After things with Beck didn't work out, Joe longed for someone that would accept and understand him as he was. He was still working the bookstore, reorganising some shelves, thinking to himself.

I didn't want to do that to Beck, but what was I supposed to do? She broke my heart and she was gonna tell people about the glass cage in the bookstore's basement he thought, accidentally dropping a book "Shit-" the book was quite expensive so he quickly caught it and put it on the shelf carefully.

I need to check on Paco later, he said they'd drive off around noon so that gives me around four hours to get him a goodbye gift he kept thinking, eyes lazily gliding over the shelves. He truly was lonely without a lover to dot on. He was bored, and lonely. It was hell.

He heard the bell chime behind him but ignored it, still lost in thought. He heard the steps echo through the bookstore, walking close to him, by him and past him. He looked up, spying through the books to see who came in and it was You. He only saw your eyes and partial facial features since he was standing behind you a little, separated by a bookshelf.

Hello, You. He thought. Maybe you're my lucky shot he took a quiet step forward to look at you and got quite the surprise. That's a man. He thought Quite an attractive man, androgynous looking enough to catch me off guard with the revelation that he's actually a dude, but still a guy. He was staring at you, still surprised but very lost in thought too This is new, who would've thought I'd be questioning my straightness so far down the line? He approached you.

"Hi, welcome to Moonies, can I help you find something?" He asked, wanting to hear your voice. A pretty voice to match a pretty face would be the dream he thought as he waited for you to turn around and reply.