she said I don’t know you.

No  You don know me well but you know me

    she was bobbing around the pool on floaties

Your point?

they had just come off a conversation of lies by omission

                                                            the host had sons he admitted he never questioned as teenagers

Which  is unfortunate

How so? he asked

Why

Why what?

Why didnt you challenge your sons

                                     I pressed my daughters because being sharp cookies I knew they were going to cherrypick an see if Id let tha shit flyNo

You didn’t trust your girls?

Trust had nothing to do with it   I asked They withheld   An I knew they were

                                                                                      Lying creates mistrust

    As a teenager you didn’t lie to your parents?

Arya kiddin me  I gaveem both barrelsNicholson  A Few Good Men  Remember

                                                                             You cant handle the truth

I made my parents choke on wha I did

I woudnt have done wha I did without considering the ramificationsconsequences I played tha shit out long before I acted

                Whenya getup Five every morning to delivery newspapers  I either readem or I was playing out machinations

I only grew more fascinated

Had I lied Id be lying to myselfYou Obviously

                                                    Played your cards differently

Ive no regrets

                An my girls  as much as I disturbed them they werent leaving my house with regrets

Yashoud have questioned your sons

Women are questioned

                           Boys arent

Thas why men are shit

 

 

No  Ya don know me

                        But Ive a strategy

What’s that? she asked

When I meet people strangers

                                 I offend them

Offended  They try an offend me

                                      Lotsa luck with tha

Thick    Fuckin    Skin

My strategy

Offending each other  well get to wha we agree on sooner

Its served me well for years

 

I don’t know what to say.

We agree

    Strangely.  I think we do.

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A Few Good Men  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FnO3igOkOk 

I don’t think I like how these trunks feel.

They feel  I gotta get me a pair

    he didnt get it

                    was a little stoned

he didnt elaborate nothing worse than havin to explain a joke

                                                                 Well man if they aint crawlinup your ass youre fine Not really much of a swimmin swimming pool  particularly with other bodies in it

the fellas wife their host his girlfriend

You’re not going in?

Im not too much traffic

he stoodhobbled a bit unsteady

                                       getting it together   pulled up on the waistband 

How they feel now

They’ll do. I don’t think I’ll swim out of them.

Nofor Godssake don do tha

                                Though as I said Not really a swimmin pool

I’m going in.

Need help on the steps

No. I can manage.

    he did

sat down on the edge turned on his hip found the step with his feet scooted forward  steadied himself with his hands found the second step

                                    It’s a good thing the water’s warm, if it were cold I wouldn’t get in. 

withheld  You coud jump in

                        no he couldnt

    finally he found the bottom shallow end

Good

Feels good. You’re really not coming in?

Im not coming in

their host breaststroked over unsteadied him with his wake

                                                                he looked uncomfortable stilted watching him he thought unintended consequences

that had been the conversation with the others before he came down to the pool in his illfitting trunks

Tell ya wha

              a mariachi

Wha

You ever move around like tha

                                   Well put you down

Down

No exit strategy required

Then youll be homeless

Better than livin in a wreck

So you wont be comin with me

When you came in you were unattendedunattached

I don know tha

                 Wha I can recallremember  seems there always somebody   A few

More than a few now

Oh much more

Only because of the compartments coils gyri sulci  gyrification

                                                                   Gentrification  Not allowed   Zoning

Tha was nice  Well done

I have my moments Quoting you 

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Where’s Jeff?

He’s somewhere. his wife said

                                       He often disappears.

You don’t want to check on him?

I’m sure he’s fine.

Maybe I should call him, I could call him.

He’s fine. You do he’ll only think I put you up to it, think I’m checking up on him, being a mother hen.

he interrupted them the girls were in the pool

                                                 He mentioned he was going to check on the dog something else he had to do didnt say

There. See. Perfect explanation.

                                   the girls laughed

talking to Jeffs wife

                      Well kiddo ya know what yaoughta do

Ought to do? Regarding Jeff?

Ever go to karaoke

Heavens no.

He plays guitar can carry a tune I understand you used to sing

I did when I was younger. I’m out of practice.

Practise

          Then take him out on a date for karaoke

Why would I do that?

Hes a psychologist ought to be able to pick up on it

                                                        Work him subliminally

    Subliminally.

                     How do you mean?

Off the top of my head two songs you coud sing

Two.

Ja  Ya got Sammy Davis Jr I Gotta Be Me she chortled Mamas and The Papas  Go Where You Wanna Go

Oh my God, you’re funny, you crack me up.

Takeem Itd be a hoot

I really ought to.

You really ought to.

Ja  Really

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Sammy Davis, Jr.  I Gotta Be Me  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17OwXVBmvQs

The Mamas and The Papas  Go Where You Want To Go  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXO_Eby0ZgQ 

    he came out of the closet

 

before anyone jumps to conclusions they might question why he was in the closet in the first place

he heard a sound from inside it

opening the door there were three naked blondes squeezed into it

                                                                       he closed the door behind himself

    

    he barely made it out

 

his sister caught wind of the episode

from who she wouldnt say

from someone she said  At the party

There were a lot of people there

she laughed

Whas funny kiddo

The blondes.

               Any trying to lay claim to you?

I don think so

                It was a crazy lark a happy harmless encounter

Is that what you think or is that what they said?

There wasnt much conversation

                                     I left first

My understanding they emerged one at a time somewhat disheveled  mismatched clothing  Before the evening was out they remedied that

                                       Thas my understandingwha I learned

And they?

They The women

Yes.  What did they learn?

    Wha was to learn

she smiled  shrugged

Well babe Im heading back out to the backyard sit with Dad have a beer which originally was why I came in  Hes being patient

                      Which you know  is a chore for him

Don’t I know it.

going through the sliding glass door Sorry Dad Talking with Sis  closed it behind himself

Sis turned to their sister who walked up on themcaught the last bit of the conversation

                                                                                           said The girls.

Girls?

In the closet.

What?

I’ll tell you.

Who told you?

A little bird.

                They’ll learn.

    Who?

The girls in the closet.

I’m lost.

I’ll catch you up.

                   They’ll learn.

Learn?

They’ll learn that he’s famous for doing . . exactly . . only . . . what he wants to do.

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