Flirting with the Manager? (Eric, Callie)

[Charlie Saynsberry]

Mondays were always a bit tiresome. After a nice Sunday relaxing on her day off, Charlie always grumbled at being thrown back into the work week. Yes, she loved her job, but sometimes she wished she could just sit at home all the time and just work on her novel; it was such slow going, having so little time to work on it. But still, making donuts was fun, and her new employee, Callie, was simply wonderful - they had a lot in common, including their love for dancing (even though Charlie easily admitted Callie was way better than her), and they spent a lot of their breaks turning the music up loud and shimmying around the break room.

Which, actually, was what they were doing now.

Charlie had sent the other guy working their on his lunch break, so they were currently the only two in The Holey Place. Charlie didn't really expect anyone to be coming in for a while - it was the slow period of the day - so she saw no point in hurrying up their break. Therefore, she was a bit surprised when the bell went off signaling that someone had stepped into the building. Hurriedly tying her hair back up and checking her make-up in a mirror, Charlie asked,"Callie, honey, would you mind getting that customer? I should probably go check the batch that's cooking right now." She trusted Callie completely - she was a great worker, and she knew the young woman would be fine on her own. Even though she had only been working for a week or two, she had shown promise from day one.

Charlie quickly darted from the break room towards where the donuts were frying, carefully pulling them out and placing them on trays. A fresh batch of Raspberry Romeo's, one of her absolute favorites. "Everything alright, Callie?" she called up, just in case she needed any assistance.

[Calliope Gallo]

A lot of people didn't like Mondays. Callie was no exception to this rule; any day that the weekend backed onto was bound to suffer. Still, she had to work. And contrary to the usual belief about work, she actually looked forward to it. Her boss was awesome and was down for random dance parties when things were a little slow.

The sound of the bell went off, and she instantly stopped what she was doing, looking towards Charlie as she spoke. "Can do, boss." She said with a smile, turning on a heel and walking over.

Instantly, her blue eyes lit up.

"Aderfos!" She called out, skipping towards the counter quickly and waving with one hand. She pressed her hands against the counter to stop herself from launching over it and hugging him. Or kissing his cheeks. The habit was hard to break, but she was working!

Callie threw her head back when she heard Charlie call. "It's fine, it's just my brother." She said, turning back to Eric. She feigned a frown and a disinterested expression. "Whatdoyouwant."

[Eric Jones]

His little sister had a job, a legitimate job serving people sugary fried goodness. Eric was just so proud. He hadn't been able to drop by yet, despite her having started a week or so ago; time table clashes. But it was time to fix that! The bell chirped as he opened the door and grinned at Callie, waving back as he closed the door behind him.

Hearing another woman call out, Eric quirked an eyebrow and glanced at his sister. Was that the super hot manager girl?

"Ah, that's rude," he said pointedly when Callie 'served' him. "You didn't even ask if I was having a good day. Which I am."

Glancing at the pastries on display, the teleporter tapped his chin thoughtfully. "Anything new in?" he asked, because insider knowledge was the best thing. "Anything with extra cinnamon?"

[Charlie Saynsberry]

Charlie cocked her head in interest. Her brother? Callie had mentioned her brothers to Charlie before, and she was all too happy to meet one of them. Picking up the trays, she meandered her way up front, putting on her 'professional' face in case this guy was looking to see if she was treating Callie like a manager should. She rounded the corner and caught sight of him, and her eyebrows immediately rose. "Oh Callie, you didn't tell me your brother was hoooot," she crooned, flashing him a smile. "I think I've seen you in here before, yeah? Sorry, there's so many faces I see every day, I can't remember them all. But I'm sure I won't forget it again."

Giving him a wink, she went to place the tray behind one of the clear glass cases. "I hope you're treating our customer well!" she told Callie playfully. "We want him to come in again." Subtlety was not Charlie's thing. "I'm Charlie, by the way," she greeted him. "I hope Callie hasn't told you about all the horrible slavework I put her through every day."

[Calliope Gallo]

"You're not always nice to me when I visit you at work." Callie replied sharply, shrugging the thought away. She followed along as he started glancing through the glass to make a choice, moving to point something out to him when Charlie expertly chimed in. He wasn't hot, he was Eric. She knew that people would find him attractive but the thought made her face pull into a frown.

Still, she felt obligated to introduce them. So she put on a smile, and went for it; "Charlie, this is my brother Eric. He's looking for something with extra cinnamon." And she smirked to herself, taking a step back from the situation. Her blue eyes looked to Eric as she pointed to Charlie behind her back.

