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Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
MaineWriter:
More from Chapter 42:
“Wayne been feelin yer ass with me outta town boy?” Ellery joked softly.
“No but he must a figured out since I ride horses all the time.”
Ellery snaked a hand under his hip and squeezed one of his cheeks. “Yep. Rock hard.”
“You really wore those boots an those tight jeans in a queer bar? Anybody try ta pick ya up?”
Ellery nodded. He knew this would come up again. “Yeah but nothin serious. I appeal ta men who don’t appeal ta me generally. Man like you comes along once in a dog’s age, got ta keep an eye out. No way a man with a tattoo that says “Mother” on it ever gonna get my pants down.”
“Better not or I’ll have to whup yer ass for it. I’m a jealous man, Ellery.”
“Yeah, figured that part out earlier tonight. Part of you was purple an the rest was bright green. I ain’t got no interest in other guys, Ennis. An if you want the god’s honest truth, that bartender told me he had me figured fer a cop because I wasn’t lookin at asses and cocks.”
Ennis smiled. “Good ta hear. Ya shouldn’t be. Only cock I want you lookin at is that one right there, an I mean it.” he pointed a lazy finger at his crotch.
“Yes sir,” Ellery replied.
L
MaineWriter:
Another famous exchange, this one from Chapter 43...I love it when I rediscover these gems! LOL
They ate quietly, Ennis looking unhappy at the prospect of seeing Wayne again, and before their last cup of coffee he finally said “I really think ya can talk ta Wayne without me bein there.”
“I don’t think so Ennis, now come on. You intimidate him. That’s a good thing. He is a whole lot more intimidated by you than he is by me.”
“Yeah well sometimes when I intimidate him I think he’s gettin a woody in his drawers.”
“Oh that’s what’s goin on! Well he’ll do that anyway. Wayne is queer for everybody. No offense intended but it ain’t personal. Even knowin I don’t like fem boys he tried ta get into it with me a couple years back an I had ta almost slap him before he took no for an answer.”
“He does that in front a me he won’t know what hit em.”
“You do brighten up to a nice shade a green, Ennis,” Ellery said. “If Wayne an me were on a desert island an there was nothin there but a coconut between us, I think I’d fuck the coconut before I’d fuck Wayne.”
Ennis spewed coffee down his chin. “Maybe you oughta tell em that.”
“I did. That’s why he doesn’t flirt with me no more.”
L
MaineWriter:
In Chapter 44, we get to know Lauren for the first time:
“You gettin a new bartender?” came the soft voice of the lanky assistant, holding his broom as if to ward off danger with it.
“Oh hey Lauren. Needed one for a while. An I’ll be honest with ya, Wayne pulled a really bad stunt this week an I don’t know if I can keep em. If yer lookin fer more hours an think ya can handle it this might be a good time ta step up.”
“Yeah, Wayne tol me he was gonna get in trouble. They arrest em?”
Ellery shook his head. “No, they chalked it up ta him bein a bonehead. You want some more nights?”
Lauren nodded, giving Ennis a shy look. “You come ta work here too Ennis?”
Ennis gave him a faint smile. “Only Saturday nights ta help out in case a trouble. I ain’t no bartender, so no worries there.”
“That’s too bad,” Lauren said. “I think it’d be nice if you worked here. Wayne lets people get away with all sorts a shit. If ya pardon my sayin so.”
“Is that a fact?” Ellery said. “Like what sorts a shit?”
Lauren’s eyes widened. “Maybe I shouldn’t be tellin tales outta school...”
“Lauren I own this fuckin bar. I am yer boss. If he’s lettin shit go on it can get us closed down so like what kind a shit an I don’t want ta ask a third time.”
Lauren stepped closer into the office, even though the building was otherwise empty. “He... was lettin boys give head in the Gent’s an take money fer it. An a course taken off their clothes on the dance floor an givin away their drawers.”
“Goddammit!” Ellery smacked his hand on the table. “That is the type a shit that is gonna make me lose my license. Well I don’t care if the bar does have ta be closed for a while. That boy has got ta go.”
Lauren’s eyes got wide. “I didn’t think you’d fire em for that.”
“I shoulda fired em fer harborin a fugitive, Lauren. An he violates my liquor an entertainment license that way he sure as hell is gonna get fired for it.”
“I am real sorry Ellery. But he tol me not ta say nothin an I didn’t want ta lose my job too.”
“You ain’t gonna lose yer job unless you was one a those boys givin head in the Gent’s.”
“I wasn’t. I got me a boyfriend Ellery.”
“That is real good ta hear Lauren.”
“He takes real good care a me too.”
L
MaineWriter:
And for all of those who missed it, chapter 44 is where Ennis spanks Wayne:
“You sass me I’ll let Ennis whale on ya for a while. He is just dyin ta after what he went through cause a you.”
“I didn’t do nothin ta Ennis.”
“No, but Bill did. Just in case you missed the egg on his jaw there.” Ennis grinned malevolently at Wayne.
Ellery counted out a stack of bills in fives and tens and ones and set it in front of Wayne. “That’s this week’s pay. Don’t come in tonight. Don’t come back Wayne. An don’t let the door hit yer ass on the way out.”
Wayne picked up the stack of bills and shoved them in his shirt pocket, glared at Ennis, and stood up, edging out of the office. “Fuck you Ennis,” he hissed as he walked by, and Ennis let fly with a hard whallop on the seat of his too tight jeans. “Jesus Christ, you asshole!” he cried, and ran out of the bar.
Ellery smirked at Ennis. “If he had a brain in his head, he could lodge a complaint of assault for that Ennis.”
“Let em. I’ll tell em he pissed me off.”
L
mariez:
Great quotes, Leslie!
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on January 02, 2007, 09:59:41 pm ---This was such an interesting exchange...Ennis really tries to believe he was "jacksexual" and now, "ellerysexual" but here he has cold, hard evidence that Ellery is queer and knows what queers do...like get their ears pierced and wear blue boots. It is so interesting how Ennis holds things at arms length, and is now struggling with it.
L
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Yes, that's so true - and, considering his choice of Christmas gift to Ellery, Ennis never did get completely comfortable with those boots, did he?
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on January 02, 2007, 10:04:08 pm ---I remember when this was first written, people were dying...DYING...for bottom!Ennis.
L
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I'll admit - I was one of 'em! ;D
So Chapters 41-45 for Wednesday. Well, you know what that means? Chapters 46-50 on Thursday. I'm so pathetically excited!! :laugh: Guess who we hear about for the first time in Chapter 47 and meet for the first time in Chapter 48? Whoo Whee!
Thanks - Marie
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