I gotta go. Running late.
I’ll see you Monday
at school.
Me:No problem, I hope work isn’t too busy!
Lyric:It will be.
But I like it that way.
Time goes faster. Bye.
Me:Bye.
When I get home ten minutes later
I make a pot of coffee, eggs, and some toast.
Then I grab my phone
sit at our round dining room table
to look at the photos Lyric sent.
They didn’t just turn out great.
They are sexy as hell.
My cheeks flush just looking at the way
Lyric stares at me in one
my lips almost touching hersmy eyes
looking deep into hers
like she’s the only thing that matters.
Wow!Mama Alice
whistles from behind me.
I slam my phone down.You scared me!
Sorry, darlin’.I did say good morning
you were just distracted.
And now I see why.
Y’all got some chemistry.
Mama Alice’s Southern accent
is always more pronounced in the morning
and fades throughout the day.
