Page 38 of A Tall Cup Of Joe


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“Teddy! What should I do?”

“Well, I suggest you two put on some clothes and go for a little walk to

get to know each other a little better. Maybe you can form some kind of

genuine connection before the infatuation wears off and he resents you

forever. Maybe”

“Oh fuck.”

“Oh fuck indeed.” Teddy responded. “Oh also- does this scarf make my

neck look fat?”

“Teddy!”

“Right. How about you take him for a walk? Seems innocuous enough

right?”

“Fine. Okay. Sure.” Jacob replied. “Fuck…”

Once Jacob gathered his thoughts, he knew it was time to start to figure

things out. Or at least try. At this point it was mid afternoon and he was

already tender. Perhaps taking a break was a good idea.

Jacob was quick to usher Joe out of the house so they could take a walk

in the park to get to know each other better. Jacob was proud of himselfonly making out one more time with Joe before they finally got dressed

and left.

The park wasn’t far, but the trip there had already been eventful. First off, Serena had left him multiple messages in various states of

shock and excitement. She wanted all the details, but he wasn’t about to

kiss and tell.

Actually no, he was. He was actually very excited to kiss and tell. But

one thing at a time.

Second, he could feel himself getting more excited to spend more time

with Joe out in the real world. He was busy getting to know Joe deeply,

intimately, skintimately…

Third, for a moment there he swore he could see Thomas lurking in the

bushes outside of his place, but had then concluded that it was probably

some Thomas shaped cat or something equally innocuous.

After walking for what felt like ages, but was likely only a minute, Jacob