The marine looked him up and down...sneakers, jeans and a conservative sweater – the complete opposite of the guy that the marine still held by the collar. When the marine's investigative look got to the young man's face, he blinked several times. The new supposed Antonio was identical to the original!
"And I wasn't even drinking last night," the marine mumbled to himself.
"Long red hair, a little shorter than me? Real fun time?" the new Antonio asked, echoing what the first one had said earlier. He continued, "Named Melanie. Yeah, I remember her real good. While you waste time over there playing Whack-A-Mole on that loser's face, I think I'll go see if Melanie wants to eat Italian tonight."
The young man winked and walked away with a s**t-eating grin on his face.
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