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“You don’t have a toaster?” I asked, horrified.
He changed directions and headed to the toasters.
* * *
We swungby my apartment and grabbed some provisions (most especially coffee) and then went to Eddie’s house.
He unloaded the new appliances while I unpacked the groceries. Then I called Famous and ordered a large pizza, one half with everything for Eddie, the other half triple cheese and mushroom for me. Eddie heard me order while plugging in the coffeemaker and his brows went up.
“It’s all about the cheese,” I explained.
His eyes drifted down my body and his lips twitched as he flipped open the instruction book to the coffeemaker. I wasn’t certain what that meant, but I was certain I wasn’t going to ask.
I left him to deal with things with cords. I went into the living room, sat on the sofa and phoned Mom.
“Hey, Mom,” I said when she answered.
“Hey, dollface,” she replied.
“How are you getting on?” I asked.
Eddie wandered in, sat down and turned on the TV. The remote went into hyperdrive as he flipped through channels.
“Tex and me are drinking hooch,” Mom answered.
I was leaning back, but I shot bolt upright when I heard her answer.
“You can’t drink hooch on your meds!” I yelled.
Eddie’s eyes came to me.
“Just a little drinkie poo,” Mom said.
“Stop drinking,” I ordered.
Her voice came to me, ignoring my order, and she was whispering, “I think Tex kinda likes me.” Then she giggled.
Dear Lord.
“Tex is a nut,” I told her.
“He’s sweet.”
Tex?
Sweet?
“You think Tex is sweet? How much hooch have you had?” I asked.
“Oh! Gotta go, Tex found his laser lights and we’re gonna play with the kitties. Love you.” Then she disconnected.
I flipped the phone shut and stared at it.
“I think Tex and Mom are on the weirdest date in the history of the world.”
Eddie put down the remote, took the phone out of my hand and slid it onto the coffee table next to the remote. He then put his hands under my pits and dragged me across the couch, twisting me so I was pulled over his lap. He pushed me back and slid out from under me, to his side and came up on his elbow. He rolled me to my side, back to his front, and at the same time he leaned forward, pressing into me. He grabbed the remote, his eyes went back to the TV, and with his arm still around me he started flipping through channels again.
It was a complicated maneuver, but he pulled it off effortlessly and completely ignored my comment.
