Spring/Summer 2002 QW James Tate A W INDOW OF S OCIABILITY I decided to take the initiative, even if it might be awkward at first, and just drop in on Todd at his place. I didn’t mention Todd in the note I left for Maxine on the kitchen counter, just "Won’t be home until late, I’ll get something to eat out, Love——." "Todd," I said, "I’m Jake. Thought I’d break the ice..." He looked mildly surprised, but put me at my ease right away. "Come in, come in, I’ve been meaning to...Hey, glad you came." He turned off the television and invited me to have a seat, served me some iced tea, and we were off, like old friends. "Jesus, Jake, I’ve got to tell you the damndest thing just happened to me. I was in the supermarket this afternoon, you know, sizing up some produce, polishing a couple of tomatoes, when this incredibly beautiful woman comes up to me and says, I swear it, she says to me, looking me right in the eyes, she says "I can polish better than that." And she invites me over to her place and, I swear, I have never been seduced like that in my life. This woman does a striptease for me that would have popped your eyes right out of your head. Jesus, was she built. And she did it all, you know what I mean, all and more." | |
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