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Post by Tag Along on Aug 28, 2011 2:28:00 GMT -5
Tag nudged his ribs with her elbow playfully, smirking at him before getting down to business.
She yelled out the main headline, her voice projecting out and reaching the ears of people a hundred yards away. She saw a man who always bought a pape from her and smiled. He bought one from Specs, handing him a nickel and telling him to keep the change.
"Thank you, Mr. Thomas!" She said, smiling widely.
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Post by Specs on Aug 28, 2011 2:29:47 GMT -5
Specs had always known as the shy, quiet and nice girl. However, when she opened her mouth to shout the headline, he was greatly surprised by the turnaround in her behavior. It was as if she was a different person but he saw her once again when she greeted the customer.
"Well, aren't you popular?" said Specs, smiling over at her.
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 28, 2011 2:35:51 GMT -5
Tag just shot him a smirk, rolling her eyes a bit, before yelling out more of the headlines.
Within the half hour, she had seen about a dozen customers she knew and who always bought papers from her. One of them, an elderly lady, even stopped to ask where she had been yesterday. Tag assured her everything was all right. The lady, Mrs. Saunders, was appeased but then looked to Specs.
"And who is this young man?" She asked, trying to hide a smile.
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Post by Specs on Aug 28, 2011 2:37:46 GMT -5
Specs immediately took off his hat and gave her a small bow.
"Ryan Lane, ma'am," he said politely, giving her the most charming smile he could muster. "I'm Ta -- er, Lillian's boyfriend."
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 28, 2011 2:43:14 GMT -5
Mrs. Saunders looked at Tag and winked. She took two quarters out of her purse and handed one to each of them before walking away with her paper.
Tag was blushing furiously, of course, but her heart had started doing cartwheels when Specs said 'boyfriend.' She had a boyfriend!
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Post by Specs on Aug 28, 2011 2:45:45 GMT -5
Specs eyes widened as she handed him a quarter as he stood frozen to his spot. Once she was gone, Specs looked over at Tag and laughed in disbelief.
"Did she really...?" he chuckled, walking towards her and handing her the quarter. She did all the work, after all, and all he did was hand out the papers.
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 28, 2011 2:51:17 GMT -5
The truth was Mrs. Saunders had been lamenting for months now, wondering why Tag didn't have a nice young man. The lady was probably so happy she decided to be extra generous.
Tag pocketed the quarters, though she wasn't planning on keeping both of them.
"Your turn!" She said, taking the papes from him and getting ready to hand them out.
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Post by Specs on Aug 28, 2011 2:55:12 GMT -5
"Right," muttered Specs, suddenly feeling quite nervous. He didn't have any regular customers around this area and Central Park was too far from where he usually sold. Either way, he didn't want to look like a fool in front of Tag.
He yelled out a makeshift headline (which was close enough to the truth), causing bystanders to perk up and walk over towards the pair, interested to see the newspaper article. Specs continued for about a half hour, doing surprisingly well than usual. "Maybe I should sell here more often," chuckled Specs, looking over at Tag.
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 28, 2011 2:58:19 GMT -5
"Oh, yes, you must!" Tag could tell by the feel of her pockets that they were making some good money.
"Why didn't we think of this before?" Not only did she get to spend time with Specs, but she didn't feel pressure to sell all of her papes by herself.
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Post by Specs on Aug 28, 2011 3:00:23 GMT -5
Specs shouted out another headline, causing a wave of customers to head over his way as he finished off the rest of his papers.
"Looking for a selling partner?" he grinned, giving her a kiss on the cheek for extra motivation.
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 28, 2011 3:03:07 GMT -5
"Yes, actually, I am. Know anyone who's interested?" She looked up at him, her forehead wrinkled in thought.
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Post by Specs on Aug 28, 2011 3:05:59 GMT -5
"I don't know, there's this newsie that I know... he's pretty good at selling but he's head over heels this girl. He might be a bit too distracted when he sells his papes. But I'll tell you this, he's definitely a cutie," he teased, trying his best not to laugh.
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 28, 2011 3:08:27 GMT -5
"Who, Blink?"
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Post by Specs on Aug 28, 2011 3:11:36 GMT -5
Specs shot her a look before giving her another kiss on the cheek and lingering near her ear for a bit. "No, me, stupid!"
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Post by Tag Along on Aug 28, 2011 3:15:45 GMT -5
"OHHHH!" She said, her eyes wide. "You meant you! Well, that makes sense."
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