Betty’s

upscale lounge fella couldnt walk in without an invite or unattended

                                                                          hed been invited

over the telephone Meet me there. I’ll leave your name at the door.

Are there eunuchs  Doormen  bouncers

                                          she gasped Eunuchs?

Although, not a shabby idea, evenif in name only.

As long as it isnt mine Aaron

Oh but it is.

Is not Youre cute

                     Castratos woud be mine

Both yours same difference.

Ah by any other name a rose woud smell as sweet

You’re being awfully playful.

You bring it out of me

                        Anwhile Im being awfully do notas you have before introduce me as your escort your gigolo

she giggled water coursing in a brook  I tease. I must. 

                                                     I'm coopting your language . . it’s so colorful so entertaining . awfully hard to resist.

You do I shall parry

                       Courtesan

Goodness. Their heyday, the Renaissance, Enlightenment, correct?

It was Why I dig you

                        Your beauty your brains

I love your words. You’ve unearthed some real gems.

                                                        Gigolo tickles mereminds me of Jell-O.

Frost lime

Frost?

Sometimes when my Maw made it somehow edges were agitatedaerated looked like frost  hoarfrost

   You know it

Frosty whore. Methinks not.

he chuckled

              Maybe not  You woudnt grewup in Miami

I did.

Family ever traipse north

No. If not the Caribbean, we were sailors, Europe.

I don think I knew tha

                        Growing up in Minnesota winter lotsa hoarfrost   Quite magical

Maybe . . someday.

You don do winters

I don’t.

Too bad Youd be a complete knockout wearing goosebumps

Goosebumps? Really?

   Two in particular

                       Ill meet ya

You say the sweetest things.

                                  I'll see ya there. Bye.

after Saturday,  18  1. 25

1421,  reggaefriday – Pi Day,  14  3. 25

walking into the restroom he immediately thought Whas wrong with this picture

                                                                                 couldnt put his finger on it

   however

            he urgently needed to move his bowels

swung the stall door open checked that there was toilet paper only had to screw that pooch once to NEVER make that mistake again talk about the kindness of strangers in a stall beside you

                                                                                          An guys  Well

Skating on thin ice

it was a healthy purge  noisy

                               over itcouple of stalls to his left  he heard another

wiped

stood  turned

faced the music

                     Ohyes he mused aloud quietly A good one

dressed  flushed the toilet

unclasped the door swung it open crossed to the sinks to wash his hand

                                                                                                  Wha is wrong with this picture

he heard the toilet flush over his left shoulder  fumbling

                                                            he lathered his hands  rinsed them

reaching for paper towels he heard the door swing open  sharp footsteps

                                                                                               Sharp  Hmmm

tossing a look in the mirror at them their footsteps stopped

                                                              she looked nearly as confused as him

Whas wrong with this picture

                           there were no urinals

G’afternoon

she stood speechless

Appears in my discomfort I went right rather than left

                                                          tossing the paper towels away  Have a fine day

I hope youre feeling as rejuvenated as me

                                              It sounded like it

   day one jury duty selection new County Courthouse

after Saturday,  18  1. 25

1211,  reggaefriday – Pi Day,  14  3. 25

absently  Say kiddo    Woudya listen to this

she closed the book she was reading on her finger set it in her lapher legs were across his   tipping her glasses down her nose she looked over at him

often weekend afternoons theyd build a fire pour a drink sit on the couch and read together

You got something?

I think I do

Think?   You rarely ever . . think . you know.

Sppose I do

               Its a beaut

Tell me who it reminds you of

What’s the book? 

                    the coffee table before them was stacked with her books his books  they read like others watched television changed channels

The Metaphysical Club

Ah, you were awfully excited to get your hands on it.

Yah

       I cant believe it was immediately available from the library

An older book?

Lemme look

                                  Published Twothousandone

Not that old.

No

    Excuse me for interrupting you

My story’s transitioning, good timing. she took her whiskey from the coffee table sipped

                                                                                                                   Ohmy  This is so good. Redbreast? 

Yes I broke out the fifteenyear

Really? What’s the occasion?

You

she smiled Gawddamn those dimples

                                     You tryin’ to get in my pants?

Always

             Forever

   Day’s young but enough about your cock. Let’s hear whaya got.

sipped his whiskey cleared his throat

                                             A quote regarding Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior

Holmes. Turn of the Twentieth Century?

Youre good . .

. . Of course I am.

He was named to the Court in Nineteenohtwo

This ought to be a kick.

Here we go

              He was not afraid, in conversation, to flirt with taboos, but it was the flirtation he cared about, not the suggestion that there was anything wrong with propriety.

 

   Well

Well . . . shit.

                 I’m in lovesleeping with Holmes reincarnated.

he tipped his head towards her

Excuse me.

              Reincarcerated.

Ats my grrl

1023,  Sunday,  9  3. 25

1110,  reggaefriday – Pi Day,  14  3. 25