Tuesday, July 3, 2007

The Dinner Guest - Chapter 24 : Girl Talk

I love road trips to see the countryside. The American landscape can be so pretty; i love pretty. Karl always said that if Jesus were born in America, he’d surely kick every minority’s ass out of the country. He sure loves his country. I missed Karl, though traveling around with the next best thing wasn’t bad.

Megan said we should stick to back roads, and away from state highways. Keeping a low profile is the only way to get to Karl safely. She had been making good time to catch us up to him, but it was still going to take awhile. I missed that cuddly man whose virginity I stole; I’ll always treasure it.

Somewhere between Phoenix and Flagstaff we stopped and rested for an afternoon. Megan found a little motel called Stumble Inn for us to rest out road-weary bodies.

“Do you like bathes? I just love getting all sudsy,” I said as we entered room 6 together.

“I’ll go check if there’s a tub. Make yourself comfortable. You’ll need your energy for later” she said walking towards the back of the room to the restroom. As she said those words, she turned her head and smiled.

I sat down on the bed and laid my head back. Just then I heard water running in the bathroom; there must be a bath.

“Kate! I need to talk to you in here,” she said over the sound of the running water. Her voice of tone had suddenly changed from sensual to somber. I entered the bathroom to see Megan shirtless sitting next to the tub with her head in her hands.

“Is everything alright honey?” I said. She looked pale and sad.

“I need to tell you something because it makes me scared,” she said.

“Oh sweetheart! What’s the matter?” I said as I hurried over and put an arm around her tanned body.

“Well, I’ve been having nightmares about a midgets and I don’t know why. These dreams are full of violence and revolution. I’m scared,” she said clinching me tighter.

“Oh honey, it’s just bad dreams. You’re here with your sister now; sisters for life” I said stroking the top of her head. She turned towards me with teary eyes.

“Big sis, there’s something else” she said, quickly freeing her grip on me and turning away. “I think I’m pregnant because I haven’t bled from my cooch in well over a month.”

I was shocked. How could this pure soul of mercy have been infected with the seed of life? This was going to make Karl very upset.

“Whose baby is it?” I asked moving closer and placing my palm on her skin.

I’d always been impressed by Megan’s beauty, so being so close to her then made me realize we had totally bonded. Plus, I just love pretty things. Pretty landscape. Pretty people. Pretty flowers. Pretty hair. Pretty everything.

The steam from the tub was condensing into little droplets of moisture on her back. Heat from the hot water made wearing clothes unbearable. I stood up, grabbed the bottom of the dress I had been wearing and in one motion flung it over my head and into the corner. As I began to sweat, the bathtub seemed more and more appealing.

Megan turned around and froze. I supposed she had just realized we were both naked in a sauna. Anyone would be shocked at first. Right?

“Oh Kate, I’m so glad you are here. You’ve no idea what it is like living away from home and the ones I love.” Megan leaned toward me and wrapped her long arms around my shoulders. Our breasts squished together and slid around from the moisture that had collected on them. We held each other until the bath water went cold again.

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