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"Norm," Mel said, sashaying her way across the room. "I'm gonna tie you tighter than a hog on Christmas."
teach. Somewhere along the way my libido had taken a nosedive, my dick becoming as picky as a Southern Momma trying to find her virtuous daughter a husband.
"Doth thou protest too much?"
"It seems this is becoming a habit." "What is?" "Staring awkwardly at each other." I snorted, lifting the water carafe to pour us both a glass. "Is it a kink I should know of?" A startled laugh escaped her. "Wow. You dive right in there." "What's the point of small talk? Let's get deep." "Innuendo, Jay!"
Clever, witty, and with an enthusiasm that sparked my own, Frankie was the kind of woman who I referred to as a sun. She sucked people into her orbit, bathing them in her glow.
"Started my love of Lego." "You seem like the kind of guy to still have a bunch lying around the house." "A bunch? Frankie, I have a Lego room." I laughed, delighted. "I love that you play." It was his turn to cock an eyebrow. "Not like that!" I threw my wadded-up napkin at him. "Well, maybe like that. But I mean joyful play."
"Of course." I tapped my chair. "As much as I love Pinkie, she doesn't come with AC. Someone should get on that." "Pinkie?" I nodded, grinning up at him as we wandered down the sidewalk toward my car. "She's Pinkie, I'm the brain. Get it?"
"Alright." I settled in the car, slapping my hands on my knees. "Let's go, speed racer! Show me what this baby can do." Frankie laughed, switching the ignition on. "We'll be doing the speed limit, thank you very much. You may have money to waste on bail, but the color orange has never looked good on me." "You're no fun. Vin Diesel would be very disappointed."
"Withholding the D from a relationship is a violation of at least four Human Rights." He chuckled but quickly sobered. "Please, babe. I'm trying here."
Be still thy ovaries. Thy God of spontaneous impregnation has arrived.
She brightened. "Do you like raptors?" "Absolutely," I confirmed. "What's your favorite thing about them?" She frowned thinking for a long moment then brightening. "Their teamwork. They hunt in packs and would rip you apart as a family." I slapped my mouth shut, desperately trying to smother the hysterical laughter caught in my throat.
If I lick him that means I own him, right?
"Frankie Kenton, I love you." Gasps rocked the auditorium. "I can't imagine life without you. I couldn't even get through twenty-four hours. You're my raptor, Frankie. You're my sunshine, my rainbow, my hero, my pot of gold."
