At noon, I see my friend, the custodian. I ask, "Is April a friend of yours?"

He reads me wrong, "We only met yesterday. Is she not working out?"

I guess I've been misunderstood too, "No ...I mean, yes, she's working out fine. You made a very good choice. It's just that, I mean, sometimes people help out friends, and that's okay; I think helping out your friends is wonderful. It's actually an honorable thing."

He smiles, "Seriously, we only met yesterday, so if you're asking if we're romantically linked, no we're not. Actually, it would be exciting to have a romance with someone from my place of employment, but no, I'm not interested in her. She's all yours! I'm gay, so no competition there! I actually have a crush on the groundskeeper. I'm just waiting for the moment to be right."