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"I' out with them," Steve told me at the parlor the previous day "God knows I can use so into so so bad," Steve said over diner, "that I don't tell a prospective date I'm an undertaker It freaks 'em out Especially when I tell them my last name One bitch asked me if I'm a necrophiliac Can you believe that? That was the closet I've ever co under the curse of my old man I mean the bastard was a, well, he was a bastard; but he was no necrophiliac"

"Did Jarave?" Shannie cried She was drunk Genise burst into laughter, spraying a mouthful of salad onto the table

"I wish he would of The whole thing pissesat Steve's pun as only a drunk could

"Want a woht? Genise asked "You need to think like a porcupine When you sniff around a piece, and she's hot and bothered, start the fun by pissing on her"

"E," Shannie cried "Golden showers aren't forpricked" The three of thehed

"What about you James?" Genise asked "Piss and tell"

Genise had guts going there I stared into Genise's deep brown eyes She fidgeted before s at Shannie

"I don't piss and tell" I noticed Steve glance froain

"Coood story in there

"Nope"

"What about that brunette?" Shannie asked "The one youhot and heavy Co minds want to know!"

"Yeah, come on James," Genise aped

"Yeah Morrison," Steve piled on

"What's there to know?" I stonewalled

"If you're still an item," Shannie retorted

"Nope, ere never an ite Nancy," Steve accused

"Clancy," I corrected

"She's the one who said you're in your thirteenth life," Shannie giggled

"Thirtieth," I couldn't hold back , Clancy said I was her coshout her lifetimes in tih her current lifetiht, es to help you through tough ti like that," Clancy answered in her raspy voice "You need meds," I'd told Clancy matter-of-factly