Part 4 (2/2)
”Knohat my celletting into this
”Tina the Tongue,” I said
Norbert ran the back of his hand across his mouth ”What's she look like?”
”She's from Brazil She's a model for a Brazilian bikini wax company”
”One of them dark Latin types?”
”She makes Jennifer Lopez look like a pork carcass”
More beer and sausage fumes in my face, his breath more rapid now
”Tina had her boobs done before she went to prison,” I said ”She's a forty-four”
”Forty-four inches?”
”D cup”
”Oh, ”
”I never heard of that”
He'd taken the bait I gazed around the roo it too obvious The shed's front door was closed, but not locked Small, narros stood above double sinks There was a swinging door at the far end of the shed that probably led to the et a five-foot lead on Norbert, I was sure I could outrun him Get etting i ht Norbert's wick ”Well, Fridays are Fun Nights, see, so we all get naked”
”Like, coirls becoirls cliot to knock their opponents off their horsies, but their hands are tied behind their backs and they can only use their boobies”
I didn't knohich twisted part oflike a porn video; Norbert looked like he was about to have a stroke
”So finally, after everyone's been knocked off their horsies and we're all hot, sweaty, and panting, we lie down on these long tables and Tina gives us Brazilian waxes-”
”Is that where you drop candle wax on each other's titties?”
”Uh, yeah” Don't get out much, do you, Norbert? ”Then we all sit around-we're still naked, reot dope in prison?”
”You can get anything in prison, Norbert Anything” I tried tolike I had a case of the flu ”After that we take out our Easy-Pleasys-”
”You mean them candy-colored condoms?”
”Yes And then we” I let my voice trail off
”You what?”
”Can't talk,” I moaned ”My arms hurt too much” Not an act
Norbert was at war His brain was telling hi him on, but Captain Winkie was in control here, and Captain Winkie wanted what he wanted Norbert hesitated, clearly torn, then abruptly turned and hurried out through the shed's rear door As the door swung open, I caught a gliht; it was theparlor Norbert was back a few seconds later, brandishi+ng wire cutters
He scowled at me ”No funny business now”
I nodded to indicate that I'd behave
Norbert snipped the wire attached to the pipe and I crashed to the floor ”I ain't taking off those wires on your wrists,” he growled, jerking ht
I nearly cried with the sweet relief of being able to move my arms
”No irls do”
This was going to take so the entire scenario I hoped I lived long enough to tell Tina Sanchez, mother of three-who had a mustache, stretch marks, and definitely did not bikini-wax her oo-how she'd been transforfuriously What did Norbert want to hear?
So ater”
Norbert wasn't taking chances; he hauledwith him over to the sinks He held on to me with one hand while he turned on the tap with the other, but discovered that this didn't work because he couldn't jiot with just one hand
”You do it,” he snarled
”Can't” I held up ood” He let go ofaround the water tap
Casually I took a half step backward
The condo out like a party balloon, the lurid red turning transparent pink Norbert watched in a state of sexual frenzy, too preoccupied to notice what I saw through theA state patrol cruiser was silently pulling into his driveway
”You're doing great,” I encouraged Norbert, edging back a bitI had about fifteen seconds before the cops waked in ”You're using ater, aren't you?”