Double Talk
"Hmm…they say the June bugs are gonna be worse this year than last." Ennis laid the paper down and took off his glasses, rubbing the bridge of his nose.
Jack laughed as he turned the hot dogs on the grill. "How do they know?" And who's 'they' anyway? You're just troublin trouble and you know what I always say, 'Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.'"
"Yeah, yeah, I know. Been listening to your double talk for enough years, haven't I?"
Jack put the hot dogs on a dish and grabbed a jar from the table, grinning widely as he started scooping. "Double talk, huh? Then I guess you know by now that I relish relish."
Ennis shook his head and groaned, suppressing a chuckle. "Here we go," he thought.
"And I'm also bananas for bananas. He looked up at Ennis who had burst out laughing by now, and winked. "But I'm especially nuts for –"
Ennis's reflexes were still uncommonly quick and he had Jack in his arms before he could finish.
"It's a damn good thing I know how to stop yer yammerin," he murmured, rubbing his cheek against Jack's, "cause I sure do love to love ya."
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