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Posts: 227 (01/07/09 13:39:24) Bad Dog |
Hey, those things are eating your leg!
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Posts: 511 (01/08/09 20:52:12) The Beautiful Mind |
"Well, if you're hungry, then studies show the appropriate tactic is to eat food. The Phoenix seems like a suitable place to find food. So the answer
is ... give Princess and me a few minutes to put our papers into order and I'll take my two girls out for food. And beer. I'd like beer." John
looks at Spooky, very serious. "Will that meet your satisfaction as well, P:rincess?"
The dog gazes at John and wags her tail. "I'll take that as a 'yes,' my dear," John says, ruffling up her fur behind her ear. With a twinkle in his eye, he looks up at Kathy. "Now, can I just see your tail wag one more time? How else can I tell if that idea meets with your approval also?" It isn't long before they are packed up and driving to the Phoenix. Spooky has graciously allowed Kathy to sit next to Professor Nash. But she watches her intently. She isn't about ready to let anyone hurt her new friend John Nash! |
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Posts: 230 (01/09/09 23:14:43) Bad Dog |
Hellooooooo ... down here! Starving!! Feed me!! Beer is good too!! Beer is fine for little dogs!!
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Posts: 1806 (01/11/09 03:35:39) Lady Marmalade |
Kathy watches the dog do a little dance in the back of the car. "She's so funny. I tried t call Bud today, but he was either asleep or the doctor
was with him. I have to ask him for her real name. Princess was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw her collar with these Swarovski crystals. Terry
and Richie made the crudest jokes about Bud and the dog." She laughs, "she didn't like Terry too much, I can tell you. I think I'll drive to
the hospital and visit Bud tomorrow. Maybe I can put her in a small bag and smuggle her in."
"...and leaves me still in love with you. (My hand, my heart)"
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Posts: 1836 (02/03/09 15:57:02) Lady Marmalade |
After dinner Kathy calls from the kitchen, "Can you bring the rest of the dishes?"
"...and leaves me still in love with you. (My hand, my heart)"
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Posts: 514 (02/08/09 05:46:56) The Beautiful Mind |
I'm partial to a Rasta wig. Just make sure it has a nice hat with it. But I draw the line at you doing drugs or me promoting them with t-shirts. Just
don't do it. And if you're going skinny dipping, I can let you borrow my solar blanket for when you get out. I'd hate to have to drive all the way
up to San Francisco just to retrieve you from the hospital if you go and get frostbite. I'm rather uncomfortable in hospitals, you know, and I do so hate
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Posts: 1839 (02/08/09 14:46:28) Lady Marmalade |
"So you did listen." Kathy holds up a hand and laughs, "no you don't have to say it. I know, you always listen. That's a lie
though. You do not always listen. But that's okay. There are some things I don't even want you to hear."
John grins, "well, let me think...." Kathy frowns, huffs out a "bah" and turns away from him.
Still grumbling Kathy puts her arms around his neck, "Inconvenience...I ought to really buy you that rasta wig and glue to to your head while you
sleep." She snuggles into him. "I promise I'll try to never have to be in a hospital."
Kathy shakes her head, "no, I picked up my money from the hospital store. I visited Bud too. He's doing okay, but his arm is broken and he has a
concussion. Dino, Franki and your little four legged girlfriend showed up while I was there. Franki brought her in in a little bag, just like I thought about
doing."
"...and leaves me still in love with you. (My hand, my heart)"
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Posts: 515 (02/12/09 21:09:42) The Beautiful Mind |
"You're not operating under the illusion that you have some say in whether I stay around you, are you, Miss Ginger?" John says this with a snap
to his tone. Kathy giggles. "I see you're not taking me seriously. You'll learn..."
With that, he picks her up and stomps into the bedroom. The cats are shut out by the brisk slam of the door as John kicks it shut. They look at each other then look at the closed door. What gives with the humans? Then the sound of Kathy's laughter rings out. The cats turn and walk into the kitchen. No sense thinking they'll be seeing either Kathy or John for a while ... Maybe Kathy's left them something in their bowls ... |
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Posts: 128 (02/26/09 12:10:53) Honey Monster |
(At the art of the book festival)
As soon as Kathy has left her booth, Little John pops up from behind a stack of scented soaps. He's tempted to just stea... borrow a few of Kathy's homemade goodies and run away with them, but he looks at the man who's standing alone in the booth, obviously ill at ease. He recognizes him and hesitates. This would be a unique opportunity for him to make one of his dreams come true: talk to a human. He's seen that man's movie behind Ann's back, at the Library. What's his name again... Dr Dash? And he knows that this human can hear things that others can't.
