11.3.18


We could be friends
                      icewater ran in his veins

he mimicked We could be friends

Yes  Ill dance you sing
                         the B52s Love Shack had began as she and a friend entered the liquorstore where he worked  the friend heavilytatted was man  or boy a male  howbout the opposite sex  what tribe he was of wasnt distinct or were his tattoos thematic  he had come to accept body art as eclectic  she had none  she recognised the happy storm of Love Shack and broke out into dance

from the rear of the store he saw her dancing  he called up to her Atta grrl let er rip  

she didnt break strideshe smiled she was too involved   

her friend neglected her prancing  he continued up into the store without either notice pleasure or bemusement  a real cold fishtoo cool for words  playing to an audience in his head

he didnt put the two together they were from separate jigsaw puzzles if they were together eventhough he wasnt a betting man hed bet if they tried to make it work itd fail  not today tomorrow this yearnext in the long run one or the other would wakeup and realise their partner and disconnect  he had been right about Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel who the fuck was kidding who  as hed been right about her meteoric riseabout Dorothy Strattens risewho should have been Playboys 25th Anniversary centerfold rather than Candy Loving as hed been right about Anna Nicole Smiths rise then a print model for Guess Jeans to the froth of Playboy  nobody listened to him  probably becauseby his own admission he was adverse to blondes  he couldnt rally a soul to buy into his prognostications for the very reason that blondes didnt make his cut  usually finding them glass baubles as compared to earthy women who wowed himsnapped his neck it was hard to beat 60s 70s natural and bush  he missed both desperately


We could be friends 

a buxom Rita Hayworth blackanwhite edition whispered that to him through her chattering teeth as they frolicked in the Pacific surf  he was teaching her to catch a wave with a boogie board because she needed the help and for whatever reason the young bucks left her to flounderIdiots 

never to leave a woman in distress or neglect an opportunity he offered his assistance  I can help if you like  because at your pace youll either turn blue or drown before you catch on or catch a wave

Ppappaleeaase 

Yes  Yah   You may go purple beyond blue if I dont help

a smile came up over her trembling teeth

I admire your tenacity girl


she was a capable student listened well  inside ten minutes with the help of sets of obliging rollers she hung right in beside him  either their exertion to catch the next wavetheir keen attention to each other or they grew too numb to care they were provided a respite or it insulated them from the cold salt sea
it never occurred to him she might have been playing a part

when her lips did go purple he motioned her to head in

running up onto the sunwarmed beach his blanket and towels closer to the water he took her board from hertucked them under up his arm then took her hand in his  

they stopped short of the blanket  he grabbed a beach towel for herwrapped her in it then grabbed another for himself 

her shaking seemed only to escalate Aw kid  here  lets opt for body heat  I have it on Holocaust authority two people can warm themselves together faster than separate 

opening his towel for her she opened hers and stepped into his armsher body against his  he wrapped them up and pivoted around so the sun struck her backside 

together  despite the chill of where their suits separated their skins he could feel an ascendant warmth gather  then beyond it a sensual heat simmer  

Better  he asked into the top of her head

Yes   Better


they held each other longer than they needed to to annihilate their chillsher shaking  they stood oblivious to their surroundings wrapped together talking aimlessly  her mouth at his chest and throat  his at her thick auburn hair the seashell curl of her ears

she was visiting the coast on her own  Two weeks she said  

she spent three with him  she reminded him of someone  someone beyond Rita


they wrote letters for several months  then she moved in with her mother on the East Coast to help consolidate her finances

her letters stopped abruptly


after several more months without receiving return lettershe wasnt going to stop until he had a reason he wrote family and friends letters and they never wrote back  letterwriting didnt play into their lifestyles because they were too lazy

then he received a letter from her mother Giselle curious name  he had only known or met a single Giselle in his life   Giselle  her name brought back fine memories  white sand Florida beaches at night  swimmingsnorkeling in the Keys  barbecued fish cold wine  sexual abandon

Giselle wrote that Sofia could not continue her relationship with him

he read more


then as he turned to the fourth pagethe foreplay at an end the meat revealed  Giselle admitted she was his Giselle from Miami  her pictures of him compared to Sofias were irrefutable he didnt remember either of them taking pictures of him like mother like daughter     
Oh     


like mother  like his daughter




We could be friends 

the startling young woman still bounding before him to Love Shack the heave of her breasts mesmerisingwarming him
he felt a flush

We could be friends he said but tell me your mothers name isnt Sofia 

Her name isnt Sofia


Youre not lying are you

Why would lie about that

I dont know  seems some women have a bloodhounds scent to them 

Does Sofia look like me

Did  I wouldnt know  I just prefer prefer  you arent  Im . . 
. . Youre attracted to me

I think our chemistry is obvious . .
. . Yes   Ill dance you sing 


And him  he motioned with his head to her friend still among the stacks

Him  Hes an acquaintance  I wanted to take some fresh air and he was running out for some wineWhy do people out here drink winestupid

You prefer spirits

Damnright  This time of year its cold at home and nurtured in the East wine hasnt much of a place or appeal in my world

East

Yes

Your mothers name isnt Sofiaseriously

She isnt Though I sense theres a story behind your trepidation


Yes

Id like to know it   Be my friend

Youre bosom buddy


Maybe



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