peyen

she called out from the bedroom at the back of the bungalow

Give me just a second

from the bathroom up the hall from the bedroom he replied

Im peyen . .you got all the seconds ya need

Jay-sus

Sorry  . .hard to hear you over all this racket in here . .wha

she strode into the hallway outside the bathroom

I said Jay-sus

Wha

she stood framed in the whiteoak trimmed bathroom doorway

I said Jay-sus

Jay-sus wha      Oh comon you know you like this

Thats beside the point  Youre ridiculous

Nope  Im just a dick  Comere

Wha

Just comere

I dont think so

Dont think just comere

No

No

I said no

Whydoncha try  yes

No

Comon  Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

I aint saying yes

Crafty  You just did

No

No  You said yes

I said I aint saying yes

But saying I aint saying yes is saying . . yes . .  you ought to be saying no

I did

No . .You said I aint saying yes . .  In that sentence is yes  . You should say no  unequivocally

I did

You didnt . . Not unequivocally

I cant believe youre still peyen

I did say You got all the seconds youll need

Jay-sus

You said that too

Ja . .

Auugh . . You know you like it

I do . .I do .  .At some weird level I do

So comere

For wha

A lil shake

Christ . .Ill give you a lil shake

he threw his arms off to the sides Im waitin baby

humored  she was good to her word

when they arrived at the New Years Eve party just under the stroke of Twelve their host and hostess chimed You two barely made it

she gave him a quick withering look over her shoulder

moving in through the front doorway under his breath so only she could hear

he said 
I wouldnt say that

1951,  Thursday,  3  1. 13