“Q”
Chapter 115: So that’s the way it works.
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I said.
We had explained everything to them all. We didn’t gloss over or leave out anything pertinent. We, that is I, was as honest as I knew how to be. It took hours, in fact it took all night. The sun was rising yet no one had slept. No one COULD sleep.
Sally stood up and walked to the reception desk. She took out a sign and wrote
closed until
Further Notice
Then she put the sign in the window , turned to us and said "We’re in.”
Roy nodded. All of their children did too.
I handed out pills. Everyone including the children got one. They swallowed them down.
“You should tell them how you took yours one day” I teased Shaniqua. She glared. Sally and the girls became very attentive.
“Some other time.” Shaniqua said " let’s just say the circumstances were very much different. "
“Okay” she said "here’s the deal. In a couple of hours or so you all are going to go to sleep..... for about three days. Three days on an empty belly? I’d say it’s time for a BIG breakfast.”
It doesn’t take very long to cook eggs. Soon they were all chowing down on omelettes and hash-brown potatoes covered with sausage gravy. Buttered biscuits on the side. Lots of milk for anyone. Water for those who didn’t want milk except for Shaniqua and I . We had coffee.... we weren’t going to sleep.
When everyone had eaten their fill Shaniqua, said "We’re better able to take care of you in the SkyHome.
“Oh that will be so much bother.” Sally began. "We hate too...”
“Piffle. " Shaniqua cut her off.” How many times have I spent the night here? Sometimes drunk as a lord? How many times have either you or Roy tucked me in?”
Roy grinned. Sally shrugged.
“It’s settled.” I said looking at Roy. " Let’s go.”’
Shaniqua led, we all followed her to the escalator. It took us to the SkyHome..
“Kinda purty up here ain’t it?” I said conversationally?
“I can see why Shaniqua likes it so well” Sally replied..
Roy didn’t say anything. I looked at him then lowered my gaze. He was asleep on the floor..I turned back to Sally..she was too.
I carried them to a guest bedroom and.... I put Roy to bed but let Shaniqua tuck Sally in. If Roy found out that I had handled his lady while she was asleep? It wouldn’t be pretty. Best not to go there at all...not at all..
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Here's hoping that next batch of godlings will be less cruel and rapacious than the Greek, Norse, and Hebrew godlings.
next batch? you mean they have litters?
First kitty (not really a pun,) then jen, then our hero, then shanique, then this new family. If that doesn't sound like a litter, what does?
Oh, by the way, they really don't want to know about the massive pill that our hero took rectally.
and that's a fact.
that might be why he's reluctant to speak of it.
that and the pain.
virtual centuries of agonizing, mind numbing pain.
To quote Monty Python's Black Knight, 'It's just a scratch!'