What is a four letter word beginning with S-H?
A: What Mickey and Maya do best.
After that phone call from the soon-to-be Mrs L, I was in a bit of a daze. Thankfully, the conscious part of my brain registered how much my chocolate-brown patent-leather high-heeled Mary Janes had put me in hock to the family coffers. Grumpus was similarly inhibited. At first, that is. But, marching heedless into the arms of temptation, he tried on those rubber-soled lace-ups and — how do you say it? — fell promptly in love. As we silently contemplated how good they looked, I offered, none too wisely, “Comes a point in the credit card cycle when you just say ‘What the heck’.”
“Yeah … ” he said.
Silence. More contemplation.
“… I’m sorry, sweetie. I’m buying them.”
Took all of 2 minutes.