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I woke up in the middle of the night last week. A muffled series of sounds were coming from the kitchen, and no doubt my beautiful wife was up to something.
She had been fasting all day after we both enjoyed a pleasant mid-morning brunch., and now her hunger harshly interrupted her need for sleep.
I rose out of bed and began to creep silently toward the kitchen.
In the meantime, my wife was in the process of raiding the fridge for a midnight smorgasbord. She had laid out a scrumptious feast on the kitchen counter with all kinds of tasty treasures.
She selected only three items, and was more than ready to sample a scrumptious, fried chicken leg and a cold piece of her favorite pepperoni pizza.
As I approached the kitchen, the only light was coming from the still-open refrigerator. As I slipped unannounced into the kitchen, my wife’s midnight buffet was serving up its final course . . . dessert of course!
She was enjoying her final choice . . . a slice of decadent triple chocolate cake.
She turned and was shocked to see me up at this midnight hour (since I am usually a very sound sleeper). She confidently told me, “I’m not night eating. It’s time for ‘nunch.’”
With her mouth full, she asked, “Do you want the final slice of this yummy cake?”
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Originally published November, 2019.
Big Sky Buckeye 
That is awesome
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Kev, thanks for reading and sharing these kind words.
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So much for fasting. Sounds like a yummy way to break fast. Would she have left half of the last piece of cake for you if you hadn’t got up? Hmm … I wonder.
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Good question Anneli. Actually, I changed the end of the story. In the original version, she did eat the last piece of cake.
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The beauty of fiction – you can have your cake and eat it too.
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How sweet of her to offer you the last piece.🥰
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Indeed! Truthfully Kathy, I changed the ending from the original post. The first time around, she didn’t offer her husband the last piece.
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triple chocolate sounds wonderful but for me gluten free 🙂
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Since I should be watching my sugars, I will have to enjoy just a bite or two.
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