Games
It is amazing how fast a noise filled room could become deadly quite. They hadn't noticed me as I walked into the room. They were so involved in each other that my presents went unnoticed. They were making so much noise that they hadn't noticed the photos I had taken of their activities either. Too bad the grunts, groans, and the moans couldn't be captured by photos. But all noise ceased and all movement stopped at the simple sound a hand gun makes as the hammer is being pulled back.
This was not just any hand gun. No, this was the antique Colt 45 my grandfather left when he passed away a few years ago. It was supposed to be just a show piece. It hadn't been fired in over 40 years, so I had no idea if it would work. I did, however, know that it was loaded and aimed to kill.
Unlike most hand guns, the Colt makes a clear and distinct clicking noise as the hammer is being pulled back. When in normal use, the hammer is pulled back quickly and the noise is less thunderous. But that night I thought it best to pull it back real slow, each individual click getting louder than the one before. There actually wasn't a difference in any one click from another, but when you have the barrel of a gun pressed into the back of your head, each click must sound deafening. That was the position my wife's boss found himself in.
There, in front of me, were three couples on my king sized bed. All of them were naked as the day they were born. All six set of eyes were glued on me, on my every movement. All three couples focused on me and my Colt 45. It view would have been humorous in a different set of circumstances. My wife's boss was frozen in mid stroke, not sure what to expect from me. My wife's ankles were on his shoulders, so all of his weight was being held up by his arms. I wondered how long he could hold that position. It's funny the thought that goes through your head in such a predicament.
Everything stopped except for the video camera that they had set up on the dresser. They must have wanted to capture all the fun for future viewing. Maybe this was going to be my Christmas present. I held my position until I was very sure that I had everyone's attention. My wife was looking at me over her boss's shoulder, eyes bigger than anything I could have compared them to. I guess that is how eyes communicate fear. She should have been afraid. They all should have been.