The man is intimidating though… even for Little John.
"Um… Dr Cash… don't go away, I do exist and am really talking to you! I'm Little John. I've seen you on Miss Ann's screen, and I'm impressed by what you can do with mame… matim… mithem…. numbers. No idea what it can be used for, but I'm still impressed.
Will you let me take a
few sweets for my friends back there at the Library? We're doing a hard job there with the kids, you know? Besides, I've heard Miss Kathy say that
friends could have anything they want for free.
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Posts: 517 (03/15/09 19:10:30) The Beautiful Mind |
John hears the bear but he forces himself to not act on it. When the bear finishes speaking, John gazes at him, his lips pursed.
You know, he thinks to himself, it was one thing when it was people who'd come populate his world ... it's another thing when it's a toy. Someone's obviously having fun with him. They're probably using wires or hidden mikes or something. John Nash figures he's up to their game -- and when he finds out who's playing this trick on him, he'll expose them. "You're a friend, are you? Well, I'm very pleased to meet you. Now, what was that? You want some of Miss Ginger's treats to bring to the Library? To your friends?" Nash smiles, a slow evil grin. Ah ha! They've overplayed their hand, whoever's behind this! They want him to go to the Library? They think they'll spring a trap there? Well, they haven't proven very capable so far ... "Yes, Miss Ginger would be so happy to know I helped some of your friends. Of course, of course. Let's take a few of everything ... and off we go. Here, let me carry you ..." |
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Posts: 132 (03/16/09 12:29:31) Honey Monster |
Little John feels really happy: he has talked to a human, he has talked to a human!!!! At last! And even better, he's got an answer from him! He wasn't so sure, but it worked! IT WORKED! He must try that on the Grizzly man.
Has he heard right? Not only did the human answer him, but he's
going to help him to bring back a few of... everything? Bear Heaven! His pals and himself so deserve all these treats after the hard day they've had.
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Posts: 518 (03/17/09 03:14:39) The Beautiful Mind |
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Posts: 1877 (04/12/09 01:56:41) Lady Marmalade |
*continued from the Art of the Book Festival*
Marching back to John Kathy stops in front of him, "I am so angry at you Mister! And at myself too. But at you too, you hear me?" This time she
takes his hand.
John tries to pull back again. *She* is angry at *him*?? Why? Because he has figured out what must have been happening for so long now?
Kathy holds on to his hand and huffs, "no John no! We need to talk. Now. Come."
He doesn't see much sense in all of this, doesn't want to hear the sordid details but the steel in her voice and eyes makes him follow her to the
path that leads down to the beach.
There are a few people walking their dogs, a woman is jogging close to the waves, the sun is setting on the horizon. John lets go of Kathy's hand,
"I don't see much sense in this, but do you care to explain to me why you are mad at me when it's obvious that you are the one who has something
going on behind my back for quite while now?"
Immediately Kathy is in his face, "you! Oh...oh you! I will explain to you alright." She throws her hair back that the breeze blows over her face,
"you think I'm having an affair with a man, even want to leave you for good? And that man is sitting right in front of you and you...you...all you
say is that you can't blame me? You said those exact words John! You said you can't blame me and how a woman like me - what's that supposed to
mean anyway? - would never want to settle down with a man with your problems! You just acted like you were waiting for this to happen!!!! None of this is
true John, but you just acted like you expected it. THAT is what makes me so mad!"
"Yes, those were my words. That there is something going on is the only logical conclusion here and as frustrating and sad this is, I really can't
blame y...:"
"GRRRRRR! I swear to god if you say one more word like this I will throw you into the water John Nash and dunk you in until you make sense again."
John looks confused, "Im not exactly sure what you expect me to.."
