27.8.22


she was passing through town she said  Your mother gave me your address.

he hadnt seen her since she was
                                   How old

Eleven, maybe twelve.

How old are you now

Twentythree.

Youve aged nicely

You think?you do remember me?

Of course You went down in front of the house on your bicycleconcrete scratched the hell out of your knee Looked like it woud scar

It did, see. 
            they were sitting at the bar waiting for a booth to clear to have food place made a sensational Mac and Cheese she was wearing a skirtbrought her knee up he caught her leg behind the kneepulled it up closer  See?

he was seeing and admiring 
                                Yes

It would have scarred worse if you hadnt helped.

Maybe maybe not Was no trouble

You picked me up and carried me into your house. she smiled looked like she was back then and here at the same time

he smiled You have great dimples 
                                      he slowly lower her leggave it back to her 
Thank you.
             Often I've felt I owe you a debt of gratitude.

You were a tough little kidtears were in your eyes  but you didnt cry

I cried after you drove me and my bicycle home.

Aw well ya sucked it up the whole while I was with you

You were very kind, attentive, you administered me well.

Had lotsa scratched to hell knees when I was a kid too

You’ll have to show me. she teasedsmiled again her dimples deeper yet

Girl you got great dimples                                    

the barmaid interrupted 
                          Excuse me, let me take your drinks, a booth’s ready, a nice booth, somewhat secluded, probably best as you’re catching up.

they stoodhe said Thank you he looked at her name stitched on her shirt above her breast Sam also lingered a moment to admire
Thawas very thoughtful

We aim to please if we can.

Thank you I appreciate tha Well follow you 
                                              he stepped aside to let Sam lead Candy gave him a looksmirked whispered Aim to please and followed Sam he lingered to take in both their fannies as they walked ahead  hed have to remember to thank his mom 


the booth was as secluded as Sam said

as they sat he said You wont forget us

plying them with menus I’ll forget you . . just enough. Back in, say, five, ten minutes?

Candy said Ten. Thank you, Sam.

after she left Ten I thought we knew wha we wanted

We do, I just want to take advantage of our booth, she wasn’t kidding when she said secluded. No telling what could transpire heremight see your knees.

  My knees you crack me up
                                I had no idea the day woud bring you this is too much fun Who knewwhoever knows  I love the unexpectedness of it

I’m terribly happy you were willing to meet me, your Mom told me you hadn’t changed, same guy, not one iota, a real charmer she said. 
                    Thank you. It’s been a long time. We scarcely know each other.

he raised his glass Then heres to getting to know each other

Candy smiled Getting to know each other better. 


who knew they were going to have that much fun

they had the Mac and Cheese Candy built her own

Sam made herself scarce but was attentive

they had several more drinks

became more friendly

Candy excused herself to use the restroomcame storming back I forgot my phone. 
                                                                                      Another drink?
Yes please Id love another Nice benefit to living nearby  Can walk home

Yes. off she went 

he mused 
            she was a neighbourhood kid he knew her parents delivered their newpapers hustled them to raked leaves shovel snow cut lawn there was a younger sister Candy took after her mother looks builddefinitely build college double major Communications Politics Art History minor was driving crosscountry new job Seattle went out of her way to stop to meet him

they were hitting it off famously 

Whas famously

he had an idea

hed ask her hers when she got back 


Sam didnt bring their drinks

too bad she was providing him at least an ample view when she bent to serve she wasnt marriedwasnt wearing a ring had to have a boyfriend he might have to test those waters would be foolish not to

 

Candy hustled in with their drinks set them down Hmm she provided him an ample viewing too 
                                                                                                  Sorry. Bars backed up. Sam’s making drinksmade ours, said they ought to straighten our hair
                                                                          she stumbled over his legs before he could stand to let her in  smiling Excuse me while I crawl over your lap 

Have your way with it hand on the tablehand then knee between his legs he admired the round of her rump as it went by

There. she giggled I need to straighten my clothing out. she shimmied pulled here there pulled on her skirt her blouse shifted plucked sighed  finished 
                                    There. How do I look? 
You look like a million bucks
                                Do you have your phone

she giggled Thank you. I wouldn’t she giggled again a little percolation no I wouldn’t percolated beautiful laughter smiles coming out of her face were arresting  Ohno, I wouldn’t lose my phone, it’s right here in my pocket.

