The Night Shift_(1)
Jamal was slightly resentful that his boss had put him on an entire month of overnight shifts. It seriously inhibited his social life. But his one consolation was working with his lovely coworker, Liza. Only a few other people were in the large four-story building during the night shift, all working in other offices upstairs. A couple of cleaning guys lurked around, too. When nights were slow, as they often were, Jamal and Liza would talk casually about a variety of topics, like books and movies, never anything too serious. Jamal sensed his petite, curvy, friendly — and also married — coworker was flirting with him on occasion. She’d sneak in little touches, like a brush of his arm here or a squeeze on the shoulder there, and Jamal would find ways to reciprocate this …