"You don't know? Then let me tell you!" Kathy huffs again, her blue eyes that look straight into his, "well, I don't want this to ever
happen again - and nothing of what you think is true anyway - but if anything like this ever should happen again, I expect you to punch the lights out of the
man you think will take me away from you. Even if it's Maximus! I expect you to ....to tell me you won't let me go and that you'll fight everyone
tooth and nail! Because it's been close to three years now Nash and after all this time you ..you just ... argh. What do you think I would do? I was
ready to scratch your silly secretary's eyes out back then. I was! And no this doesn't mean that I want to you go up there and punch Gene." She
pulls a face at the thought, "now that would go over well..."
She is quiet for a minute, then lets out a long sigh, "I'm so sorry for all of this. To you and to Gene too. He didn't know I haven't told
you about him. He knows about you. I just..."
She sits down in the sand, pulls on his trousers to do the same. John takes a step back and looks toward the ocean.
"John.... please?"
He doesn't move.
"Okay ...well then..." Thinking of where she should begin the words come out of her mouth before she is even ready, "Gene is...he has a lot of
problems. He is a little like you and the others. Not out of a movie, at least I don't think so, but he - he is from England. And he still lives there.
He does you know. He just enters that pub there and for some reason keeps showing up at the Phoenix.He doesn't know why or how this happens. There's
more. He's from the past. From the seventies. He's lost a friend. He was angry, confused and sad, just like you were when you first came here. I
wasn't there back then John, I just know what you told me and what others told me.... I couldn't help you, but I can help him a little maybe. I tried
to find some things out for him but couldn't really do much. thought I'd hook him up with Terry and Dino. And then his arm got injured and there was
something I could do for him. I helped him with that and since he was on sick leave we started to spend time together. I thought I could distract him a
little..."
John turns around and looks down at her. "And you did", he says, anger in his voice.
"NO! Not the way you think. I just spend time with him. He walked dogs with me sometimes, we went out for coffee, I showed him the area... things like
that."
"That still doesn't explain why you hid it all from me. For how long has this been going on anyway?"
Kathy bits her lip and looks down, "I wanted to tell you. At first I wanted to, but there was always something happening and then after a few weeks I
thought it was too late and that you would ...would put something into this that isn't there, that you would react the way...." she digs her feet in
the sand and says softly, "the way you just did. Except that I thought you'd forbid me to see him and I just can't do that. He is a friend, like
a big brother. We always argue and I nag at him because he smokes so much... But he needs help and I would have seen him anyway."
John turns away from her again. He is quiet for a long time.
Kathy takes some sand in her hand and lets hit rain down on her legs. She feels miserable but might as well tell him everything now.
"There is something else," she says to his back,. He doesn't move, "I ...I have a massage table. I got myself a used portable one but then
Clarity and John gave me a new one for my birthday and I've been kind of ....going to peoples homes", she adds quickly "or offices. To give
massages. It wasn't dangerous John, the people weren't complete strangers, I knew them mostly through other people that I walk dogs for. But that is
another reason I didn't want to tell you too much about helping Gene with his injury. I didn't want you to ask questions...."
The wind blows some of the noise from the fair down to the beach, she tries another approach to make him see that he got it all wrong. "I'm sorry.
Hey, you know what I had planned for tonight? I wanted to close my booth very early to spend the rest of the night with you, listening to the poetry slam and
dance later. See? I've made plans for *us*"
When he still shows no reaction she gets angry again, "I know I messed things up. And I am very sorry. But how can you react this way? I mean how can
think I'd cheat on you for months and just tell me that you understand? I could very well punch *your* nose for that you know?"
"...and leaves me still in love with you. (My hand, my heart)"
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Posts: 524 (04/19/09 13:20:05) The Beautiful Mind |
John looks off into the wind and lets it calm his racing heart. He needs to look at the logic in all this, not at what his heart feels. And it's his heart
that doesn't feel very well right now. He puts his hand on his chest but immediatly chides himself for this -- it's not as if he can massage his heart
and make this the pain go away. Kathy is angry at him -- and he is angry at her. So what? Couples fight. But this feels very different to him.
