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“Be here before you know it, that’s fo’ sho’. Weddin’s and anniversaries. They’s always creepin’ up on us. Well, Jak’s a good man, Miss Karter. Sho’ ‘nuff is. I don’t like me too many white folk, an’ I like him just fine,” he chuckled.
“He’s pretty fly for a white guy,” Karter laughed.
We stayed and talked in the shop for over an hour. Karter and Oscar laughed and told stories together as I sat on the golf cart and listened. Seeing her interact with Oscar was a pleasure in itself. I found satisfaction in thinking of us returning on a regular basis. Developing routines was important for me, and having one as enjoyable as visiting with Oscar would be a welcome addition to our otherwise predictable days.
“Oscar, I’ll need to see you in my office as soon as you’re done visiting,” a voice said from outside the shop door.
“Yes sir, Mr. James, sir. Be in to see you in just a few minutes,” Oscar responded.
I stood from the golf cart feeling guilty for occupying so much of Oscar’s time. As I walked around the front of the cart, Karter broke out in a deep laughter. Oscar raised his hand in Jonny Cash fashion and flipped the bird at the open door.
“What’s so funny?” I asked.
After a moment of attempting to catch her breath, Karter turned to me and smiled, “He had a mustache.”
Oscar furrowed his brow and turned to Karter, “I never noticed. He does, don’t he?”
Karter nodded as she caught her breath from laughing, “Uh huh.”
“I gots to get to work now. You like hugs, Miss Karter?” Oscar asked.
“Only if you leave my feet on the ground,” Karter replied.
“Well give this old black man a hug,” Oscar said as he opened his arms.
As Oscar hugged Karter, he closed his eyes. Her feet firm on the floor, Karter turned to me and winked. As Oscar released her, she walked up to me and spread her arms apart. I hugged her in my arms, arched my back, and raised her feet from the floor. Still holding her in my arms, I stumbled toward the doorway.
“Thanks, Oscar. I’ll be seeing you,” I said as I carried Karter through the doorway.
“Not if I see you first,” he laughed.
