Share the chair

she looked at him like he was nuts

Ill sit forward on the edge you scoot back  well share

as he pulled the rollerchair away from the desk to sit she moseyedretreated to the rear a vintage last century Steelcase chair that he acquired in Minneapolis survived Miami riddenhard then through a hafdozen moves

                                                                                                       when people looked at it its worebeaten countenance they asked when he was going to replace it It looks like hell. . . . For something handsome Shes functional serves me well  Talk like tha sounds like youll ditch me when Im older  well used

   Cat got your tongue

october stayed put

                     he reached back blindlygingerly with his right grateful he found her fannyhips didnt stick a finger in her eye  she leaned in against the small of his back  the sun streaming through the window embraced them

over his left shoulder he said See  Howbout them apples

she pushed against his spine asif asking Apples?  What are apples?

he explainedwasnt like he was talking to himself

                                                 Its a colloquialism Thas funhuh how it rollsoff the tongue If you coud speak English october youd dig it Its from before our time my Maw used it frequently During the First World War Howbout them apples was a taunt against the Germans The Allies antitank grenade was called a toffee apple a caramel apple because of its bulblike appearance on a stick if you werent a cat youd also dig it

                                                                                                      More than you wanted to know I know but if someone says youll be ahead of them

october was leaning heavy against his spine purring

October

she didnt budge

                   she was asleep

Awweel he had that way with pussies

1335,  day-between-2-Ts,  10  1. 24

1046,  Thursday,  11  1. 24