He sinks down into the sand but stays just a little away from Kathy. He isn't ready for physical contact. After a while, he feels he has to say something only because he knows it's expected. So he does. "It's not that I would not fight any man who dared to make a play for you in front of me, Kathy. But love cannot be won as the prize in a fight. Love is freely given and can also disappear without reason or malice. I've always understood that. What I'm trying to say to you is this: if you have fallen for another man, my beating him to a bloody pulp will not make you love me. Love doesn't work that way. So why would you think I'd beat on this bozo up there? Why wouldn't you assume that I love you deeply enough that I would understand you must follow your heart if you stopped loving me and loved another man instead? What difference would it make if I also felt angry when I found out?" He turns to look at Kathy. She narrows her eyes, puzzled, trying to follow his logic. He sighs and tries again. "I want you to love me because you love me, because life is better with me by your side. Because the sun is warmer and the rain is softer as long as I'm holding your hand. Because every problem is easier to face because I'm facing it with you. Because when you look in my eyes, you see the son we'll have someday and you can't help but feel happy to know he'll look like me and you. That's the kind of love I want from you -- not the kind that makes you afraid to tell me things. Because it's how I love you, Miss Ginger. It's not about being insane with love or being bliinded by love -- it's about love binding us together forever and making us all the stronger for it." John turns toward Kathy and knows she's listening now with real intensity to his words. "You wonder that I could so logically accept that you don't love me anymore? Logic is where I can hide from the horrible things in life -- and finding out you no longer love me would be horrible. Can you not see how I would interpret what I've just learned has been happening behind my back? You have hidden, on purpose, a significant friendship and you have also gone to great pains to hide from me that you are engaging in work that you find quite enjoyable. How do you think it reflects on the love I hoped you felt for me that you have been hiding all this from me rather than sharing it with me? Don't you think your 'reasons' for not telling me really mean that you don't fully trust me and you don't fully share your life with me? I'm not talking about something trivial like you telling me every phone call you have with Clarity ... but this, Kathy? These things you should have told me. That you felt you couldn't worries me. So what if I got angry? Isn't that better than what it's done to me to find out you've not trusted me?" |
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Posts: 1884 (04/21/09 09:52:50) Lady Marmalade |
All Kathy wants to do is bury herself in his arms and rewind time.
Waiting for him to say something, to look at her seems to last forever. This has gotten bigger than she ever thought it would. To be honest, she knew it
wasn't okay to keep secrets from him, but she's never thought about how much it could hurt him. She gets more and more anxious. The small act of him
sitting down next to her makes her want to whoop with joy. The feeling only lasts a minute but at least he's talking to her now.
Again she starts to interrupt him- shakes her head, "but I have not.."
John doesn't let her stop him.
Kathy tries very hard to listen to every single word, to understand him, so she can make it all better for him. For them. She squints and chews on her lip
again, she is sure that somewhere in all this might be the nicest things he's ever said to her.
"I want you to love me because you love me, because life is better with me by your side. Because the sun is warmer and the
rain is softer as long as I'm holding your hand. Because every problem is easier to face because I'm facing it with you."
She can not take her eyes from his. With the back of her hand she quickly wipes away the tears that run down her cheek. Now she is nodding. Yes, these are
the most beautiful words he's ever said.
The next thing makes her stop and stare at him with huge eyes, a son?? A SON??? Kids? He's talking kids? Oh...
She pushes this to the back of her mind. They'll have to talk about this later, she needs to know how serious he is about having kids, because she ....
No, for now she has to hear what he says and then she has to try to solve this with him.
"So what if I got angry? Isn't that better than what it's done to me to find out you've not trusted
me?"
Quickly she nods again, "yes, it is better. I'm glad you're angry with me. I ...I deserve it. Though you have to believe I never ever intended
to hurt you. John - I could never hurt you on purpose. Never. I love you! You. Not someone else. I just...."
She sighs, "let me think here for a minute okay? I need to...need to sort out all the things I have in my head."
John is quiet, gives her a curt nod back.
Kathy looks out at the sea, shivering in her short dress now that the sun is gone. Soon it will be completely dark.
She starts to speak, "I love you. That is a given. Look me in the eyes while I say this. I love you John Nash. I have not fallen for another man, I have
not cheated on you, I have no interest in someone else taking the part of the man I want to live my life with. Believe me, you'd notice if I would love
someone else. You know me so, so well. Which is funny really because we're so different... But you'd know the second I'd think seriously about
someone else."
