I want something. But I don't know what.
Do men ever have this problem? Probably not.
Ice cream? Pizza? Cookies and milk?
Certainly nothing "healthy" for a midnight snack. Of course even though I just spent $150 on groceries, there is nothing in the house to eat.
DAMMIT.
I'll never get to sleep if I don't find something to rid myself of this craving.
I slip on jeans and a t-shirt, socks, my shit kicker boots... I am the commando queen, so no undies. I gather my hair in a messy ponytail, no point trying be fashionable at midnight.
In a minute I am on my Harley headed for the nearest convenience store. It's a nice evening at least, and late enough there is almost no traffic.
I pull the bike into the darkened parking lot of Busy Butchies. It's a small place, but they should have something guaranteed to make me gain 5 pounds over night.
I walk through the door, nod to the clerk, who is looking at me like I mean to rob the place. "No worries, just a snack attack." I say. He visibly relaxes.
Geez, I don't think I look THAT bad.
I start down an aisle, but stop abruptly as a pizza box comes sliding across the floor at me. I put the toe of my boot on it to stop it and look up to see a guy about my age, maybe younger, standing at the other end of the aisle, arms full of junk food.
If the look on his face is any indication, if I stomped my foot, he'd piss down both legs.
I bend over and pick up the box, "Yours?" I say as I hold it out toward him.
He nods, mouth opening and closing a few times like a fish out of water. I walk down the aisle to him and help rearrange the load in his arms to accommodate the box.
"Ummnn, thanks." he stammers. He isn't a bad looking guy. Actually pretty cute in a nerdy, 4.0 GPA kind of way. Khaki shorts, polo shirt, sandals with no socks, thank you Jesus.
And surprisingly enough, he appears well built. A couple of inches taller than me, dark curly hair, brown eyes, and a days worth of stubble that takes the edge off his whole preppy look.
"You too?" I ask.
"Me what?" he looks around like he isn't sure I am talking to him.
"Junk food craving?" I say, motioning toward his arm load.
"Oh. That, yea..." he nods in agreement.
"Well, I guess that answers my thought from earlier." I say to myself.
"Huh?" he questions.
"Oh, sorry, nothing really. I was just wondering earlier if men ever have these midnight I-don't-kknow-what-the-hell-I-want cravings." I smile, and he laughs, returning my smile.
There is an awkward silence as we stand there a few seconds. Then, as if on queue, we both try to go around each other, but move in the same direction, doing that little waltz we all do at sometime.
"All we need is music." I say, and we both dissolve into laughter.
Great.
Now it's the midnight giggle fit... just what I need.
We get around each other finally, so I can continue my hunt for the perfect snack, and he goes to the counter to pay for his purchases.
A few minutes later I leave the counter myself with a bag of cookies, a couple candy bars and something I've never seen before, but it looked good.
I reach my bike and start stuffing my snacks into a saddlebag. A car pulls up beside me and I instantly go into high alert. My hand goes to the 9mm at the small of my back, and I back away from the car door.