https://thehauntedwordsmith.wordpress.com/2019/03/30/story-starter-challenge-28/
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2019/04/05/collar/
https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2019/04/05/rdp-friday-laundry/
https://lightmotifs.wordpress.com/2019/04/04/three-things-challenge-pl50/
https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2019/04/02/rdp-tuesday-stretch/
This compilation of prompts offers another peek into the wacky wonderful world of “Ryan and Rita’s” enduring marital bliss ~ ♥Ennle
Looking into laundry basket
I frown, hold up Ryan’s shirt…
“Is this lipstick on your collar?”
Glancing up from his book, “You
Haven’t worn lipstick since we
Had guests, ages ago”.
I roll eyes, “my shade is lighter”.
“Looks lovely on you”, he returns
To his reading as I examine odd
Stain: “I don’t think I can get this
Out if I don’t know what it is…”.
He ignores me.
“In some states you can still file a
Lawsuit for infidelity…” (is he listening?).
Grinning, he sets book aside, reaches
For suspect shirt, peers at it. “Alright
Judge, I confess: while you were chatting
Up the produce manager when we shopped
Yesterday, I went to the bakery…for bread…
Giving into temptation, I purchased and
Ate a donut, raspberry-filled—DNA in the
Reddish stain, per defense expert, is
Likely a mix: raspberry jelly and saliva
From the Defendant.”
He pauses (is she laughing?).
“A lawsuit for infidelity in such
Cases would be a stretch…but if you
Prevailed, what would you win?
Having no wealth, no Stradivarius
Violin, I could only hock my guitar…
Love, you’d be left without a song.”
I’m chuckling…but can’t resist a
Dig: “How could you sneak off
To get a raspberry-filled donut
And not buy ME one?”
He pulls me onto his lap for finale:
“We, the Jury, find the defendant…
Guilty, ‘felony thoughtlessness'”.
Asks, “What’s my sentence, Judge?”
I offer sexy smile…“Time served, and
Restitution: donuts—a dozen”.
©Ennle Madresan, 2019 ~ All rights reserved.
Image: Pixabay.com
Great job! Wonderful post. Good use of the prompts and a winner of a story: intrigue, romance, and a great ending.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it–I had fun picturing it in my mind 🙂 Thanks so much! ❤
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Delightful story, love the understated humour, just right for the mood, and mine. 🙂
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Oh, I’m glad it pleased you–it’s tricky to learn t do “understated”…whether humor, or something else 🙂
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😊
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🙂
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Left without a song…that’s a good one. (K)
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So glad you liked it–thank you hugely!
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A hoot!
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Glad you enjoyed–thank you!! 🙂
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So welcome!
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How are things going vis-a-vis (?) vehicle repair and weather?
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It’s going. Car is dead again. Weather is better. Pulling my hair out, lol.
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Oh my gosh, girlfriend…good grief and a half! We’ll both be bald if the tide don’t turn, haha! Much love, E ❤
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Exactly! We got home late, are now facing the unpack. It’s like moving house, as everything must go out of the RV and then it is up for sale.
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Oh my, your work is far from done, then. I’m just glad and relieved you made it–how’s your shoulder/arm from the fall??
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Hurts like everything else, lol.
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Oh gosh, I’m so sorry…maybe you could lie around watching movies? 🙂 Apparently I’m taking a blog sick-day, haha–I’ve made 2 trips (walking) to the grocery store, and since I didn’t go to bed last night, I’m about ready for an extended nap 🙂 I guess sometimes we receive an enforced break ❤ And I bought plenty treats at the store–chips, macaroons, pineapple sherbet…but I'm having baked salmon and mac & cheese for dinner 🙂
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Oh that sounds good.
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🙂 🙂
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