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"Achoooooooo!"

I tried to hold it in but of course it just came out. A loud, sloppy, but very relieving sneeze. I covered my mouth, but of course it didn't matter.

I still saw the spray of a million billion teeny tiny germs migrate and quickly find their way all over my office, my desk, my phone of course even the pen I was holding.

**Ah, yes, the pen I was holding. I forgot what I was doing for a second until I looked at the pen again.

"Here you go sir! Just sign here," I say as I hand the pen to my customer.

He looks up and ... does he pause? Just for a second. It's hard to say. I was too busy trying to hold in the next sneeze I could feel coming.

The young man smiles, takes the pen and very obediently signs where I tell him.

Then it hits me!

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! GROSS! GERMS. Wet, sloppy, ooeyy goooey very obvious, very yucky germs.

All over my pen.

Which I just handed to the customer.

"*GASP," I blurt out! " I am soooooo SORRY. I can't believe I just did that."

He laughs, and it hits him.

But he graciously says, "It's ok. Don't worry about it."

"WOW," I say! "No, seriously. That was rude. I didn't even think about what I was doing it while I was doing it. I'm soooo sorry!"

He finishes signing  then hands me the pen. We're both laughing uncontrollably at this point.  

"Well, ummmm!  Thank you. And I hope those germs treat you as good as they've treated me," I joke!

He laughs even harder as he thanks me for my germs and walks away.