I slept in. It was nine when I woke up and the sun was shining brightly. I was quite surprised as I normally wake early, or get woken. It seemed that Hubby had decided to let me sleep in this morning. Normally he'd be kicking me out of bed as soon as he woke up so that I could cook him some breakfast, but not today. I could even smell the lingering odour of coffee, showing that he'd already had his breakfast. Such a sweet man.
The thought did cross my mind that he hadn't woken me so that he could put off the awful moment when he had to go shopping with me, but I put the very idea away as unworthy.
I showered and dressed, just putting on a light dress, something easy to put on and take off as I'd be trying on clothes while shopping. I strolled into the kitchen and made myself some coffee for breakfast, surprised not to find Hubby wandering around.
I was halfway through my coffee before I noticed the note on the table. I picked it up and read it and I couldn't believe what that dirty, slimy, no-good, sneak had done. He'd gone golfing with some of his mates. He knew I'd understand. I could go shopping another time. The club championships were coming up and he had a good chance of winning (in his dreams) so needed all the practice he could get.
He wouldn't be getting much practice as I'd be taking his clubs when he got home and wrapping each and every one of them around his neck. He'd need Emergency Services to unwind them before I was finished. I was going to take his balls and replace them with golf balls. I'd string those golf balls together and use them as anal beads on him. See how he liked golf then.
To add to the turmoil I was feeling the back door crashed open and Joe from next door came bursting into the house. Now I like Joe. He's a friendly man, although I suspect he's not the brightest spark. He's good with his hands, though, and does a lot of handyman work around the neighbourhood. A big man, with nice big muscles, and normally I'm quite happy to see him. Not this time, however.
"And what the hell do you want, you slimy sleazebag," I yelled at him, "and how dare you come bursting into my house like that. Ha! If it wasn't for your bad manners you wouldn't have any manners at all."
"Would you rather I'd called the cops instead, staying outside while you were dismembered and murdered? Or should that be murdered and dismembered. I suspect the murdering would probably take place first."
"What the fuck are you talking about?" I demanded.
"The screaming. It really sounded as though you were in trouble. I came to assist."
Screaming? I'd been screaming? Come to think of it I probably had been.
"Yes, well your fucking assistance isn't required, asshole, so you might as well just fuck off out of here," I snarled at him, giving him a fulminating look.
"Speaking of manners, yours are leaving a little to be desired right now. I excused the first abuse as being due to the shock of my unexpected entry. I must ask you to refrain from continuing to speak to me in that manner."
Who'd been speaking of manners and since when did Joe speak so formally? Oh, I guess I had. I'd accused him of having bad manners.
"Ask away. Who cares what you fucking think? There's nothing you can fucking do anyway, asshole."
Now normally I wouldn't speak in this manner. Normally I was polite to everyone, but Brian dumping my shopping trip for golf had really got to me and I had to take me anger out on someone. Joe was there and a man so he was my chosen target.
"Yes, there is," he calmly informed me. "If the little girl is rude, daddy smack."
I almost had a full tantrum on the spot. I wasn't that little, for a start. (Um, compared to him I was, a second thought prompted me. I ignored it.) As for daddy? Words failed me. He was only five years my senior, if that.
"Of all the unmitigated gall," I gasped. "How dare you. I'm in my own house and I can be just as rude as I like and that's that. If you don't fucking like it you can go home. As a matter of fact that's a good idea. Piss off because you're smelling up the kitchen. I'll have to fumigate to get rid of the smell of sleazebag. Daddy fucking smack. I'd like to see you try. Come on, give it a go. I dare you."
I lifted my own hands, fingers curled, ready to start scratching if he tried anything, although I didn't really expect him to. I was angry and so I was posturing, taking advantage of his good nature, as I knew Joe was far too nice to actually hit me.
"OK. Have you got a decent mirror in the place?"
I just gave him a blank look. Mirror? What was with the mirror?
"Well," he prompted, and I just pointed in the general direction of my bedroom.