Thanks for the drink.
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:39 am
“When did you get back in town?” “Well, how about a hello before you start interrogating?” “Hi and when did you get back in town?” “June, think it was the 4th, I was there for thirteen months.” “St. Louis, right?” “Yep, it was fun, damn cold this winter, got my car broken into three times, went to the hospital for exhaustion on my 30th birthday, and lost fifty pounds or so.” “Yeah, that sounds fun to me. What does she look like this time?” “Who?” “Who ever you ran back home to get away from; you always do that, every time you leave it is to hide from a woman, and every time you come back it is to run away from one.”
“Maybe not this time; I just came back home. I needed to rest for a bit.” “Liar; I see it all over your face, and all through your eyes.” “No lies, just not the whole truth. It doesn’t matter what either one of them looked like.” “So it was two of them this time; I guess you really did need to run.” “Nah, one there and one here.” “Well that is a change. Are you trying to consolidate moves, be more efficient?” “Neither really, I wasn’t planning on leaving; I didn’t have a reason to run. I also wasn’t planning on coming back here. I had a reason, then didn’t; now I just don’t know.” “Well, you’ll be leaving again soon enough. You always do, always will.” “I suppose you’re right. The money is no good here, and that would be the only reason to stay at this point. I’m getting a little tired of it all though.” “So stop.” “I think you are on to something. It really is just that easy.” “Mind if I sit with you? It has been awhile since I saw you, maybe we can catch up.” “Go for it. I shouldn’t be drinking alone anyway.”
“You here with somebody?” “No, I just stopped in for a bit on the way home from work. Figured I have a drink. I didn’t expect to see you in here; I figured you would go to Mulligan’s or Barley’s.” “Too crowded at both of those old haunts.” “It’s Tuesday night, no one is at either place.” “Too crowded.” “Alright, if you say so; are you going to tell me about her, them, where, whatever?” “I’d prefer not too really.” “Sixteen years I’ve known you, and you have never hesitated to talk about it when you get back home.” “**** changes sometimes.” “You want another vodka tonic; my treat?” “I’d love one.”
“You know you can come home with me if you don’t feel like going back to your folk’s place. I assume that is where you are staying while you are here.” “Not tonight. Just talk, forget the usual way this always works out, and has been working out since we were barely kids.” “It’s up to you; I always had a place for you; and I figure I always will.” “Why?” “Don’t give me that **** KB, we’ve been playing these games since you were fourteen and I was twelve.” “Do you realize how long ago that was sweetheart?” “I know exactly how long it has been. I also remember the first time we snuck off into the back of the library when we were supposed to be studying.” “It was a lot more innocent then than it is now. Everything was.” “You said it, **** changes.”
“Were there kids involved?” “With one of them there was.” “Love?” “Both of them.” “How long?” “Add them together and you get a year, I shouldn’t say it like that, but when you break them apart it sounds a lot different.” “KB, if you got a year out of them combined you might have broke a record?” “Nope, the first one that sent me to Houston lasted more than a year.” “How long has that been now?” “Almost seven years, and about a hundred pounds ago.” “You look younger now than you did then.” “I’m sure I do, I ain’t drinking a case of cheap beer a day and a half a bottle of whiskey every night.” “I thought you said you wouldn’t drink vodka after Houston. Weren’t you drinking White Russians when you met the girl there?” “I was, and I did, but it’s hard to screw up a vodka tonic.”
“You have one or two more of those and I’ll have to carry you home.” “I’ll call my brother; he lives close by now.” “I ain’t going to offer too many more times you know.” “Might as well let it be with that last one then. I ain’t in the right place for that kind of help.” “You’ve never turned me down before.” “Change sweetheart, it is all about change.” “You ain’t ever going to change KB. You will always be running, hiding, trying to save the world one blonde, brunette, or red head at a time.” “Not tonight I’m not.” “You know I always made it better.” “You didn’t make it better; you made me forget for a night or two, but what ever it was I needed to forget was still there when I got out of the shower the next day.” “You always told me I made it better.” “And you always knew I was lying my ass off when I said it.”
“Do you want my number? I might want to hear more sometime, or you might want to change your mind.” “You know I ain’t one to talk on the phone.” “I guess that is a no then.” “Yeah, sorry; sixteen years we have been doing this off and on. I think maybe we need to let it pass on by.” “That’s a harsh thought Kevin. You have been as good to me as I was bad for you.” “Exactly; I don’t have the room left anymore. My head and the rest of me are full. Occupied.” “Well if you change your mind or if you just want to talk you know where you can find me. Be careful going home. It was good to see what’s left of you. Try not to lose anymore on the next trip out.” “I’ll see you around, take care of yourself. Thanks for the drink.”
