Page 35 of Just Joshing

"You like children?" Elena asked, leaning forward.

"Of course. Kids are hilarious."

Her smile froze. "Hilarious?"

I rested my arms on the table. "Yeah. They're like tiny drunk dictators running around unpoliced. What's not to love about them."

"Unpoliced?"

"Well, within reason. I mean you can't force a kid to wear shoes if they don't want to. But you can bribe them." I added a wink.

Shit, Lolly's winking disease must be catching. Is this the first sign of neurological decay resulting in some kind of serial killer psychology?

Elena shook her head, giving me a disappointed pout. "Oh, Joshua."

I winced, suddenly feeling thirteen again.

"Children require discipline, structure and boundaries. Without thosecore principles they turn into unruly hooligans."

Hooligans?

Elena leaned forward, playing with her pearls. "You want us to have well behaved children, don't you?"

"I…"

What the fuck is happening right now? When did I agree to have kids with this woman?

I cleared my throat. "I mean, sure? If by us you mean society in general, then yeah."

She reached across the table, laying a hand on my arm, fingers running slowly over my skin.

"But Joshua, can't you see how beautiful our children would be?"

The airhorn blew.

"Gracias a Dios." I muttered, pulling my arm free and practically throwing myself from the chair. "Bye, Elena."

"Talk soon, Joshua."

I quick footed it over to Molly, waiting impatiently as the man before me took his time leaving.

"Just remember, put me first, Doll." He winked at Molly in a way that made me want to slap the smirk off his face. She offered him her generic polite smile – the one she used on donors she hated dealing with. It warmed my heart.

"Have a great night, Ricky."

I pulled the chair out, dropping into it with a huff. "This shit is wild, Pecas."

She blinked at me once. "Have you read my sheet?"

I tilted my head, narrowing my eyes on her. "Should I?"

"Please do," the corners of her mouth lifted slightly.

I pulled off kid crazy librarian's sheet and looked through Molly's comments.

"You know, I'm not into Dino Erotica but Transformer Porn is pretty addictive."

Molly sniggered.