It was nothing new, I always stopped by the convenience store on my way home from work, especially on long days like this one. At 45 years old, with a BA in Business, it was the only job I could find since the Central NY economy had completely tanked. I had lost my cozy bank job nearly 18 months ago. Getting dirty was a small trade off for the mostly large paychecks, and the kind of physical shape that most guys my age spend hours a day at a gym to get into.
I hadn't been with the company for more than a couple of weeks when I decided to shave my head (I'd grown tired of playing hide the bald spot) and started growing a goatee. And since the new look, I had been getting noticed by more than a few women that regularly walked passed the job site. I loved women, but recently I had been coming to terms with my cock curiosity. I had begun to notice other men, especially my younger friend and convenience store clerk, Bob
Life was finally starting to look up for me again. As I said, stopping by the convenience store, after long days had become an almost daily ritual. I'd stop, grab a six pack of beer or two, have a little chat with my friend, and former local football hero (Bob Denardo)that had since become the primary night clerk, then head home to my apartment alone, to drink and usually stroke off.
Bob had blown his chances at a college scholarship after getting tackled by half the opposing team while completing a game winning pass, blowing out his knee, while costing him his scholarship. And with no scholarship, he had been forced to take any job he could find, which was how a guy like Bob ended up working in a small town convenience store. Even after recovering from his busted up knee, Bob had managed to stay in incredible shape. At 6'1", he weighed around 220 lbs, had dark brown hair, ice blue eyes, tree trunk legs, and well muscled arms that rivaled my own.
Women, young and old alike, were almost always hanging around the store until late in the evening in the hopes that he might talk with them. So I was more than a little surprised when he started to make random compliments in my direction. At first, I was flattered and didn't think anything of it, figuring it was just him being nice, that was until tonight when Bob followed me into the beer cooler.