KB
“Maybe not this time; I just came back home. I needed to rest for a bit.” “Liar; I see it all over your face, and all through your eyes.” “No lies, just not the whole truth. It doesn’t matter what either one of them looked like.” “So it was two of them this time; I guess you really did need to run.” “Nah, one there and one here.” “Well that is a change. Are you trying to consolidate moves, be more efficient?” “Neither really, I wasn’t planning on leaving; I didn’t have a reason to run. I also wasn’t planning on coming back here. I had a reason, then didn’t; now I just don’t know.” “Well, you’ll be leaving again soon enough. You always do, always will.” “I suppose you’re right. The money is no good here, and that would be the only reason to stay at this point. I’m getting a little tired of it all though.” “So stop.” “I think you are on to something. It really is just that easy.” “Mind if I sit with you? It has been awhile since I saw you, maybe we can catch up.” “Go for it. I shouldn’t be drinking alone anyway.”
“You here with somebody?” “No, I just stopped in for a bit on the way home from work. Figured I have a drink. I didn’t expect to see you in here; I figured you would go to Mulligan’s or Barley’s.” “Too crowded at both of those old haunts.” “It’s Tuesday night, no one is at either place.” “Too crowded.” “Alright, if you say so; are you going to tell me about her, them, where, whatever?” “I’d prefer not too really.” “Sixteen years I’ve known you, and you have never hesitated to talk about it when you get back home.” “**** changes sometimes.” “You want another vodka tonic; my treat?” “I’d love one.”
“You know you can come home with me if you don’t feel like going back to your folk’s place. I assume that is where you are staying while you are here.” “Not tonight. Just talk, forget the usual way this always works out, and has been working out since we were barely kids.” “It’s up to you; I always had a place for you; and I figure I always will.” “Why?” “Don’t give me that **** KB, we’ve been playing these games since you were fourteen and I was twelve.” “Do you realize how long ago that was sweetheart?” “I know exactly how long it has been. I also remember the first time we snuck off into the back of the library when we were supposed to be studying.” “It was a lot more innocent then than it is now. Everything was.” “You said it, **** changes.”
“Were there kids involved?” “With one of them there was.” “Love?” “Both of them.” “How long?” “Add them together and you get a year, I shouldn’t say it like that, but when you break them apart it sounds a lot different.” “KB, if you got a year out of them combined you might have broke a record?” “Nope, the first one that sent me to Houston lasted more than a year.” “How long has that been now?” “Almost seven years, and about a hundred pounds ago.” “You look younger now than you did then.” “I’m sure I do, I ain’t drinking a case of cheap beer a day and a half a bottle of whiskey every night.” “I thought you said you wouldn’t drink vodka after Houston. Weren’t you drinking White Russians when you met the girl there?” “I was, and I did, but it’s hard to screw up a vodka tonic.”
“You have one or two more of those and I’ll have to carry you home.” “I’ll call my brother; he lives close by now.” “I ain’t going to offer too many more times you know.” “Might as well let it be with that last one then. I ain’t in the right place for that kind of help.” “You’ve never turned me down before.” “Change sweetheart, it is all about change.” “You ain’t ever going to change KB. You will always be running, hiding, trying to save the world one blonde, brunette, or red head at a time.” “Not tonight I’m not.” “You know I always made it better.” “You didn’t make it better; you made me forget for a night or two, but what ever it was I needed to forget was still there when I got out of the shower the next day.” “You always told me I made it better.” “And you always knew I was lying my ass off when I said it.”
“Do you want my number? I might want to hear more sometime, or you might want to change your mind.” “You know I ain’t one to talk on the phone.” “I guess that is a no then.” “Yeah, sorry; sixteen years we have been doing this off and on. I think maybe we need to let it pass on by.” “That’s a harsh thought Kevin. You have been as good to me as I was bad for you.” “Exactly; I don’t have the room left anymore. My head and the rest of me are full. Occupied.” “Well if you change your mind or if you just want to talk you know where you can find me. Be careful going home. It was good to see what’s left of you. Try not to lose anymore on the next trip out.” “I’ll see you around, take care of yourself. Thanks for the drink.”
KB