they vied back and forth all night at a bar with friendsher friends he happened by  was invited into the fray by someone familiar with him  nothing offlimits  politics sex religion  politics   the others were guardedconcernedworried to offend not themthey were at each others throatanyones who dare wander in her friends wearied probably because they werent getting a word in edgewise

they started falling off said goodnight heading for the doorover their shoulder Don’t kill each other.

maiming was more like it

                          they werent stopping

she wouldnt shut up

                    not that he wanted her toshe made legit arguments which was refreshing not glib Oh Looks pretty talking points

she pressed hers

 

at long last  Last Call   he bought them another drink   Girl Talk talktalktalk

                                                                                   You attempting to filibuster me Think raising your voice me raising mine you yours me mine that somewhere in that youll bury me Got another thought coming I got a big mouth Im from a family of eleven anif ya think for a moment yare gonna overcome me think twice  Im the eldest of nineused to putting down hopeless rivalries squelching minor players said players meant punks despite brothers and sisters  they were late to the game through no fault of their own

                                                                                 If need be if I hafta he sighed Ill crush ya  Canya please give it a rest

she glared hot  though to her credit shed been volcanic throughout the night

                                                                                seemed to him she was someones little sisterlikely several someones little sister  he got it  shed always been digging out from underworking it since she was a kid

she wasnt his kid sister he didnt give them any quarter either he liked her spunk though  unfortunately dancing with him he wasnt allowing her to lead

                              Bestplease  ya shaddup listen up

he wanted to grab her by the throat

he would 

but he didnt wanna

finally air went out of her like a toy balloon leaking from some place she was aware of or could stop

                                                                                                         she smiled deliciously

he smiled back

like boxers begrudgingly might after a draw decision is declared

     Hear that

                 Quietude

she sighed Yes.  she wasnt defeated she was exhausted

Im not the enemy Im not party to whoeverwhatever your angstyour colic is about But we do disagree  A lot

You’re not claiming some kind of collateral dama . .

. . No  no   ya havent damaged me Im saying Im not part of that contingency yare railing againstdesperately looking for

    Might wanna look elsewhere

There an or or else attached?

  There is

             Wanna keep filibustering me . .

. . Filibustering?there’s more to my arguments.

Awright  I concede

                     Still rings in my ears  filibustered but rather  cleverly Id prefer to he smirked bust your cherry

Cherry?

Wanted to bring sex backaround into our conversation

Cherry. Hmm.   Been done.  there was a shade of niggling acquiescence in her voice

hed take niggling  he pressed

                                 Yare pretty blatant   

No not at all.  Water under the bridge.

Better under than over a dam  

Yes.

I can pretend  Im excellent at pretending  As a matter of fact  I can pretend well enough for us both so good you might believe you were

You’re ah  tempting.

Havent we been tempting each other all night

that delicious smile again

Lets call a truce 

Truce!

My place or yours

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