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But, Mike, don't think you can get away with this."
Mike looked at Doris. "I know what you're doing," laughed Doris. "You thought you could get me talking about my family and forget your time sheets. It won't work. Give me the time sheets." "Thank you, Doris," Mike said. "Oh, it was nothing. But, you are responsible for your time sheets. Get them to my office or I'll come and steal the photograph of that handsome man off your desk. I may try to fix him up with my cousin, Gary." "Whew!" laughed Mike when she was gone. After work, Chester stopped by Mike's office and they drove to Adams Street Bar. Mike told the story about Doris, her comments about Dan's photograph and her gay brother. Chester laughed, "Maybe this is less painful than we expect. Sometimes I think everyone in the office knows. I'm just the one pretending." "Chester, we need to celebrate. Let's get Dan and Greg and celebrate at Ken Stewart's. I need some hard liquor, some champagne and a party." "It's a deal." "Chester, do you know what perfect pitch is?" "No, what?" "Perfect pitch is when you throw a banjo into the dumpster and it hits an accordion," Mike laughed at his joke. "I know what. Let's stop at our house. We can have a real drink while we wait for Dan and Greg. We can make our reservations while our lovers and life partners are coming home." [The friends made plans. But, Dear Reader, you and I know that the best laid plans of mice and gay men often go astray. Discover how life can be changed in the twinkling of an eye. The door opens and there he stands. The telephone rings and it's a call from that man you've admired for so long. So quickly. Read the next exciting chapter of Tales of Akron and find the answer to questions of life.]
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