Alone again at one of my usual haunts. I swear if I come here much more they are going to name this seat after me like they did with Norm from Cheers. It's slow tonight so the waitress is bored and extra flirty. She teases me for eating alone again and I laugh it off, but it stings. I decide tonight, I need some help relaxing so I call the waitress over to order a drink. As she comes near, she slowly drags her fingernails between my shoulders sending an all but forgotten sensation thru my body. It takes me a few seconds to regain my composure enough to order. The harmless yet slightly crude flirting continues each time she passes but I know it's not real, I'm almost twice her age and she's far too cute for an old ogre like me, but it's fun to pretend and imagine. I ask for my check and pay my tab, as I get up to leave this tiny, overly flirtatious waitress wraps her arms around me. I'm totally caught off guard but I hug her back, awkwardly. I turn ...