"Do you have to be this damned cheerful at 6 o'clock in the morning?" she asked as she sat down at the table.

I shook my head, "No, I can be a sourpuss if you'd like."

She nodded, "I'd like."

"So," I said as I sat across the table from her, "when can you set up for me to meet this Brick cat?"

She finished her coffee and said, "You can meet him today. I'll call him in a little while."

"You want to go have breakfast somewhere?" I asked.

She nodded, "Let me perform my ablutions and we'll go."

Drabble published July 11, 2021 02:43

Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

Haha! Mrs H hates the word ablutions... which is why I use it when I feel devilish! (Neville the Devil!)
Christopher almost 3 years ago

Hehe! I never use it but it popped in my head when I was writing that.
Frenchie almost 3 years ago

Yeah, really suspicious of Roxy now. Bad mood in the morning, duh and who says 'I'll do my ablutions'' nowadays. hmmm....
Christopher almost 3 years ago

Well, this was the 50's, Frenchie, but I doubt American women said that even back then. It was just something that popped in my head.
Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

It was funny!

Jake Randolph in "The Eternal Night" Pt. 28