He was wearing The tie. It was a signal, even if he didn’t know it. She wiped off her lipstick and put away the pearls. And ordered a pizza.
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T 5660
He picks up the rags and decides he’s going to quit his job. He wants out. He goes home and kisses his wife. You need a better job, he says.
T 5656
She had been gone for a few days, away on business, and the house was a mess. He opened a bag of chips, and called her. I miss you, he said.
T 5636
I wish my new neighbor would put up her curtains. I enjoy watching her fix up her place. But I may fall in love and my wife won’t like that.
T 5603
They fall on to the couch and it breaks and he feels the back pain again and she has to stifle a giggle. My wife’s going to kill me, he says.
T 5587
He’d spent the day baking, and when she came home she said, The place smells sexy, and that merely reminded him of some unpleasant evenings.
T 5574
A noise was coming from the kitchen. It was a feral sound and he found her devouring a cake with her hands. It’s like eating love, she said.
T 5567
Toys fly through the air. The parents apologize to each other and find themselves attracted to the wrong people. The kids sit back and watch.
T 5565
I was cutting an onion. My wife said, Why so sad? and then she laughed and so did I. Except I was sad. But I knew she didn’t want to hear it.
T 5555
They bought a house. He said, Now I can walk around naked. She imagined wedded bliss. But he was a messy guy. And she grew to hate the house.
