Happy Saturday! My son’s audition this morning went well, but we won’t know if he made All-County jazz band until Monday. It’s 50/50; he’s very good, but he’s only 13 and competing against high schoolers for a spot. I know I mention my kids’ participation in performing arts a lot, and I never thought this was unusual until I was talking with a college music education student this week. He said he was surprised how big it is around here, especially since we’re such a tiny city. So to me, it’s completely normal (I grew up here), while to others it looks like a lot!
On to this week’s snippet, which is about…er…”performing” in a somewhat different sense. Yeah, it’s a little naughty, and it’s longer than 6 sentences, but I’m sure you’ll all forgive me. This is a bit of a memory Micah is thinking about. A little background: Cat has hemophilia. It’s not unusual for people with bleeding disorders to have terrible teeth as a result, even with very good oral hygiene.
“Damn it!” he muttered. “I’m only thirty-three, and I’m losing all my teeth. This just sucks.”
Quietly, Micah said, “I hear blow jobs are better when you have no teeth.”
Cat angled to face him, mouth open. “Did you just—”
“I’m sorry! I’m sorry! God, I’m such an ass.” Micah put his head in his hands. He looked up and said, “You’re going through all this and all I could think of was to make a sex joke.”
For a minute, Micah thought Cat was going to say something angry. Instead, the silence hung over them for another few seconds, and then he laughed. His whole body shook, and it was a long time before he calmed down and wiped at his eyes.
“Oh, my god. I’m sitting here, about to get fucking dentures, and you’re talking about how hot it’s going to be when I blow you.” Cat leaned in and kissed Micah soundly. “This, honey, is why I love you.” His face turned serious. “You make me feel like I’m still your sexy chipmunk.”
“You are, beautiful, you really are.” Micah ran a finger down Cat’s cheek. “No matter what, you still get me so hot.”
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Gotta love that inappropriate humor! (Well, i do anyway!)
Fingers crossed for your kiddo. It’s intimidating to be in a group with high schoolers when you’re so much younger, but can be a really wonderful experience (especially to look back on :)). I made it into an invitational orchestra in the fourth grade & if I hadn’t been with a couple of friends who’d made the trip from 6 y/o beginners, I don’t know if I could have handled it. Being “classically trained” sometimes felt like being emotionally drawn & quartered.
Ha! I love inappropriate humor too. My sister works in hospice, and I get the impression it’s how they all keep from utterly falling apart every day.
I used to do all those music competitions too. I hear you on being classically trained. Now I look back on it and wonder how I survived some of it. My kid’s got a pretty positive attitude, and he’s not terribly competitive by nature. He’s less concerned with getting into the band and more about achieving his personal best—which I think he may have done today.
Hope the kiddo makes it. Love Jazz.
This scene really worked for me. I loved how the inappropriate sex joke managed to lift him out of what is a depressing situation.
We love jazz too! My kiddo always opts for the jazz solo instead of the classical one.
I’m glad the scene works. 🙂
I’m so ready to see this sexy chipmunk again.
You may be less glad after you start reading it, LOL. I actually think we can start soon. I just have to have enough edited to keep up with the beta reading. It doesn’t have to be all the way finished. I think it’ll end up being shorter than the other two, but I’m not sure.
Good ole Micah for seeing the silver lining, LOL. Cat’s response is perfect.
LOL! Well, Cat’s always looking after Micah, so I thought it would be fair to show the flip side. 🙂
Sweet, sad, and with a brave show of humorous raunchiness.
That pretty much sums up their entire relationship.
Ha! Love it! (I had heard once that men actually pay more for prostitutes that don’t have teeth.*)
*(I have strange friends, and that results in even stranger conversations.)
When I was researching, I wanted to know about the emotional impact of being young and losing all your teeth. I stumbled on a message board discussing that very thing. I wasn’t expecting it, but quite a lot of the conversation was about how good people’s sex lives got afterward, and it seemed to be true regardless of the genders of the partners. Basically, a lot of people were there to reassure folks that they were not rendered unsexy as a result. It was really interesting.
Hehe, loved the joke, at least it lightened the mood.
LOL, it certainly did! 🙂
Funny and touching all at the same time. I love this scene!
Aw, thanks! 🙂
Sweet, funny, and a bit sad all at once.
Thank you!
Pulling someone out of a blue funk, especially one that’s justified, isn’t always easy. Whether Micah meant that or not, he did it perfectly. 🙂
The two of them are generally good at doing this for each other.