Fun and Games
This is post 3 of Section II. To begin at the beginning, go here. Section II begins here.
“But Daddy I—I accidentally found a videotape he had. It was secret. He hid it. Oh, Dad, I’m so worried. I just thought, you know, you might have some insight. You know, being a man.”
“A stag film?” Bennett permitted himself a smile. Perhaps there was more to Gregory than he had guessed.
“Well, it’s—it’s. . . . It’s kind of kinky, if you want to know.”
Bennett didn’t, but he didn’t remind her. He was becoming more impressed with his son-in-law by the minute.
“And there’s other things, Dad. This is so hard to talk about. He plays these—games. Sometimes I don’t really want to.”
Bennett sat upright in his chair. “Did he hurt you?” He’d break every bone in the punk’s body. Except the backbone—too hard to find.
“No, Daddy.” He could hear that she was smiling through her tears. “It’s not like that. I guess I’m—just being silly. Please don’t worry. And don’t tell Mom.”
“Believe me, I’m far too denial-avoidant.”
She laughed. “O. k. Daddy. Thank you. I love you.”
“Love you too.”
“Bye.”
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“But Daddy I—I accidentally found a videotape he had. It was secret. He hid it. Oh, Dad, I’m so worried. I just thought, you know, you might have some insight. You know, being a man.”
“A stag film?” Bennett permitted himself a smile. Perhaps there was more to Gregory than he had guessed.
“Well, it’s—it’s. . . . It’s kind of kinky, if you want to know.”
Bennett didn’t, but he didn’t remind her. He was becoming more impressed with his son-in-law by the minute.
“And there’s other things, Dad. This is so hard to talk about. He plays these—games. Sometimes I don’t really want to.”
Bennett sat upright in his chair. “Did he hurt you?” He’d break every bone in the punk’s body. Except the backbone—too hard to find.
“No, Daddy.” He could hear that she was smiling through her tears. “It’s not like that. I guess I’m—just being silly. Please don’t worry. And don’t tell Mom.”
“Believe me, I’m far too denial-avoidant.”
She laughed. “O. k. Daddy. Thank you. I love you.”
“Love you too.”
“Bye.”
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posted by Hobbes at 8:16 PM
3 Comments:
She inserted rock candy but bit into a buckeye. But why did she go to dad instead of mom when she discovered that viral stable man she married was a kinky neurotic? Or is she just shocked to find her notions about men have been wrong? Huh, dad? Or am I getting mixed up again?
It reminds me of the cute entry about Alice In Wonderland or Not's brother.
She wants a man's perspective. Besides, Drama Mamma might overreact.
I remember that entry, and made the same connection at the time.
Funny, I remember that post too but didn't make the connection. I always leave the viral stable hoarse.
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