she pushed back from the table
the tablecloth crinkled under her hands
she lifted them the cloth straightened itself
Can I take tha he asked her
I can.
Im getting up for coffee Ill take it
standinghe took her dinner plate his crossed
over to the sink set them down beside it
from the cupboard he took two mugs set
them beside the Proctor Silex coffeemaker
Thanks
for making coffee babe
Babe. It is curious that you grant inanimate objects
names, express your gratitude to them for them.
Not so much I look at it this way
If Im reincarcerated I hav . .
.
. What?
Wha wha
Reincarcerated.
Ja
My word for smiled large at her obviously reincarnated
she smiled loved
her dimples
Ah,
I see.
If I am it woudnt be impossible I woudnt come back as something inanimate I believe
we have it in our headsvery
human of us well come back as human
beings
If I were to come back no matter wha Id like to be appreciated
I appreciate babe
Ive had her more than ten years Shes always been there for me
he crossed to the fridge opened ithad poured cream into a creamer
Ive
had supposed friends who didnt make ten
set it on the table
returned to babe poured two mugs
crossed back to the table set one before her one to his chair sat
she remained pushed back bounced the cream
he held his mug up to her Na Zdrowie
Sure. she
laughed dimples blewup
Why not?Na Zdrowie.
they clicked eclectic ceramic mugs
Ohmy. I really like this coffee. Big Bang?
Ja
A treat tonight
Doesnt hit my
price point I don have it
Hit it.
It didthough I had to buy three to get the price
So . . .
So
Do you think luck, being lucky, has
influenced, played a part in your life?
Id have to think
I don think much of luckmore think German unglück unluck
Which I take to mean freed of
luck
Maybe I have thought enough
Nah
Ive not been lucky
If I were
Id be a gambler
Im not
You
Unglück. I didn’t see that comingbut I did think you’d say you weren’t lucky.
You’ve said you grew up a product of hardknocks.
Ja
absentlynodding
Hardknocks.
she
mused musing looked good on her her countenance like watching summer clouds simmer fold
against a bright blue sky a tropic sky
Hardknocks aren’t lucky.
Thasaid Ive been fortunate
No regrets
Anyou
she held the mug in both hands at her
breasts warmth leaned forward from the hips set it down leaned across the tableher breasts at the tablecloth
I’m lucky I met you.
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