his family wasnt irreligious they
lived in California grewup there as a matter
of fact there were more religions in their somewhat rural community than you
could shake stick at than Doan’s had pills
religion didnt capture their interest
if push came to shove they could admit being partial to Greek mythology Titans Gods
and Goddesses Monsters Cyclops Pegasus
he was particularly attracted
that Gods and Goddesses could materialise paterialise
out of the bluethe golden ether and pleasure themselves with a mortal made perfect sense itd probably get old fucking Gods and Goddesses and likelygiven their sexual appetites proclivities in a short while the maulings would be
incestuous
not that that would bother them they had ascended incest riles only the pious the petty the
mortalmade
he just began dating a girl from
Iowa
a looker a real sharp cookie
then not as sharp
she had a religious background or rather her mother did her mother said grace at every meal no matter
where they dined she liberally spread
her religionwhatever that religion was at that time
he met her parents not Met they ran into each other
he had been out of town on a job
for a few weeks
her house was between where the job
had been and his place he thought it might
be nice to drop in unannounced
late afternoon
he grabbed some thick ribeyes
peppers onions mushrooms greenbeans Greek yogurt blueberries beers
he rapped at the door
Daddy answered he looked nothing like his daughter
Can I help
you? was sizing him up
No thank you Is Elle home
Just a moment. he closed the door
behind him as he turned to walk into the house
growing up if he answered the
door hed stand there and yell so-an-so into the house they were eleven
Im curious Elle
Yes.
So around Christmas time when you
were a kid did you your siblingsyour parents go around the neighbourhood at night
bundled up singing carols
Yes.
for some reason he couldnt explain to her later
that tickled his funny bone something fiercesomething awesomebefore he could
check himself his laughter eruptedtore out of him in goutsblew up out of his
belly and lungs peal atop peal wave splashingslathering wave
she was not humoured
her eyes got shiny
her features hardened
wiping tears from his eyes he was
somewhat shocked her attractiveness eroded
he choked out his laughter
You think singing Christmas carols
is funny?
hardhard voice
I hadnt thought so but apparently
Did you, did you grow up living
under a rock?
Ohfuck
ohmy hedidntthinkhepossiblyhadanylaughterleft evidently his well was
deeper than he knew Thatsah reallyah very funny Elle
he erupted again into spastic bellylaughter
he had to admit when he gathered himselfwhen he wiped
tears from his eyes he
was somewhat surprised she hadnt left
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