Front Porch Mannequins by Rebekkah Adams

Author:Rebekkah Adams
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1897109-71-7
Publisher: Signature Editions
Published: 2009-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

16

“Is this about you?” Nan asks.

Alice sighs. Nan and Lily are far too literal. She can’t fault them for it. They grew up around farmers and well drillers. But she pities them sometimes, and often hates them. If your friends are simple-minded, friendship can be more like babysitting.

“It’s a story. What do you think?”

Nan is about to take a big risk. She looks at Lily and realizes she’s on the same wavelength. The question she is about to ask may damage their friendship, but she can’t stop herself from asking:

“Are you queer?”

“Queer?” asks Alice.

Lily is almost bouncing up and down in her chair awaiting the response.

But the question only confirms for Alice her innate superiority. To hell with them for dismissing her story and picking it apart. She answers with a question of her own:

“So, Nan, would you fuck another woman?”

“Excuse me?” Nan jerks up in her seat.

“You heard me,” replies Alice, “another woman. Would you have sex with one? Ever. For any reason.”

“I highly friggin’ doubt that!” Despite her cocky response, a knot in her stomach hardens. She hasn’t dated anyone in such a very long time. She’s made the rounds with all the suitable locals, even Lily’s husband. There’s virtually no one left. Alice knows that. Hunting filled that void somewhat. Carrying the gun and firing it off into the bush was a rush, the closest sensation to orgasm she’d had in years. But Alice is a bitch to rub this in her face now, in front of Lily.

“You highly doubt it? So there’s room for the possibility? Okay, Nan, let’s say you were on a desert island.”

“These kinds of questions are so stupid, Al.”

“Just answer.”

“Yeah,” Lily pipes up, “just answer the question.”

Alice lights a cigarette while Nan ponders.

“If I’m on an island forever?” Nan responds finally.

“Forever.”

“Come on, Nan, answer the question!” Lily says.

“How many women are there?”

“Just one.”

“So I don’t get to pick?”

“So you’re at least interested enough to see that you might like to have choices!”

Lily is bopping in her chair again, rubbing her hands together excitedly.

“Well, she can’t be disgusting,” Nan says.

“She’s not. She’s cute. One cute woman and you on the island. What do you do? Bang her?”

“No hope of rescue?”

“Aw, come on, Nan, quit stallin’!” Lily interjects.

“All right, fine. Yes. I would, I guess.”

“Great,” says Alice. “So, you would if you were on a desert island. What about other circumstances?”

“None.”

“What about jail?”

“Yeah! What about jail?” Lily squeals.

Nan asks, “Life sentence?”

“Yeah.”

“I suppose so.”

“All right then.” Alice drags off her cigarette. Her tone takes a serious edge. “How would you feel about making love to a woman?”

Nan says she is sure she doesn’t know what Alice means.

“How do you feel about it? Awkward? Foolish? Inexperienced?”

“Like a freak,” says Nan, growing more pissed off. The only good thing about this tangent in the conversation is that it helps her forget the sight of orange jello salad. Still, why can’t Alice pick on Lily? It’s never much of a challenge.

“Come on, cut the high school crap. How

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