After taking a deep breath and wiping her eyes again she slowly continues, "that was the easy part. Now comes the hard part. I don't know ...I...I
don't know if this is really true or not but...." she sighs angrily when she hears her own stuttering. "I should have told you about all of
this. I knew I should have. I never thought about why I didn't. I knew you were worried about me when you told me you don't want me to go to
people's homes to give massages. You were so...strict about that. I knew you were right but still, in some situations I have to go to people's
homes."
She stops for a second, no, she wouldn't tell him that for a while she wanted to make as much money as possible because she had this idea in her mind. A
surprise for him that she could now finally go through with. If he still wanted to spend time with her that is..
"But that was totally wrong of course. I haven't told you about it, because I knew it would anger you and cause trouble between us. I haven't
told you about Gene because I thought it would cause trouble too. Maybe...maybe sometimes I don't want to tell you things that I know will bother you,
because I think you've already had enough problems in your life. I don't know... But I'd rather spend happy times with you and see you laugh, lie
on the sofa in your den and watch you work at home, be intimate with you. I think I want to keep the negative things away from you, from us. Could that be?
Because there is no other reason I can think of. I'm not in love with Gene. I really like him but not in that way."
Lost in thoughts she doesn't even notice that she shivers again. Her hands dig into the sand around her, the wind blows strands of hair over her face.
When she strokes it them back, her fingers leave trails of sand on her cheek.
"Perhaps this also means that I don't want you to be mad at me and one day find out that you've had enough of my craziness and you decide that
you want someone more...more...normal with a normal job and and all that. I really don't know. What I do know for sure is that I love you. That I've
hurt you and I want to make it good again. And that I want you to still trust me, to continue loving me. I guess the trusting part will be hard huh? How
about the rest? Can I do something that will help? I'd do about anything to make this better."
"...and leaves me still in love with you. (My hand, my heart)"
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John watches and hears Kathy. He sees the anxiety in her beautiful face, understands the regret in her voice. He feels the same way. There's a sadness he
has that he suddenly realizes is lifting just to know this woman shares it with him. And he knows this is what he wants -- this kind of love that allows them
to fight and disagree but still see the bigger picture that through any struggle, they choose to be together.
He takes his jacket off and puts it around her shoulders. "I think the answer to your question, Kathy, is that we've both just taken steps to make this better." He bushes sand from her face. There is still sadness in his eyes; he sees its reflection in hers. "Honesty. That's what at the bottom of this, I think. We have to be frank and open -- honest. You say you wonder that I'll someday stop loving you because of your rather unusual jobs? I say, how silly you would even imagine that! But it's not silly -- not if it's a fear you hold that keeps you from feeling safe enough to be honest with me. Shall I share one of my silly fears with you?" Kathy sniffles but nods anyway. She manages a wan smile. It makes John realize he needs to give her a smile back so he does. Then he says, "My fear seems very logical to me. I wonder how it will strike you? It is that my ... illness, for lack of a better word ... makes you believe you have to take the role of my caretaker. I fear you will someday grow to treat me as a child -- that you'll forget I'm a man who's much more than this illness I struggle with every day. What you may not realize is that you have become the reason I will win my struggle every day -- the reason I won't succomb, the reason I employ logic and intellect to navigate my life. It's all because I want a life with you that's full of joy but also based in reality. I fear you may not always see me as your equal in life. I fear the day will come when you see me as a burden. Perhaps this is why you've held back from me these matters that have come to a head today -- not fear of my anger but that you're too concerned about my illness to, as you say, cause trouble between us. Could it be that if we cross that frontier between us, we've really committed to this relationship? That we trust it and we do so with open eyes and honesty? If so, then I tend to believe this will only make us stronger to find our way past it. What could lie beyond this misunderstanding is the freedom to trust absolutely in this love we feel for each other. What do you think?" |
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She takes her time to let the feeling of relief wash over her. The thought that it was actually a good thing all this happened enters her mind. He was so open, so…so loving and sweet right now. She never has doubts that he is all of it, knows where to look for moments where he shows feelings like this, but to be so open and put it all into words was something that happened not very often. She was his reason to fight the demons. If she could she'd have those words tattooed on her body.
