Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 06:30:13 -0700
Title: oh, love

Claire and Jake stood, it seemed to them an eternity,
looking into each other's eyes.  Claire holds the poem
close to her and Jake takes Claire's other hand and gently
kisses her palm.
Tod, from the other end of the bar, "Hey, Claire.  What
about a beer, can I buy you one?" And added, with a
sarcastic and grating tone, "That is if bar-keep can spare a moment."

pug.na.cious adj [L pugnac-, pugnax, fr. pugnare to fight--more
   at pungent] (1642): having a quarrelsome or combative nature: truculent
   syn see belligerent -- pug.na.cious.ly adv -- pug.na.cious.ness n --
   pug.nac.i.ty n

Jake, quietly and aside to Claire, "Lookout for that one.  He doesn't
look too .. healthy.  He's a bad one, that one."
Claire smiles, tucks the poem back into her pocket and says,
 "Tod is a predator.  His prey are old men, young boys,
any women and  probably some animals.  He's not particular,
but I don't think he's dangerous.  Anyway, if he fucks with me --
or YOU -- I'll blow his stringy greasy blonde hair off his slimey head."
Claire turns away, steps toward Tod and answers, "You buy?
I'll be right there!"
As Claire moves toward Tod, Jake looks after her and sees
a nimbus about her whole being. Claire glances back and
smiles to Jake.

nim.bus n, pl nim.bi or nim.bus.es [L, rainstorm, cloud; prob.
akin to L nebula cloud--more at nebula] (1616) 1 a: a luminous
vapor, cloud, or atmosphere about a god or goddess when on
earth b: a cloud or atmosphere (as of romance) about a person
or thing 2: an indication (as a circle) of radiant light or glory
about the head of a drawn or sculptured divinity, saint, or
sovereign.


Friday.  Friday again.  How many can there be?  How many have
there been?  Enough?  No, never enough!

luv ya!
d.



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