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The store was set to open in about an hour, and Ben was in the bathroom, changing into his uniform, when Alex walked in.
Ben stilled. His arms were in the uniform shirt but not the rest of his torso, which meant that he was completely exposed. Alex raised an eyebrow as he saw the bandages around his assistant manager's chest.
"You okay, man?" Alex asked. "You get hurt?"
"I, uh..." Ben swallowed. "Sorry"
"Huh?"
"I'm one of those... Y'know" Ben chuckled. Alex chuckled awkwardly and shook his head.
"I'm not sure I follow, sorry"
"I'm one of those" Ben gestured awkwardly, quickly pulling over the rest of his uniform shirt. "Transsexuals"
"Oh..." Alex muttered, then his eyes widened as he looked up at Ben in realization. "Oh"
"Sorry" Ben swallowed thickly. "I should go"
"No, wait" Alex stopped him. Ben looked up, his eyes wide. "It's okay, man" the blonde smiled. "We've all got something weird goin' on" he chuckled. "Really, it's fine" he continued. "Thanks for tellin' me"
"Please don't tell the others"
"I won't, man" Alex promised. "Don't worry"
"Thanks"
"Yeah, of course"