He's touching her now, stroking her cheek. The goosebumps on her arms and back vanish as she feels the warmth of his jacket seep into her body. She closes her her eyes and inhales his scent that is now all around her.
"What I think is", she takes his hand and
absentmindedly plays with his fingers. "What I think is that your fear that I could forget that you are a man is so far from reality - it's in another
universe." She smiles, looks down and licks her lip. "And if you should ever think that I treat you as a child you are allowed to hit me over the
head. Better yet, test that theory by putting on your white t-shirt and see what happens..." She squeezes his hand and sobers, "sorry but I just had to tell you that. Yes, total honesty is what we need. Always. So
I'll be honest with you now. Your…condition… is something that worries me. It's not always on my mind but it is sometimes. I watched your movie once
before I met you and then only once after but I couldn't watch some parts. I skipped them. I'm not scared of
your illness, I'm not scared of you. Never. I'm scared of what could happen to you if you should get another
episode. Of the pain and confusion you'd have to go through. That's what I meant when I said I want to keep certain things away from you. Because
you've had so many bad things happening already in the past." She shakes her head, "does that make sense?
As for seeing you as a burden, you must never think that. You have to know that I will ever want to take care of you. First of all because I am like that. I
like doing it.. And then ..well..I love you. It's natural that I want to take care of you, isn't it? You need
it too sometimes you know, or else you'd leave the house with not only two different socks but different shoes too. But that has nothing to do with your
illness, I'd do the same if you were totally alright or if you'd had something else…asthma, allergies…whatever"
It takes John a moment, "what do you
mean."
John nods, "yes, very much so."
"Good. What I want you to know too is that I do see you as my equal. Or… uhm ..maybe more than my equal. A lot of times I see you as someone who is much smarter than me in a lot of things an someone I can turn to . Don't ever think that I don't count on you to take care of me too. You do. Every day. Not just" she hesitates and blushes "….not just with money but you are my voice of reason more often than you think. And…well…your arms around me is the best medicine for everything. Really. It is. Your humor that shows at the most unexpected times makes me crack up even weeks after you made fun of me or delivered these jokes with total seriousness." A little shyly she puts on hand on his face, "you weren't an easy man to figure out because you tick differently than most people I know. I'm still working on it, but never think that your illness could be getting between us. My stupidness maybe, but not that."
They're both quiet for a while. The uneasy feeling hasn't completely left but they both feel much better.
Kathy sighs, "three more things. Frank and open, kids…we need to talk about that, because..because we need to talk about it. Then…I got the second letter from the tax office. I kind of need to do my taxes for the last two years or have to go to jail. I have not done my money things properly and I don't know if I still have all my receipts, but I have a vague idea about the drawers and boxes where most of them are." She's glad for the darkness that surrounds them now. That way she can't see his face.
"And last but not least, I plan to close my
booth when we get up there because Richard is going to read tonight and I am planning to swoon a little. Just a little and there is absolutely no reason to be
jealous because you are the man who makes me swoon a lot."
She stops talking, but makes no attempt to move, "are we okay? Is there something else you need from me? Something else I can say or do?"
"...and leaves me still in love with you. (My hand, my heart)"
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Posts: 526 (05/03/09 16:05:18) The Beautiful Mind |
"Well, of course, there's more you can do for, Miss Ginger. But it will have to wait until we're home," John says, doing his best to be
witty. "Why are you blushing? I only meant I'll need you to give me those boxes with your financial papers so I can straighten out that mess. What did
you think I meant?"
He's rewarded by her indignant swat of his arm and then by her grin. He takes this moment to lift his lips to hers. The kiss is soft. He thinks he can taste unshed tears on her tongue. It moves him. She feels these things as deeply as he does. Then John nudges her to her feet and guides her along the beach toward the path they'll climb to head back to the fair -- and to the Library. They hold hands as they walk. When they emerge onto the veranda, John says to her, "Very well. I'll escort you to the poetry reading by your Richard. But I have news for you -- it's me you're going home with tonight. And no one else." He feels her grip his hand tighter. "After all," he says with a light voice, "I happen to know Richard knows nothing about accounting and figures. I, on the hand, happen to be something of an expert on such things ... numbers, tax regulations, and figures ... though the figure I like best is yours -- not any balance sheet total." |
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Posts: 1898 (05/07/09 13:16:50) Lady Marmalade |
She laughs out loud and skips a few steps beside him, feeling happy and giddy again. "Hey, did you say *my* Richard? Don't let that hear all the other women up there or they'll scratch my eyes out. Richard's is way cool but to me you are much more charming, interesting and..." She pulls him closer to whisper in his ear, "...hot'n sexy." *continues at the festival*
"...and leaves me still in love with you. (My hand, my heart)"
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Posts: 1919 (06/05/09 06:01:53) Lady Marmalade |
When Kathy gets home she thinks about calling John at his hotel in New York. But it's three hours later there and as much as she wants to know how the
first day at the convention went, she doesn't want to risk waking him up.
