The Meaning of “Now”
On one particular night I wound up back at the Gary Dale hacienda with a guest rider. I don’t remember much about coming home (straight vodka can have that effect) but the next morning I was awaken by some bad breath beneath some sad eyes. I took the nudge as a kind reminder that my boarder was trying to earn her keep. She gave me a shake and said “Now?!?” So I rolled her over and obliged then fell back asleep. A bit later she was shaking me harder “Now?!?” Damn! Didn’t she know anymore words in English? My head was pounding but my ego was taking a pounding from this girl’s pleading, so again, I rolled her straight over and obliged. And went right back to sleep. A bit later, again, the scene was repeated but this time with much greater force and persistent clarity… “NOW?!?!?!?” She whined like a three year old nanny goat. “Okay, okay, you damned insatiable hussy!” So after finishing this time I didn’t go back to sleep. I bolted to the shower so I could start my day and shuffle this one on out the door. When I came out of the bathroom there she sat on the bed, all wrapped in the sheets and covers with a hurt look. She pointed at the thermostat and pleaded “NOW?!?!?!”
You guessed it. The whole time she was just telling me that she was cold!
You mean your efforts didn’t do much to warm her up?
After seeing her a time or two again I think she was a cold blooded animal in the end!