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Ed and Hank, Interlude 5, New Year’s Day (short)
Shower the people ya love with love…
Disclaimer: Some swearin'. Hank told their story to Annie Proulx. Jack and Ennis are all hers. Ed and Hank belong only to each other. $$: Sorry... Jus' cain't afford ta pay y'all to read it. Comments: Always appreciated.
Everything else is here:
http://myeyesaintblue.livejournal.com/10082.html
Shower the people you love with love...
“M’ ass is cold…”
“Tha’s jus’ ‘cause ya been outside workin’… here… turn ‘round…like this…”
…
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“Now it’s the front a me tha’s cold…”
“Well… try turnin’ this way…”
“Wha’? Cain’t jus’ ‘xpect me ta keep spinnin’ ‘round like some damn top…”
“Least-wise now I can tell ya fer certain tha’ I didn’ leave a mark on ya last nigh’…”
“Cain’t hardly believe tha’…”
“Here… switch with me…”
“Okay…”
“Careful…”
“Ow… watch tha’ elbow a yers… swear… you got the sharpest elbows…”
“Compared ta whose?”
“How the hell should I know? Jus’ know they’re damn sharp.”
“Y' okay now…?”
“Yeah… ‘m okay. Better ‘n okay. This is kinda nice… real nice.”
“Yeah?”
“Yeah. Think I could get used ta this. C’mere, Hank…”
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“Hey, Hank…?”
“Hmmm… Yeah, Ed?”
“Faucet's pokin’ me in the leg...”
“Here… take a step this way…"
"Okay."
"Tha’ better?”
“Yep.”
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“Hey, Hank?”
“……Yeah, Ed?”
“Know yer cold now…”
“Ain’t cold.”
“Yer lyin’… Can feel them goose bumps on yer ass.…”
“Okay… so maybe I’m a li’l cold… How ‘bout I go turn the heat up?”
“House is so damn drafty… jus’ be heatin’ the great outdoors.”
“Maybe we should think ‘bout insulatin’?”
“How much ya think tha’ would cost?”
“Well… tha’ depends... Think we got plenty in the attic… doubt there’s much a anythin’ ‘n them walls though.”
“So guess we’d hafta cut holes in all them walls ‘n have it blown in…Don’ sound cheap.”
“Ain’t nothin’ cheap no more.”
“Ain’ nothin’ never was cheap. ‘Sides… think maybe I’d miss tha’ breeze blowin’ through the house. Like the fresh air.”
“Figures ya would. Wha’ if’n we jus’ got one a them big shower heads tha’ would pull out from the wall ‘n cover the both a us from above?”
“Ain’t never seen nothin’ like tha’.”
“Know I seen somethin’ like tha’ somewheres...”
“Well… tha’ sure don’ help us righ’ now…”
“Here… maybe if’n ya move sideways like this…”
“Ain’t gonna fit sideways like tha’…”
“Yeah ya will… if’n ya put yer feet...”
“Maybe if’n I bend a l’il this way….”
Crash
“Shit… y’okay, Ed?”
“Jeez… Hank… ya knocked me clear off balance there…”
“Least-wise I caught ya… Or ya coulda hit the floor jus’ like tha’ shower rod.”
“Didn’ never tell me this was gonna be dangerous…”
“Don’ think it gen’rally is… fer most folks…”
“Uh… Hank…?”
“Yeah, Ed?”
“Think ya migh’ lemme go so’s I could straighten up here?”
“Dunno if’n I wanna… kinda like this…”
“Didn’ ‘scape ma notice…”
“Should hope not.”
“But… dunno if’n you noticed…floor’s gettin’ awful wet…”
“Dunno if’n I much care…”
“Okay… but yer moppin’ up all tha’ water.”
“Fine by me…”
“Gettin’ ta be a righ’ big mess.”
“Don’ care…”
“Migh’ start seepin’ through ta the ceilin’ below…”
“Dammit.”
“Ya wanna try again after ya get tha’ water wiped up?”
“Nah… Maybe later I’ll get online 'n look fer one a them shower heads…”
“Yeah… Think I’d like tha’… kinda like ya all wet ‘n slippery...”
“Ya do, huh?”
“Yeah… wet ‘n slippery… or clean ‘n dry… or hot ‘n dirty… or hot ‘n sweaty… or hot ‘n buttery… or sweet ‘n syrupy… or light ‘n fluffy…”
“Ya hungry, Ed?”
