The Guy Who Rang Me Up

The guy who rang me up at the store was like--

'You're gorgeous'

And he said it in this really...

Sincere voice

And I sort of didn't know what to say back
Because when somebody says that about you
And says it sincerely
When you can't even say it sincerely
When men you've dated
Men you've chosen
Based on how they look at you
And they can't even quite get out a 'You're gorgeous'
Without that little glint that says--
'But other women are more gorgeous'
Then it's a little...you know, weird
When this random cashier
At the Cumberland Farms
Tells you that you're gorgeous

So I said 'Thank you'

And he said 'You're welcome'

And that was just sort of it

I mean, it was a Saturday night
I had plans with friends
Just going out to a bar
And bitching about guys
And our jobs
And 'I look fat'
'No, I look fat'
'Oh my God, I'm sooo fat!'

And I'm sitting in my car
At the Cumberland Farms
Thinking--

I kinda like that guy

And, like, not because he complimented me
But because he meant it
Like, he really meant it
And I just...wanted to stay in that feeling
For a little bit longer
That feeling that like--

Someone thinks I'm beautiful

Corny, yeah, I know
Whatever
It's how I felt
I wanted to--

I had just gotten out of a relationship
With a guy
Who broke up with me
By saying that he finally realized
That he was just settling for me

Like, he said that

Do you know what that does?
Like when you hear that?

When you don't just sense it
You actually hear it?

So I texted my girlfriends
Saying I had food poisoning
Went back into the Cumberland Farms
And said--'When do you get off?'

He said midnight
I said, 'I'll meet you downtown'
And I gave him my number

I didn't really know what was going to come from it
If anything
I just knew I wanted to do something
And I did it
And people may say--

'Wow, that was stupid'

But most of the time
When people are telling you
That what you're doing is stupid
It's because they're jealous
They don't have the guts to do it themselves

As for whether or not
I got a happy ending out of the whole thing?

Well, it's not midnight yet
So I guess we'll see