he said it

timed it

as they were bring their glasses to their mouths

he stopped them cold

if he were cruel

he would have waited for them to sip and made them spit or choke on their drink

cruel can be funny

given their proximity

he could have had them spit on each other

or choke

          bugeyed slobbering

it was just the three of them

intimate

 

Jism barked it like a dog

unmistakable

simultaneously What did you say?

it goes without saying

 

 

they heard what he said

 

if she hadnt why was she blushing furiously why was he acting like hed never heard the word before

Are you going to say? he asked

casually shook his head  You can say

There’s a lady present.

The lady heard

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