“Maybe…”
“Ya wan’ pancakes? We could make pancakes.”
“Now tha’ ya mention it… guess I could go fer some pancakes.”
“Somehow thought tha’ migh’ be the case.”
“We got any buttermilk? Like them buttermilk ones.”
“Yep. Bought some when ya were sick. Thought ya’d be wantin’ pancakes sooner or later.”
“Thanks. Hey… what’re ya doin’?”
“Gonna put some clothes on… go make pancakes…”
“Think we better wait a l’il while… Jus’ ta be safe… Ya know wha’ they say ‘bout waitin’ an hour ta eat pancakes after ya shower with some fella…”
“Haven’t heard tha’ one. Thought it was wait an hour ta go swimmin’ after ya eat or you’ll cramp up ‘n sink like a stone.”
“Nah… Think tha’s an old wives tale… This one’s the true one.”
“So, what happens ta ya if’n ya don’ wait tha’ hour?”
“Dunno… but it prob’bly ain’t good.”
“Better ta be safe ‘n wait then… So… watcha wanna do fer tha’ hour?”
“Think I got an idea or two...”
…
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“Did you hear somethin’?”
"No... I didn' hear nothin'."
"Think it's a truck..."
"Dammit... C'mon back here Ed..."
"Jus' gonna take a look..."
"Ain't no one there."
"Shit. Bill's here. Thought ya told him he could take yesterday 'n ta day off?"
"Yeah... but... I kinda invited him ta stop by anytime if'n he wanted ta... jus' ta visit. Sorry, Ed..."
"S'okay. Jus' wish he woulda come by a l'il later."
"Sure hope this mornin' ain't a sign a how the whole year's gonna go."
"Don' believe in signs or omens or all tha'... jus' buncha superstition."
"Ya think Bill will mind pancakes fer lunch?"
"Nah... but... don' think I wan' pancakes no more..."
"Why not?"
"'Cause Bill jus' got outta his truck carryin' a big ol' pie."
"S'pose tha' 'xplains tha' big ol' grin on yer face."
"Yep. Guess them signs migh' be pointin' ta a pretty good new year after all."
"Thought ya didn' believe in signs?"
"Don't. But know fer a fact any year startin' off with pie cain't be all bad."
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Shower the people ya love with love…
Disclaimer: Some swearin'. Hank told their story to Annie Proulx. Jack and Ennis are all hers. Ed and Hank belong only to each other. $$: Sorry... Jus' cain't afford ta pay y'all to read it. Comments: Always appreciated.
Everything else is here:
http://myeyesaintblue.livejournal.com/10082.html
Shower the people you love with love...
“M’ ass is cold…”
“Tha’s jus’ ‘cause ya been outside workin’… here… turn ‘round…like this…”
…
……
“Now it’s the front a me tha’s cold…”
“Well… try turnin’ this way…”
“Wha’? Cain’t jus’ ‘xpect me ta keep spinnin’ ‘round like some damn top…”
“Least-wise now I can tell ya fer certain tha’ I didn’ leave a mark on ya last nigh’…”
“Cain’t hardly believe tha’…”
“Here… switch with me…”
“Okay…”
“Careful…”
“Ow… watch tha’ elbow a yers… swear… you got the sharpest elbows…”
“Compared ta whose?”
“How the hell should I know? Jus’ know they’re damn sharp.”
“Y' okay now…?”
“Yeah… ‘m okay. Better ‘n okay. This is kinda nice… real nice.”
“Yeah?”
“Yeah. Think I could get used ta this. C’mere, Hank…”
…….
………
“Hey, Hank…?”
“Hmmm… Yeah, Ed?”
“Faucet's pokin’ me in the leg...”
“Here… take a step this way…"
"Okay."
"Tha’ better?”
“Yep.”
……
……..
…………..
“Hey, Hank?”
“……Yeah, Ed?”
“Know yer cold now…”
“Ain’t cold.”
“Yer lyin’… Can feel them goose bumps on yer ass.…”
“Okay… so maybe I’m a li’l cold… How ‘bout I go turn the heat up?”
“House is so damn drafty… jus’ be heatin’ the great outdoors.”
“Maybe we should think ‘bout insulatin’?”
“How much ya think tha’ would cost?”
“Well… tha’ depends... Think we got plenty in the attic… doubt there’s much a anythin’ ‘n them walls though.”
“So guess we’d hafta cut holes in all them walls ‘n have it blown in…Don’ sound cheap.”
