He slid next to Randi Frazier while she was eyeing the fresh fish. He had his eyes on something else.
"How are you?" Frazier remembered him asking. She politely replied: "Good."
He told her he was from the area. An awkward silence ensued. "Maybe you can take my number?" he said.
"Sorry," said Frazier, of Capitol Heights, her shoulder-length black hair brushing against her gray wool jacket. "I'm married."
It wasn't the first time Frazier had fended off a request for her number since shopping at the new Wegmans in Prince George's County.
Indeed, Georgetown may have the "Social Safeway," but Prince George's has what many have dubbed "Club Wegmans." Singles hook up in front of bins of fresh produce; couples gather for dates in the grocery store's sit-down restaurant; and shoppers sway to music from overhead speakers, singing along with Prince, Luther Vandross and Teena Marie.
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