And she then gave him a quick thumbs up, mouthing the words; Extra cinnamon!

[Eric Jones]

Eric glanced at Callie's manager, smirking and raising a hand to run it through the hair over his right ear. The accent was even better then he remembered, though having the lady start what looked like it could be a very enjoyable conversation in front of his sister was a little awkward.

Bright blue eyes flicked over Charlie's face, and the smile widened. He held a hand over the counter to his sister's boss. "Eric," the teleporter said warmly, seeing Callie's movements from behind Charlie's back and swallowing a laugh. "So, can you help me, Charlie?" He lent forward, his forearm flat against the counter as he lent forward. "I like sweet things, but it's better if there's a bit of heat too, you know?"

Hey, in a way, he was totally taking his sister's words to heart.

[Charlie Saynsberry]

Charlie had no shame to think that flirting with a man in front of his sister was wrong; it simple didn't cross her mind. When she had a target in sight, nothing was going to stop her. "Pleasure to meet you, Eric. Callie tells me great things about you." He took his hand and shook it firmly, offering another flirtatious smile. "Extra cinnamon, hmmm?" She didn't notice Callie's movement behind her back as she arranged the trays just right, and therefore took Callie's comment literally. "We don't have any cinnamon rolls now unfortunately, but we have some apple fritters..."

She tapped her chin and glanced back up at Eric's questions, understanding the true meaning behind his words. Her eyebrows rose as she did. "Oh, I know what you mean," she smirked. At least they were on the same page. Poor Callie. "And I can definitely help. But, first," she added with a flourish of her hands,"Why don't you order something? I'm sure Callie would love to serve her brother and show her how wonderful she is at her job!" Sure, she was willing to play, but she didn't want to make Callie fell TOO terribly uncomfortable. Even though Eric seemed ready for anything, she would wait until Callie found something else to occupy herself with before putting her serious game face on. For now, she simply leaned against the counter, giving Eric a nice view of her low-cut v-neck.

[Calliope Gallo]

Eric's stifled laughter made her smile broadly. Callie was impressed, because she was sure he wouldn't be able to stop himself at that. Tentatively she turned around to look at them again when her name was mentioned.

"Oh, y'know I'd really like to help you out, aderfos. Buuuut..." Callie began. No way was she about to take the spotlight in this moment. The thought of being wedged between their game was enough to make her cringe. She pointed behind her to the back room, "I have to go. Do things." Pause. What things? "Clean. Stuff. I'm gonna sweep back there." And get out of here.

Callie backed away as cooly as she could. "I'll be back in a sec!" And she was gone. Geez, he could have at least picked a day that she wasn't working.

[Eric Jones]

Eric's eyes flicked downward, and his smile widened into a smirk. "Well," he said slowly, mindful of his sister standing right there, "It all looks pretty tasty, Charlie." The teleporter was so not looking at the doughnuts, and brushed his thumb over the zip of his leather jacket absently, then glanced at Callie.

Got to give a man some room to move, ya know?

She seemed to get the picture, and he grinned thankfully at her she made a few excuses (or maybe she really was going to sweep, who knew?) and disappeared. "So," he said, leaning forward himself with both hands braced on the counter. "Apple fritters, you said?" he rolled one shoulder and cocked an eyebrow. Hey, he worked with what he was given, and Charlie seemed to be the generous type. "Anything else on the menu you can recommend?"

[Charlie Saynsberry]

Charlie almost laughed at the look on Callie's face. It was obvious she was trying to get away from the situation, and Charlie felt she should help out. "Oh, right, I probably left a mess from the last batch," she agree, chuckling. "Thank you, hun, that's really sweet of you!" She watched as Callie made a quick exit, before turning with a grin back to Eric. "Hard worker, your sister," she commented. She caught his look and grinned wider. "Well, I'm glad you like what I have to offer," she replied. Oh goodness, this was too easy.

Was he still talking about actually buying something? Hey, maybe she could actually get some money out of this too. "Wellllll," she began, drawing out the word with her tongue,"Really, anything is good, although the green tea and bacon flavors are a bit... Strange." She rose her eyebrows at him. "So are you the type to go the safe route, or are you more.... Risque?" Another smirk. "Because personally, I'm always up for trying something new." Or someone new, she thought to herself, hiding a giggle. She glanced over her shoulder for just a brief second, hoping everything was alright with Callie. Of course it was.

Except for the fact that she was being extremely suggestive with her brother.