“Ain’t nothin’ cheap no more.”
“Ain’ nothin’ never was cheap. ‘Sides… think maybe I’d miss tha’ breeze blowin’ through the house. Like the fresh air.”
“Figures ya would. Wha’ if’n we jus’ got one a them big shower heads tha’ would pull out from the wall ‘n cover the both a us from above?”
“Ain’t never seen nothin’ like tha’.”
“Know I seen somethin’ like tha’ somewheres...”
“Well… tha’ sure don’ help us righ’ now…”
“Here… maybe if’n ya move sideways like this…”
“Ain’t gonna fit sideways like tha’…”
“Yeah ya will… if’n ya put yer feet...”
“Maybe if’n I bend a l’il this way….”
Crash
“Shit… y’okay, Ed?”
“Jeez… Hank… ya knocked me clear off balance there…”
“Least-wise I caught ya… Or ya coulda hit the floor jus’ like tha’ shower rod.”
“Didn’ never tell me this was gonna be dangerous…”
“Don’ think it gen’rally is… fer most folks…”
“Uh… Hank…?”
“Yeah, Ed?”
“Think ya migh’ lemme go so’s I could straighten up here?”
“Dunno if’n I wanna… kinda like this…”
“Didn’ ‘scape ma notice…”
“Should hope not.”
“But… dunno if’n you noticed…floor’s gettin’ awful wet…”
“Dunno if’n I much care…”
“Okay… but yer moppin’ up all tha’ water.”
“Fine by me…”
“Gettin’ ta be a righ’ big mess.”
“Don’ care…”
“Migh’ start seepin’ through ta the ceilin’ below…”
“Dammit.”
“Ya wanna try again after ya get tha’ water wiped up?”
“Nah… Maybe later I’ll get online 'n look fer one a them shower heads…”
“Yeah… Think I’d like tha’… kinda like ya all wet ‘n slippery...”
“Ya do, huh?”
“Yeah… wet ‘n slippery… or clean ‘n dry… or hot ‘n dirty… or hot ‘n sweaty… or hot ‘n buttery… or sweet ‘n syrupy… or light ‘n fluffy…”
“Ya hungry, Ed?”
“Maybe…”
“Ya wan’ pancakes? We could make pancakes.”
“Now tha’ ya mention it… guess I could go fer some pancakes.”
“Somehow thought tha’ migh’ be the case.”
“We got any buttermilk? Like them buttermilk ones.”
“Yep. Bought some when ya were sick. Thought ya’d be wantin’ pancakes sooner or later.”
“Thanks. Hey… what’re ya doin’?”
“Gonna put some clothes on… go make pancakes…”
“Think we better wait a l’il while… Jus’ ta be safe… Ya know wha’ they say ‘bout waitin’ an hour ta eat pancakes after ya shower with some fella…”
“Haven’t heard tha’ one. Thought it was wait an hour ta go swimmin’ after ya eat or you’ll cramp up ‘n sink like a stone.”
“Nah… Think tha’s an old wives tale… This one’s the true one.”
“So, what happens ta ya if’n ya don’ wait tha’ hour?”
“Dunno… but it prob’bly ain’t good.”
“Better ta be safe ‘n wait then… So… watcha wanna do fer tha’ hour?”
“Think I got an idea or two...”
…
…..
……
“Did you hear somethin’?”
"No... I didn' hear nothin'."
"Think it's a truck..."
"Dammit... C'mon back here Ed..."
"Jus' gonna take a look..."
"Ain't no one there."
"Shit. Bill's here. Thought ya told him he could take yesterday 'n ta day off?"
"Yeah... but... I kinda invited him ta stop by anytime if'n he wanted ta... jus' ta visit. Sorry, Ed..."
"S'okay. Jus' wish he woulda come by a l'il later."
"Sure hope this mornin' ain't a sign a how the whole year's gonna go."
"Don' believe in signs or omens or all tha'... jus' buncha superstition."
"Ya think Bill will mind pancakes fer lunch?"
"Nah... but... don' think I wan' pancakes no more..."
"Why not?"
"'Cause Bill jus' got outta his truck carryin' a big ol' pie."
"S'pose tha' 'xplains tha' big ol' grin on yer face."
"Yep. Guess them signs migh' be pointin' ta a pretty good new year after all."
"Thought ya didn' believe in signs?"
"Don't. But know fer a fact any year startin' off with pie cain't be all bad."
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