If you want it, take it. 

If you don't want it, take it anyways.

sound  mature  advise

they were two capable intelligent men

one had a college degree and taught in an extension high school for his entire career

the other dropped out of college a quarter shy of a degree and was happy that he eluded a career the entirety of the time that might otherwise be considered a career  

he made money forty hours a week and refused to work overtime

                                                                   as he explained “I’ll sell forty hours a week to make ends meet, but ain’t no company can afford me the worth for my free time.”

he was prickish that way

he confounded more than several employers

but they hired him because they knew they got a bargain they knew theyd get more out of him than they paid him for

“I got to make a living, but beyond that, that’s mine. It’s non-negotiable.”

   Take it

           it was Spanish ricean abundance of Spanish rice that she had served with her cheese and cheese and chicken enchiladas 

he-eluding-a-career had brought a bottle of Cazadores Reposado across the desert with his career brother-in-law to consummate a deal he posed their mother-in-law he proposed that if he brought tequila that she would make her magic in the kitchen and provide Mexican fare

she was a phenomenal cookran a deli for fifteen years under her name  when she sold her business the community appreciated its loss

                   but she was his mother-in-law  their loss was his gain  and he exercised it whenever he couldfuck the ten hours of driving between her and him  DONE

they were going to take it  he was taking the portion she set aside for him even if his brother-in-law decided not to take his

her husbandshe remarried after their father-in-law died was the voice-of-reason who intoned If you want it take it If you dont want it take it anyways

the baritone emitted by this slender elder man transfixed him

he couldnt believe that it was really his voice

he thought Ray was pulling his leg

but he never broke voice

never broke character

hed have to take Ray as-is believe him 

                                          it wasnt that he was overtly suspicious paranoid some might say if he overheard the some say paranoid hed correct them  not that he believed as much  but rather a friend said it so he couldnt himself and repeated it  Its not a matter of being paranoid its not being paranoid enough 

rather he was numbers-guy he had to make things add-up 

with numbers you were either right or wrong 

one-plus-one-never-equaled-three  unless  unless   partners were open to sharing

he had his share of tumbles

although he was never a partner

he was the third-wheel

how he met these women were beyond him

he didnt cultivate their brief relationships 

they happened organically orgasmically   delightfully

his daughters had their take

once they stumbled in unannouncedhe gave them keys to his place

they wanted to surprise him

he surprised themSURPRISE!

their take actually made sense

he had three outdoor cats

five indoor cats

cats seemed to make their way to him

his daughters called him The Pussy Whisperer

they didnt see why pussy couldnt transcend species

he had to admit they had a good point

good points are organic

                         If you want it take it If you dont want it take it anyways

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