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she didnt question him
she knew he didnt say anything he
didnt mean
he took her in his arms hugged
herburied his nose in her neck and inhaled he loved her warm smell fresh
bread
they stood silently hugged each other
You know what this means? she smiled wicked
Means he returned her smile Wha does this mean
It means when I’m in the right
place, I'm eating you alive.
Oh. I . ah . I thought perhaps . . . you’d like to
spend the night.
It feels soo good.
she chuckled closed her eyes Not quite.
Okay I cant take it Im heading out
Just a bit longer, love.
Don know how you don scald
yourself
Never. This is glorious.
poured her a chilled white
opened a bottle of beer
Oh she said when he handed her the
towel Hmm, this is wonderful.
I poured you some wine its on the
sink Ill give you some room Ill be in bed
There directly.
he turned to leave
Wait.
turning back Yes
Tartare
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she was hurt again
I’m trying my best I am . I .
really am . . I . a sob strangled her words . she gulped I am . . I am.
Clarifying questions.
He says I scold him reprimand him.
texts are meant for informal
banter
she laughed finally You haven’t a choice. I love you too; thank you for listening to me, always
listening to me.
Of course I love you Yare welcome Sweetpea
Have a cigarette
Take a few days for yourself live
a little
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he propositioned his boss who
also owned the company and therefore had skin in the game
skin is not brains
unbeknownst to them he negotiated
that rather than take money for his timeFREE his boss must have
thought let
him think that hed otherwise accrue time and a half for repossessions as long as he repossessed the furnitureFREE his boss must have thought again
he used the time and a half for
vacations pulled it out against sick
time or
not and when he stayed home with his sick kids while his wife was gone on business trips
she became an utterly remarkable rabbits
foot
he was a repoman second to none damn near legendary in his mind
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I know wha time it is we know
Then understand its early
she arrived home late from a long
four day trip
Might think of that.
Did you say immutable?
Immutable.
An that goes to my
attributes being honest having hardwon
loyalty harderwon compassion
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They do don’t they? What I would
give to have half of what any of them do.
Rhonda squeezed kneaded the shit
out her tits
Debra bit her lip she was getting into it
he
was getting into it
Mebbe later he winkedlaughed the whole room laughed But for now lets hear wha Rhonda has to say
he didnt have too much wine
her voice caught in her chest she had to clear her throat
Your lure your ass
everyone laughed nervously didnt know where this was going
Rhonda walked into the
kitchen went into the fridge took out a jar of Maraschino cherries pulled one
out by its stem plopped a cherry in her mouth little
dribble on her chin set the jar on the counter and
walked back to her chair
she sat
holding the cherry between her even
white teeth she tugged the stem off chewed the cherry openmouth grinning
she swallowed flipped the stem into her
mouth
closed it
her tongue worked
then she stopped opened her mouth stuck her tongue out
a doubleknotted stem laid on it