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Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
MaineWriter:
Chapter 40...
Ellery came out of the bathroom, hair combed back wet, a little smile on his face. “Well Wayne, just like you ta come unannounced.”
“Sorry, I guess I interrupted ya fuckin.”
“Well, almost,” he said neutrally and sat down on the sofa nearby. “Ya look better Wayne, you over that pneumonia?”
“Still on the antibiotics, nasty shit too,” he said. “Listen Ellery I wanted ta ask ya about somethin about the bar...”
But Ellery was no longer listening to Wayne, and had turned his attention on Ennis, who was now sagging in the recliner, fingers squeezing his temples. “Ennis what’s wrong?”
“Headache...” Ennis said, his entire body tense. “Real... bad headache.”
Wayne looked at Ennis. “You just come real hard?” he asked.
Ennis took his fingers away form his head and gave Wayne his bouncer glare. “Do you have ta keep talkin about it?”
“No I mean... it’s probably sex headache. I’ve gotten it a few times. Sometimes when you come real hard or after three times or somethin. Did ya come three or four times, somethin like that?”
“Wayne,” Ennis growled.
“Ennis he might be right. Lemme get ya a Motrin, those are real strong.” Ellery brought back one of his orange pills and offered it to Ennis, who was rubbing his temples again. “There is such a thing ya know. Can really kill the moment if yer in the middle of it.”
Wayne nodded. “That’s what I think. Either that or maybe it’s a stroke.”
L
MaineWriter:
And to finish our re-reading today, also from Chapter 40, one of my favorite lines...(I put it in bold).
Wayne hung his head. “Then it’s already a no. I know Ennis don’t like me.”
“Wayne come on ...” Ennis said, “it ain’t like that.”
“Is so. Forget I asked Ellery. An I’m sorry I got in the mix on yer fuckin. But if you want a call ahead don’t turn off yer phone.” He stood up, obviously dejected.
“I said I’d think about it Wayne,” Ellery said. “Don’t go off in a pout. Finish yer beer.”
“Don’t feel so good right now Ellery. We can talk tomorrow maybe, gimme a call...” Wayne said, and turned at the door. “I don’t blame ya fer not likin me Ennis. I just ain’t yer kind a boy.” And with that he left, the door clicking quietly behind him.
“Goddammit Ellery,” Ennis said.
“He was tryin ta manipulate us, Ennis. Try not ta let em get to ya.” But Ellery’s face was pensive, and despite his words, Wayne’s self pity had gotten to him at least somewhat. “How’s yer headache?”
“Painful. Ya know, like a headache,” Ennis said irritably. “I got ta lie down.”
Ellery rose. “Good idea. Let’s both of us lie down. I think we missed out on our kissin an intimate chat after the spankin an sex.”
“Sure enough,” Ennis agreed, and, still rubbing his temples, led the way back to the bedroom, unzipping his denims and dropping them on the floor as he climbed back into bed. Ellery was right behind him.
L
mariez:
Hi kids - wow - you've been busy this morning, Leslie! Thanks again for the great quotes.
Couldn't pass up this conversation from Chapter 37:
Ellery followed him out. “Hey Dupree, can you c’mere a sec?” Dupree unfolded himself from his too-small office chair and approached.
“Sure. What’s up Chief?” He collapsed in the more comfortable seat in Ellery’s office. “Wish I had this ta sit in all day.”
“Take it, put the torture chair in here an Amos Marigold can sit in it when he shows up.”
“Thanks.”
“Close the door, Dupree.”
Dupree leaned over and batted at the doorhandle and closed the door, his face growing serious.
“I wanted ta ask ya about Saturday night at the Red Stallion. How bad did that gun dealer antagonize Ennis?”
“He was goin at it hot an heavy in my humble opinion, Chief. A miracle Ennis didn’t realign his septum an thicken his lips a bit, if you get my meanin.”
“Ennis wasn’t lookin for trouble?”
“Nah, he was spoilin, that guy. Made some really rude comments about you too. Not the kind a thing somebody who respects you would ever let stand.”
“Like…?”
“Like first of all he strutted in an made right fer Ennis, an called him Del Monte, you know, like the canned peaches… an said he wanted ta talk to Ellie Mae’s new buck.”
Ellery shook his head. “You know how when somebody wants somethin, they put on their best clothes an their best manner an act like they were momma’s little angel an butter don’t melt in their mouth, an the minute things don’t go their way they are just hell on wheels? That is Gabe Blackwell I swear.”
“Well he was cruisin ta get Ennis into a fistfight for sure, Ellery, no question.”
“Okay. Just checkin.”
“Don’t ya trust Ennis with his temper?”
“He got a temper Dupree, I was just easin my conscience.”
“He holds it well, Ellery, I don’t think ya got ta worry about Ennis haulin off, he endured a good deal a provocation from em. You know one a them femboys there hauled off an slapped em right across the face an he didn’t hardly flinch.”
“I knew it happened but I didn’t know he handled it so well. Those boys ain’t Ennis’s favourite people.”
“Yeah but they respect em mostly. Was that all a what this is about?”
“Well I was thinkin since you an me an Ennis all sort a work together whether you’d like ta socialize a bit, ya know maybe Friday after work before goin in to the bar. I thought I’d ask you first an see how ya felt before talking ta Ennis.”
“Sure, Chief,” he grinned. “If you ain’t afraid a me flirtin with Ennis.”
Ellery laughed softly. “Dupree, you are so straight I can smell it.”
Dupree blinked back at him. “It’s a smell?”
“Yeah. Smells a little like Marlboro cigarettes an a lot like Old Spice.”
“Maybe that’ll keep the femboys away then, they haven’t got such discriminatin taste. I got asked ta dance Saturday.”
“Good for you Dupree, give ya some exercise.”
I always love an Ellery/Dupree discussion - and this was especially interesting - and it leads to socializing between E&E and Jeremy, which is always a good thing!
Thanks - Marie
mariez:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on January 19, 2007, 10:44:23 am ---Ha ha, a little trip down memory lane...
After chapter 36, the annnouncement of this thread!
http://louisev.livejournal.com/59433.html
The good old days...hey, the days are still good in Ennis and Ellery-land!
L
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A big Thank You to you, Leslie. And those numbers certainly did go up, didn't they! :)
Marie
belbbmfan:
--- Quote from: mariez on January 19, 2007, 02:15:43 pm ---A big Thank You to you, Leslie. And those numbers certainly did go up, didn't they! :)
Marie
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I agree Marie. If Leslie hadn't started this thread, chances are i never would have known about Ennis and Ellery :o So thank you Leslie!
And great quotes! There can never be enough intimate chat....
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