By Maureen Sharib
Pleasure
A fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; he was tingling with pleasure"
Entering the kitchen, I started, “I wish I didn’t love you-”
“Yeah, yeah, but you do,” Bob interrupted, finishing my sentence with one of the more creative love coos I started singing to him about five years ago. “And I’m not a lot of things, but I’m not a lot of THINGS,” he asserted, echoing another one of my affirmations of my devotion to him as he filled the glass in his hand with ice from the front of the refrigerator.
“Yeah, you’re not a lot of things – I’m glad you brought that up -” I started in before he interrupted.
“Don’t start,” came the warning grumble I know so well. “I’m not in the mood – I didn’t sleep well – didn’t you hear me tossing and turning all night?”
“When? After you came to bed at two and before I got up at four? Are you kidding? How many times do I have to tell you, you have to go to bed when you get tired and not let yourself fall asleep in that damn chair! No wonder you don’t sleep well – you get up in the middle of the night to “go to bed”! You deserve to not sleep well!” I called after him, standing at the coffee pot pouring myself a cup of coffee as he headed to the table with his cold drink.
“My knees are killing me – I sit funny on that tractor – we need a bigger one – next rainy day I’m going to the tractor dealer and buy one.”
“You’ve been saying that for two years, Bob. When are you going to do it?”
“Well I can’t decide – it’s between the Deere and the Kubota-”
“Which one do you like?” I interrupted.
“The Deere – the Kubota’s nice but it doesn’t have a warranty – you know I won’t buy a Big Ticket item like that without one,” he mumbled, half to himself, like he was trying to convince someone of something.
“You should drive them,” I encouraged. “Why don’t you-”
“I hate to spend the money – you think we should?” he said, quickly, looking at me, hopefully. I could feel the decision was in my hands, and I know he wants one but he’s selfless to the point of not indulging himself.
“If you want it – you obviously need it – get it. We have the money,” I told him, for like the thirtieth time on this same discussion. “Why do you hesitate so?”
“I dunno – I just hate to spend the money,” he repeated. “It’s like $25,000. You think we really need it? $25,000 for a tractor?”
“You gonna live again? What are you waiting for?” I challenged. “This is getting ridiculous – here we are – another growing season and you’re struggling with that LAWN TRACTOR that I told you was too small in the beginning…”
“Don’t start. I’m not in the mood – I don’t want to hear it,” he growled.
“Is that it? Because I told you so?” I hissed.
“NO! That’s not it, you soul sucking harpy witch! Lay off me! I told you, I hate to spend the money,” he said again.
“NO YOU DON’T!” I accused, my eyes narrowing to slits. “You don’t want to admit you were wrong!” I went on tormenting, warming to my subject, watching carefully for his reaction.
“No, I hate to spend the money -you know what a cheap bastard I am!” calling the blame down upon himself.
“You may be a cheap bastard but I think you should do it,” I affirmed, with conviction, and some mean delight.
“You really think so?” he looked at me, like a little boy about to get a new train set. I could see the light coming up in his eyes; I could feel his hopeful excitement.
“Yes, I do,” I told him. “In fact, I’ll go with you and I think we should go right away – those clouds look pretty dark to me. Let’s go before it starts to rain,” I said, getting up from the table to get my purse. “You ready?” I asked. Buster jumped to attention.
To be cont’d...
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