"Come on Hon," I groaned while I pushed the cart and watched her zip off into yet another section of the women's apparel section. "How many damn sweaters do you need?"
"Sweetheart... I'm just looking!"
"Jeee-zuz, what is it with women and clothes!" I mumbled, popping another little wheelie with the cart to get that damn broken front wheel aligned again.
"What's that? I didn't hear you?"
"Ah, I said... that one's nice; color of rose!" I didn't think she bought that bullshit, but her cute little wink and wiggle kinda let me know I wasn't in any serious trouble.
Oh, how I hate shopping! I guess I just don't get it, really. I mean aren't women constantly bitching about seeing someone else wearing exactly the same outfit? And look at all this stuff... lots of exactly the same outfits! Who's buying all this stuff anyway! I let my mind roam around that awhile as I watched other women zipping in and out of this or that section, holding the stuff against their chests, picking here and there (through all that stuff that looks exactly the same) as though they'd be the lucky one who really could find something that's not exactly the same as the rest of the stuff. No wonder the men's apparel section is so much smaller. Yep, show me where you keep the whitie-tighties, jeans, t-shirts... that's all I need anyway.
"Oh Todd! Isn't this just the cutest top!" her sweet giggly voice chimed, jerking my train of thought to a sudden stop.
" aw christ," I groaned.
"Huh?"
"I said, yes, it's nice!" and smiled, but I think she knew that was bullshit too! "Ah, Sweetie? Are you almost done here?"
"What's the matter? You don't like spending time with me?"
(Oh shit... here it comes. That 'boo-hoo woe is me bullshit' that always gets me. Why do us guys keep falling for that anyway?)
"No! Oh, no, Sweetie... it's not that, really! I just thought if you're going to be here awhile, I'll go over to the sporting goods department; maybe swing by automotive and get some oil for the car." (Yeah, right, she wasn't buying that line either!)
"Oh, okay, Hon-ney! I just wanna look around some more." And then she winked again with one of those little 'toodle-oo' kind of finger waves.
(Uh-oh, she's up to something. That was just too easy! And how the hell did we end up in the lingerie department anyway!)
"You sure? I mean, I don't mind staying here with you, really!"