Those middle-aged newly-weds!
posted by sooyup
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Daily trivia,
One-on-one
Spring must be in the air despite the weather. On Monday night our former next-door neighbours joined Emma and me at the pub for the usual game of dominoes. I couldn’t help noticing that F couldn’t keep her hands off C. She was stroking his arm, laying a tentative hand on his knee, even massaging his shoulder - claiming he had complained earlier of a stiff neck. He’ll soon be complaining of a stiff something-else, I thought to myself. Surprising though it may seem, Emma and I are seldom so demonstrative in company. Although we send subliminal messages to each other all the time, an arm round the waist or shoulder is about as far as we go in public. When we got home, I mentioned to Emma how demonstrative F had been. She had noticed, too. “How come you don’t do that sort of thing to me? At least not when other people can see us.” Emma could only agree. Then she unzipped my fly and took hold of my limp appendage. “Like this?” she asked, as she raised Lazarus from the dead. “Just wait till next week!”
Spring must be in the air despite the weather. On Monday night our former next-door neighbours joined Emma and me at the pub for the usual game of dominoes. I couldn’t help noticing that F couldn’t keep her hands off C. She was stroking his arm, laying a tentative hand on his knee, even massaging his shoulder - claiming he had complained earlier of a stiff neck. He’ll soon be complaining of a stiff something-else, I thought to myself. Surprising though it may seem, Emma and I are seldom so demonstrative in company. Although we send subliminal messages to each other all the time, an arm round the waist or shoulder is about as far as we go in public. When we got home, I mentioned to Emma how demonstrative F had been. She had noticed, too. “How come you don’t do that sort of thing to me? At least not when other people can see us.” Emma could only agree. Then she unzipped my fly and took hold of my limp appendage. “Like this?” she asked, as she raised Lazarus from the dead. “Just wait till next week!”
