A Different Kind Of December: A Carnage Short Story by Lesley Jones

Author:Lesley Jones [Jones, Lesley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-22T03:00:00+00:00

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arley looks up from his gift and directly at my wife, unshed tears shining in his eyes as he smiles.

“It’s perfect,” he says quietly.

Georgia shrugs. “I thought maybe it was time for a new one.”

“Abso-fuckin’-lutely it is.” He stares down at the black leather guitar strap she’d had made for him and runs it between his finger and thumb.

Georgia had explained to me that she used to buy both Sean and Marley a new one every year as a gift. She would use her dressmaking contacts and have them stitched with the band’s logo. Marley’s would also have the initials BBM—Big Brother Marley—stitched into it, and Sean’s would have G&S TWIMTB—Georgia And Sean. The Way It’s Meant To Be. When she lost Sean, she stopped the tradition, but this year, for some reason, has seen a massive turning point in the way she’s dealt with the loss, and she’s gifted her brother something that obviously means a lot to him.

“Ohhh, leather. You gonna tie me up or whip me with it later?” Ash leans over Marley’s shoulder and asks.

His eyes dart up, and he scans the room, making sure none of the kids or his parents have heard her remark.

“Gag you with it if you don’t shut up.”

“Oh, Rock Star, that works, too. Can’t wait.”

“You’re giving me a boner in front of my parents, baby.”

“I got under the dinner table and gave you a bl—”

“Ash,” I snap. “Little ears.” I gesture towards Conner and Nina’s boys, who are playing with the action figures they’ve just unwrapped.

While Conner is laughing, Nina, who’s a lot quieter than Ash, Jimmie, and Georgia, is staring wide-eyed.

“Sorry,” Ash calls out to anyone that wants to listen.

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