It was another typical night for Joe Callaway as he counted the change in the register, his routine before he locked up the convenience store for the night. He had just finished when the door rang as it opened.
"I'm sorry we're cl...," said Joe, looking up and surprised at who just came in, "closed."
It was beautiful girl, in her mid twenties, with light brown highlighted hair, deep blue eyes, luscious lips, and a sizable chest hidden by a dark winter jacket.
"Please," pleaded the girl, giving Joe a smile, "I won't be more than five minutes, I promise."
"Alright, but a second longer and I get your phone number," said Joe.
"You got it," giggled the girl.
'It has to be her,' thought Joe as he watched the girl as she searched the aisles, 'It's Chantal Davis.'
Chantal was Joe's fantasy crush in high school. Although they had been in the same classes a few times, he had never taken the chance to talk to her.
"Find everything ok," said Joe as Chantal brought a few magazines to the counter.
"Yes," said Chantal, smiling, "Thank you so much for staying open for me."
"It was no problem, Chantal," said Joe, quickly adding as she looked nervous, "It's me Joey, Joey Callaway from high school."
"Oh my god," gasped Chantal in surprise before giggling, "I thought I recognized you."
"Yep, it's me," said Joe, handing her the magazines, "There you go."
Chantal smiled as Joe locked register.
"You know Joe," said Chantal, "You did go through the trouble of staying open for me. Perhaps I can thank you somehow."
"It was no prob...," said Joe.
"Please," said Chantal, looking at him doe eyed.
"Well I suppose," said Joe.
"Great," said Chantal, smiling.
She pulled a small piece of paper out of her purse and quickly scribbled on it before giving it to Joe, "Here's my address, stop by in half an hour."
"Ok," said Joe. "See you soon," said Chantal as she left the store.
After closing up the store 10 minutes later, Joe quickly rushed down the block to his brownstone where he showered and changed into a dress shirt and pants.
He didn't usually dress up like this but for a chance to spend some time with a girl like Chantal Davis, he was going all out.
After looking himself over in the mirror, Joe went down to his car and drove off towards Chantal's, stopping along the way to pick up some wine.
Chantal giggled as Joe finished his story about one of their high school memories.