counter two, I saw a stunningly beautiful woman who made my heart feel lighter when I looked at her. Who I wasn’t sure felt the same.