Angie.Angie. Telling me how much she appreciates my help and many promises not be a problem and cute as can be in her HUGE oversized sweatshirt and spray-on Gitanos. I note -- not being dead -- that she has a very cute and sexy and well-formed butt inside that denim and tell myself that somewhere out there in Brooklyn, Queens or the rest of the Tri-State Metropolitan Area, there is an incredibly lucky 12- or 13-year-old boy who doesn't know that this butt has his name on it -- or will. I simply smiled and told her of my genuine pleasure at her use of the books and pointed to the living room, which is where the Library Wall lives and lived. For myself, I planned to finish that second pipe- bowl and drink more coffee. Lot's of More Coffee. (This is a prescribed response to going out for "a couple" of beers with journalist-friends on Friday night.) I suggested she open the windows wide, if she liked, since it was a typical Weird April and the temperature was already near 75 degrees, and the smell of the pipe might bother her. "Oh, I really like the way it smells!" Which is one of the reasons I like kids. They think pipes are neat, usually. They are fascinated by the little rituals of the pipe -- the packing with rich, savory tobacco, the careful double-lighting, the tamping of the tobacco. Angie started with the Brit-3 (logical) and soon had four volumes scattered on the floor. I went on-line and picked up some E-Mail packets. While I was downloading, I refilled the More Coffee Cup. Came back in and started answering mail, then looked up to find her watching me. Great big hazel eyes and sun-lightened hair falling in riotous curls around her rounded, pretty face. Very pretty face. Looking at Angie, it was easy to understand why the first Spaniards in the New World had been smitten by the Aztec women (Angie's folks are from Ecuador and Puerto Rico). "What's up?" "The encyclopedia is great, but we're not supposed to just use one book or encyclopedia." "No problem." I stood and padded, barefoot, behind her into the living room. |