The Box, the bar on the edge of town

You follow Mindy's directions to The Box, but as you turn onto the final street, you spot the building without even reading the sign out in front of it.

Standing out from the more traditional buildings around it, The Box lives up to it's name, at slightly over two stories tall and in the shape of a large purple cube, with most of the windows looking in blacked-out to discourage curious eyes. As you pull up in front of the bar, you noticed the hand-painted sign over the front door, stating "THE BOX" in large black block letters. A list of hours were on the glass double doors, but otherwise there was much at all to tell a casual tourist what sort of business was inside.

You notice some movement from the far corner of the building and realize that somehow you had failed to notice a blue-haired woman in a lawn chair sitting in the shadow of the building.

She looks over the top of her dark-tinted sunglasses as you get out of the truck, setting down an open beer bottle as she sits up a little straighter in her chair. Closer now, you can now see that her hair is mostly a bluish-purple, shaved very short along the sides of her head, with only the tress of hair hanging over one eye tinted a brighter shade of blue. You also notice a number of piercings, multiple earrings and a nose piercing as well, and a collection of tattoos winding around her left upper arm, letting you know that this is not your average small town girl.

"Hey there!" The woman took off her glasses and hung them in the neckline of her top, the weight tugging down the tank top a bit lower to show a bit more of her lush cleavage. Her tank top was cut off shortly below her breasts, leaving most of her tight midriff exposed and showing off a naval piercing as well. As she stood up to greet you, you saw that a pair of very short cutoff jean shorts and a pair of red Chuck Taylor sneakers completed her outfit. You also notice that the slender young woman is quite tall, almost matching you height."You must be new around here!"

You give her a nod and a smile as you reply. "Hello yourself! What makes you say that?"

She gives a quick laugh. "Because I never forget a handsome face, and I've never seen you before."

Your smile grows at her boldness. "Well well! I like a girl who knows what she wants! I like that a lot."

"I am definitely a girl who know what she wants," she says as she offers you her hand. "The name's Jane, by the way."

You give her hand a firm shake, showing her a strong but gentle grip. "Peter. Enchanted, as I'm sure you are as well."

"I wouldn't go that far," she said as she paused the handshake. "Let's take things one step at a time, Peter."

"All right," you reply with a cautious laugh. "I can play it that way. So, as a stranger around here, tell me, what's tasty around here. Besides you, that is." You don't make much of an effort to hide your gaze as you take in the tall and lean lovely in front of you.

Jane returned the gaze as she answered, checking out your own toned body. "You mean in the kitchen? That's more Chloe's territory than mine, but that girl can whip up a mean batch of hot wings, if you're not afraid burning your tongue off. I'm The Box's bartender. And.. I'm guessing that you're our new produce guy, since you're driving Larry's truck."

"I am. I'm Larry's nephew and he left the farm to me. Mindy's showing me the ropes til I get used to the job."

"Oh? And what sort of ropes is the red-headed minx showing you?" Jane quirked an eyebrow up as her interest was obvious piqued.

You made a note to remember that for later as you shook your head with a chuckle. "Just the type in the barn, for now," you say as you look into the punk girl's hazel eyes. "But if you had any that you think I should learn about, I'm all ears."

Jane's tongue darted out along her smiling purple-painted lips as she scanned you up and down again once more, momentarily lingering on the bulge in your jeans. "I just might have a few tricks to teach you," she said with a smirk, "but for now, you'd better get that delivery back to the kitchen, and I can introduce you to Chloe."