Page 201 of Dangerous Encore
"And the wallsbouncing?"
He laughs. "Kids likevibration."
"Poor girl is going to be scarred when she'solder."
"Better she knows sex is a beautiful part of life than that she's scaredofit."
"Kids always want the opposite of what theirparentshave."
He arches a brow. "Dothey?"
Yeah, I guesstheydo.
That's what this wholethingis.
Someone should stampmommy issueson myforehead.
"Whyareyou so pissy?" Joel takes another sip of his coffee. Lets out another deep sigh. "You're about to have a month withPiper."
I shake my head. "She got that gig. She'll be, well, we'll be in Toronto mostofJuly."
"And you hate our neighbors to thenorth?"
"No."
"Hate TimHorton's?"
Ishrug.
"You want to be pissy, be pissy." He nods to my coffee. "But I've got shit to dotoday."
"Yourwife?"
"Ofcourse."
I stir sugar into my coffee and take a long sip. It's good. Sweet.Rich.Warm.
But it's notsoothing.
It's not lessening myfrustration.
"Are you two good?"Joelasks.
"Sortof."
"Sort of?" His face screws in frustration. "What the fuck do you meansort of? That girl is crazyaboutyou."
"Yeah."
"And?" He stares at me like I'mcrazy.
MaybeIam.
"We're not on the road with ten hours to go until the next stop. Spititout."
It's a fairpoint.
Joel nods to the TV. "Or we can play anotherround."
