Blue collar Master, white collar slave

windows, but it looked as if he was looking straight at me. I didn't

really believe it, but he kept looking and it felt just like he was

pinning me down with his eyes. I couldn't look away. Then he slowly

turned and with a slight nod he pointed at the small deli on the corner

opposite my building. Absurdly I felt I had to respond and so I nodded

ever so slightly. He must have seen this as he turned away.

As he then walked away I was suddenly overcome with panic. What had I

just agreed to do? Had I really told him that I would meet him at the

deli? I couldn't believe it, but as I saw his back disappear inside the

very same deli, I knew that I had done just that. This left me with a

choice: either remain at my desk and ignore him or follow up on my

reckless behavior. Although I really wanted to have real sex again, this

was a long shot and more than a little risky. And besides it was only

just past eleven o'clock and almost no one had gone to lunch. I sat

there making all these excuses to not go when I stood up and heard

myself say to the other three guys in the office, as casually as I could

manage: "Feeling damn hungry today. I think I'll grab an early bite." My

statement was received by mumbles and I exited the office quickly.

It a warm spring day and I didn't need a coat. Besides I felt way too

hot as I stepped into the small deli, a place I had been to many times

before. To my immense disappointment the guy was nowhere to be seen.

Sighing to myself I stepped up to the counter and ordered a sandwich. As

I paid for it and stepped away from the counter a voice, just loud

enough for me alone to hear spoke right behind me: "Go right, down the

alley outside. Halfway down there's an old abandoned auto repair shop.

Meet me there in five minutes." I turned around, much too quickly I

thought, only to once again see his retreating back.

For a moment stood holding my now forgotten sandwich, thinking that this