She feeds the cats, pours herself a glas of red wine and yawns heartily. After eating Tabby and Moe follow her into the bedroom while Pythagoras walks into John's study, sniffing around, mewling softly. His eyes look up and it looks like he is asking her where John is. 
She picks him up and strokes his head, "yes I know, I miss him too. He'll be back tomorrow night. Come on Pytha, at least you all get to sleep in bed tonight. Let's have some quality cuddle time." Thinking about all the women and this man Logan make her smile and she wonders wether Ann or Lily would get the chance to see a bit more of him. Much more maybe? It doesn't take long and the sound of three purring cats, lull her to sleep. In her dreams she meets with a bearded John on the Statue of Liberty, him wearing leather pants, he has lots of hair on his body and even bigger arms. The next morning Kathy groans when the alarm wakes her at seven again. 12 dogs to walk on a Sunday! It was too late again to call John. She was happy for him though, it must be great to find others whom he could talk to about his work. People who would actually understand and value his studies. Snoops greets her with loud barking and jumps up at her as soon the the door opens. Her owner, an elderly lady who is almost blind and sits in a wheelchair is very happy that Kathy offered to take the little dog along this weekend too. Having Kathy walk her dog two times a day during the week made it possible for her to keep her beloved spaniel despite her not being able to walk anymore. "Morning Miss Gray, how are you doing? Snoops, where is your leash you little rascal? You're going to meet lots of new dogs today and if you behave we'll go and pick up Buck later." The dog's ears perk up when she hears the name of the big sheltie and Kathy laughs, "you should see her with him, I swear she has the biggest crush on him. Do you need me to bring anything back Misses Gray?" "No thank you. My daughter will come by later. She was glad she could sleep a little longer this weekend since she doesn't have to walk my baby." "No problem, you don't have to pay me. I have a couple of extra dogs this weekend and since Snoops gets along with almost anyone I can as well take her along. See you later!" Six hours later Kathy fights with three leashes and three dogs that absolutely do not want to walk in the same direction. 
Her feet and legs hurt and she's had about enough of shoveling dog poop into plastic bags. Thank god Rambo and Nero were the last two for today. Tomorrow Patty would take over her own dogs again. "Rambo here! No. NO! I said here!" She pulls the leash and shakes her head, almost all of the dogs Kathy walks are big ones, but she feels all them behave better than all the little critters Patty walked. Even Snoops seems to be fed up with having to wait for Kathy to sort out the leashes. The poor spaniel had been very scared at first by the noises that constantly came out of the pug's mouth. Kathy starts to laugh when Snoops who is usually the friendliest dog in the world, growls at Nero and Rambo and barks twice. "There you go Snoops, you tell 'em. Good dogs. Now this way. No, here. I said this way. HERE!!" She's a little annoyed but she still has to laugh about the way all three dance around their feet. "Give me Buck, Elvis and Anton anytime, they're big but at least they know how to walk on a leash" she sighs. Back at home she unloads the bags filled with mexican take-out that she would warm later for dinner. Checking her calendar she purses her lips, next Wednesday she only has to walk Snoops in the morning. The other two dogs have cancelled and if she could talk to Ann to switch her hours in the afternoon to Saturday she could go to San Francisco with Gene to show him the city. And to finally pick up and pay for the things she's ordered. Great! She calls Clarity to get some news on how the night before has ended but only gets the machine. She'd have to wait until tomorrow and maybe she'd get something out of Ann. She yawns and massages her feet. A hot bath and a nap sounded so good... 
"...and leaves me still in love with you. (My hand, my heart)"
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