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As soon as there were no customers at the espresso counter, Indy turned to me.
“I can’t fire you, you know, for what you are. But I have a real problem with someone like you working for me,” she said.
My heart sank.
“Me too, fuckin’ can’t stand racists, even ones that make good brownies,” Tex put in.
Ally just glared at me.
“I’m not a racist,” I said, feeling like crying.
“Sure, you just have a problem with that…kind,” Ally entered the conversation.
My heart sank further. At the same time my gut twisted.
“Lee caught up with Eddie last night,” Indy explained. “Eddie told Lee everything.”
“It isn’t like that,” I said.
“You can work here until you find another job.” Indy was done with me and turning away.
“Really, it isn’t like that,” I said, getting desperate, because I needed that job. It was a great job. I didn’t have time to look for another one and Ilikedthem. They were fun. If I wasn’t so exhausted all the time and working sixteen-hour days, I would have been having the time of my life. I didn’t want them to think I was a racist. That would seriously suck.
“I don’t wanna know what it’s like,” Indy said, moving away from the counter.
Tex was staring at me. “I wanna know.”
“I’m not sure what to say.” Indy ignored Tex and turned back to me. “You always took off when he was around but I thought…forget it. Never mind.”
“I still wanna know,” Tex said.
“It’s hard to explain,” I put in.
“I’ll bet it is,” Ally said.
I closed my eyes and I was pretty sure I was going to throw up.
Then Indy said to me, “He’s a good guy you know. His family has been in this country for three generations. He’s as American as you and me. His grandmother is even Irish Catholic, for God’s sake!” She ended up shouting.
I winced like she’d hit me.
“You don’t have to tell me that. I don’t care if he’s only just come over the border!” I was getting kind of panicky.
Ally made a noise that sounded kind of like a snort, anangrysnort.
“No, that didn’t sound right. You don’t understand,” I said.
“No. Idon’tunderstand,” Indy replied, leaning into me.
I tried to explain. “I just have a problem with his kind, his type. I always have. It isn’t only him, I have a problem with Lee’s guy, you know, the Native American one, Vance.”
Indy looked like her head would explode.
“No!” I yelled. “That didn’t sound right either. I have kind of a problem with Lee, and Hank too!”
“What the fuck’s the matter with you!” Ally yelled.
“It isn’t their ancestry. It’s that they’re hot!” I shouted.
