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Julie, I would say that the
almost $3 that Allie got was all profit. I probably contributed 50
cents or so, since there were only
about six of us
Years later, when we were in
our twenties,we met at a party. She was the best dressed woman there.
Allie was not greedy
or money crazy, but she did keep an eye on
the bottom line. She wore a silkish blouse that must have cost a bundle.
It clung to her breasts, as it was supposed to do, and
they were something
else.
All of us had come to terms about
the
inspection and subsequent loss of our
limited money. So, we could talk about it.
I was only kidding when I
asked her if what I saw was real. Now that isn't a nice question, but among
friends, perfectly legal. She vowed it was. We talked, then mingled
with the other guests.
Just before we left, out of
pains of remorse for teasing little boys with something they cannot have, we met
in the hallway and she guided me into a bedroom and closed the
door.
She took off the expensive
blouse and
put it on the bed. Then she removed
the
bra and I didn't peep this time. I
got a first-hand, straight on, body-shuddering look at Miss Allie's assets and
they were beautiful. We held each other and kissed, but nothing
more. And I am a kisser, and kissed her on and off the lips.
Although nothing really
happened, that satisfied my curiosity and I am a much happier man today for the
experience. Wouldn't it be awful, if I had to spend my life wondering
about all that? There is the China threat (missile war in two years, I
think), the threat from two Clinton lurking in the shadows, and how to worm my
goat holistically. Wondering about Allie would have made an
overload on my delicate synapses.
My mother taught me to respect
women, to acquire the right view of them, and a lot of
what are the duties of a husband.
Angie did not want one of her boys becoming a dysfunctional male. Although she
didn't put it in these words, she meant that men walk around with a time bomb in
their clothing.
It can send you to jail, cause great
suffering to people who had nothing to do with the misconduct, cause you to lose
everything from your livelihood to respect of your peers. But as she was careful
to say, there is a time and a place for manly
shenanigans.If more mothers instructed
their sons, instead of fathers, it would be a happier, safer and enjoyable world
for both genders.
So, I thank Allie for paying a
debt, and
wish her every good thing. The last I
knew she was holed up in a condo in Florida,making regular trips to the
Caribbean and to wherever else she wants
to go. She is a good person, but you can't help but wonder how much what she didn't show us that day, has to do with
it.
I always say, if you
have it flaunt it; and if you don't, fake it. And she
did.
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