Oh good Good  I thought you were just happy to see me 
                                                             he caught her with that she belted out an enormous laughdidnt bother to cover her mouth 
                                       he really dug thatdug that a lot in women if someoneshe asked hed say that was a dealbreaker a woman ought to be uninhibited hand over heranyones mouth  inhibited 
                                                                                               however over the afternoon evening he was learning that about her                               

You’re too funny. 

Thank you It was your prompt though

You’re blaming me? she pointed at herselfsmackdab between her tits he had to look

I am Ya teed up a ball Im gonna drive it

almost musically Drive it. 
                          that tickled  Ive no choice he raised his glass  she grasped hers  Heres to having no choice  Just gotta do it

No choice, gotta do what you gotta do.

they sipped  Sam didnt lie

Thas a drink

A specialty of hers she said.

She name it

She didnt say.

Well have to ask when we leave this evening 
                                                 Whawoud you name it

Candy took another sip she touch her tonguetapped her tongue to her upper lip where the cleft down from her nose met took yet a smaller sip then ran her tongue at her top lip again slowly side to side scarcely an inch terribly erotic 
I don’t know. Why don’t you try.

I can try Take another sip please an do tha tonguething

she puckered her lips
                        Okay.

she sippedtonguedput her lips together he leaned forwardsuddenly kissed her delicately

then he leaned backlooking in her eyes the whole time 
                                                          I don know either But we have time to drink an figure it out
Make a better educated guess

she smiled warmly her dimples hinting  terribly erotic 


  Say? something in her eyes  something mischievous

Yes

she wiggledreaching into her pocket Would you like to see a couple of pictures?

Yes sure Id be happy to see anything you wanted to share with me

she blushed slightly

he noticed

she made a thing of itfinding the pictures 
                                                 Ah.  Yes.     Here.   Look.  she handed him the phone an slipped a bit away from him

he noticed

Swipe left, there’s three pictures.

Awright 
         selfies Hmm same clothing  first picture she held her bra backstraps dangled against her shoulder cups in hand her blouse open left things to his imagination   krazy  tasteful

second her skirt was pulled up to one side he saw her hip hipflexor  the slender sensuous tease of her coloured panties

the third picture her panties and bra in hand

while he was looking mesmerised she stealthily had taken them from her other pocket 
                                                                                         when he finally looked up from the phone they were in her hand as it rested on top the table she smiled she set them beside her pinched her panties held them out to him 
                 For you, my gratitude.
he took them 

they were warm

she dropped her hand lazily to her thigh her fingers worked her skirt up she shifted her hips forward reaching down she touched her scarred knee then slowly slowly she ran her fingers back up her leg between her legs  she touched herself shivered   gathered a small breath 
                                                    I was thinking . . . 

leaning forward he gently pushed her downhis hand at her chest at her breast down into the booth brought her scarred knee up over his headhis shoulder against his arm 
                                                            I like how you think

still dark AMish,  Saturday,  27  8. 22 
1417,  Saturday

the cleft under ones nose is called a philtrum – he liked cleft – in Key Largo Humphrey Bogart explains its origin – a newborn comes into this world with all the grace and wisdom of heaven and earth – but an angel soon arrives and presses the childs lips together so that he or she cannot impart the knowledge to anyone 


an aged live oak decrepit crumblingdecaying  alone in a vast brown turned field stickled with weeds

in its day it had probably stood better than ten metres tall

though unrestrainedabiding winds had sweptback pulled its limbs south

its long scattered ruins like a trail impressed him he imaginedhe couldnt help himself  under the cover of night it crawled incrementally 


its stark sunbleached trunkone remaining branchits bow  its end shattered  lead north  was breathtaking   marvelous 
              they abided
                                                                 
after he passed he admired them in his side mirrorhis rearview mirror until they disappeared behind a hill as the road curved east 
             he smiled   until they submitted  fell   were scavenged by earthbugs birds preying on them
until they disintegrated
                         they were reminders stark memory of what they witnessed 
                                                                                     before the winding roadthe fencesthe almondsthe grapevines
                       before the insults

1212,  Twosday,  5  4. 22
1002,  Saturday,  27  8. 22
Burial  The Shell of Light  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-JyMK5sg40