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
I wouldnt say that
1951, Thursday, 3 1.
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