I didnt walk until after I was two

My kid brother my Irish twin walked before I did

                                                    Almost a year before I did

Was there something wrong with you?

wasnt a better subject to break the ice at a bar when meeting a girl for the first time

                                                                                         No I was very fat

How fat’s fat?

You familiar with babies

Second of five.

The three younger a lot younger you changed their diapers younger

she laughed it was musical dimples accompanied

                                                They were youngeryes.

My birthweight was seven an an ounce

                                            Yours

I was eightfifteen.

How long

Twentytwo and a half.

Big baby

Of us five, the biggest.

So then youre familiar not only with birthweights but weight as babies grows I think their average weight at a year is twentytwo pounds

                              Wha arya drinking

An apricot fizz, ginger ale, they have Vernors.

Coud I buy you a drink

Is that what it’ll cost me to hear the rest of this story?

It wasnt gonna be

                     Is now

Ya twisted my arm.

                      Yes. Please.

heldup his arm caught Sams eye

                                    she heldup a finger one sec

What was that? Bar's busy. Are you two connected?

Telepathically

    What’s up, Joe?

Sam Delilah wou . .

. . Seriously. Your name’s Delilahbecause that’s the kind of shit Joe thinks up.

No. Seriously.

they burst outlaughed together

                                        he couldnt have been more pleased the jiggle between them was awesome

Gals Can we rein it in youre killin me

You wish. they spoke overechoed each other

I doSam

           Delilah will have the apricot fizz Vernors ginger ale Ill have a Guinness large Jameson please

to tip him just a bit further Your wish is my command.

I wish

Sam laughed more dimples more jiggle

                                            Be back as soon as the Guinness creams.

She’s a kick.

She is

You two ever an item?

We wished

             We met she was in a relationship When she wasnt I was

We became good buddies at virulent cross purposes

I like her.

Eminently likable

Birthweight.

Ja

    Twentytwo pounds at a year 

Born at seven

At six months twentyseve . .

. . OH MY GOD.

Fat fat fat fat baby

                      My fat rolls had fat rolls  However

I am confident not walking till after two was for another reason

What other reason could that possibly be?

At birth  Anticipating it . .

. . Anticipating?

Yadidnt

    I can’t say I did.

I did

      At birth freed of my umbilical coil I stood astride my mothers thighs like a Colossus

I think I pulled a muscle or muscles badly

Took me two years to recover

    a smile was sneaking onto her face

                                     You’re so full of shit.

Sam overheard Delilah

                          He is, isn’t he?

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