We struggled to the counter. Five people were already in line with the Plus line empty. There was an old man and his wife (or mother?) were bickering about the travel. Chris waved me away so he could prepare for his wheeling and dealing at the counter.
I happily dragged our luggage to the nearby row of chairs while Chris got in the barely marked line labeled Enterprise Plus members.
The old man with five people in front of him turned to Chris who stood alone in the Plus sections. The man gestured behind him, “Excuse me, I believe the line starts here.”
Not missing a beat, Chris replied with an assuring smile, “Oh it’s ok, I am an Enterprise Plus member.”
An expression of realization then embarrassment slowly passed over the old man’s face.
As one person finished, the Enterprise staff member looked up, “I can help the next person waiting in the Corporate line.”
Chris walked up to claim his reservation.
I don’t understand – did you cheat, or were you actually in the right line?
Chris was in the right line. The old man didn’t know there was the existence of the Plus line.
I personally found it so amusing that I made Chris tell me the story multiple times over the course of the trip.