"I'll get you free fries if I can," he promised. "But only if my seventeen year old, pimply assistant manager isn't watching. I'm pretty sure he'll make an example of me and I'll get fired because he'll want to misuse his power. Hmm...maybe I should apply at Burger King instead...."
He winked at her and took another sip from his beer. "Yeah, sometimes I like being alone...I loved the long drives between here and school when no one came with me. Sometimes I'd turn off the radio and just think. Eventually, though," he added, "I like to be around people."