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Mail. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools <1st attachment, "biggers03.txt" begin> DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. If you are offended by sexually explicit material or are under the age of 18, stop reading now. This material cannot be reproduced for commercial purposes without the consent of the author. JC: Ed Biggers Part 1: Epiphany Chapter 3 By Lazlo Zalezac Copyright (C) Lazlo Zalezac, 2004 Ed was smitten by Kelly. He had never met anyone that beautiful who actually took an interest in him. The morning after their first date, he called the flower shop in the hospital to deliver a dozen roses to her at work. He worked around the house, keeping busy in the hope that it would make the time pass quicker. It didn't work, but it did leave him with a very clean house. He sat down to read his mineralogy books. That helped make the time pass a little quicker. He was about to go crazy when the telephone rang. After staring at it for several seconds, he reached over and picked up the receiver. He said, "Hello." Kelly gushed, "Thank you so much for the flowers! All of the other nurses were so jealous of me." Laughing Ed replied, "I'm so glad that you liked them." "Liked them? I loved them." Ed didn't know what to say, so he changed the subject. He asked, "Are we still on tomorrow?" Kelly answered, "I was thinking that you might come to my place and I would cook us dinner. Do you like steak?" Relieved, Ed answered, "I love steak." Kelly said, "Great. Oops, I've got to run. A patient is calling. See you tomorrow around 6, okay?" "Sure." "Bye." "Bye," answered Ed even as she hung up the phone. He stood there for a moment trying to decide what to do. Happy that she had called, it only made him miss her more. Catching a glimpse of himself in the mirror, he decided that it was time for him to get cleaned up and try to look a little nicer for her. First stop, the barbershop for a haircut and a shave. Second stop, a clothing store to get a nice pair of pants and a shirt. Grabbing the keys, he headed out of the house. John was outside so he waved to him. The haircut didn't require much time. The barber kept trying to get Ed to talk, but Ed just sat there thinking about his upcoming date. Finally, the barber asked, "So, what are you doing in here a week early?" Ed answered, "I have a date tomorrow and I want to look nice." A few of the other men in the shop just looked at each other. Stories had been going around about Ed and his sudden change. No one really believed them. The barber said, "She must be real pretty for you to want to impress her like that." Ed, with a slight smile, said, "She's the most beautiful woman in the world." One of the clients asked, "So what is she doing going out with you?" Much to everyone's surprise, Ed didn't brag about how women couldn't keep their hands off him. Instead, he answered, "I have no idea." The conversation died at that point. The barber trimmed the hair without further attempts to initiate conversation. It was a standard western style short haircut. The barber probably gave a dozen of them a day. Ed sat back and relaxed when it was time for the shave. There was nothing like a straight razor shave and this guy did one of the best in the entire area. The ritual always began with the hot towel to open the pores and relax the hair follicles. He could hear the barber create the shaving cream by stirring the soap with the brush. The hot shaving cream on the face, spread using the soft brush, felt great. As he sat there, the barber stropped the razor. The whick whick sound as the razor was pulled across the leather gave it a seriousness that a disposable blade never conveyed. The slow scraping as the whiskers were removed seemed to turn it into a ritual rather than a morning chore. Once the whiskers were gone, a damp towel was used to wipe up the traces of shaving cream. The astringent capped the entire ritual. When it was over, Ed said, "I wish you were open on Sundays. I'd really like to show up on my date with my face this smooth." The barber answered, "You could do it yourself." Ed laughed and slapped his knee. He said, "I wouldn't show up with a smooth face. I'd show up bleeding from a thousand cuts." The barber laughed and said, "That'll be fifteen bucks." Ed pulled out a twenty and handed it to the barber. He said, "Keep the change." Leaving the barbershop feeling like a million bucks, he stopped by the bar for a drink. He stepped up to a stool at the bar and waited for Shirley to come over. She noticed him and asked, "Beer?" He answered, "No. I'll take a Coke." Shirley shrugged and poured a Coke. Setting the glass in front of him, she took the time to wipe down the counter while glancing in his direction. Ed sat there and slowly drank his coke. He wondered what kind of clothes he should get for his date. He hadn't bought anything other than blue jeans for as long as he could remember. Finally, she could take it no more. She asked, "What's on your mind?" Without any hesitation, Ed answered, "I was wondering where I could get some dress pants." "Dress pants?" Shirley asked. She paused for a moment and then said, "I guess Cattleman's in Phoenix would be the best place." Ed finished his drink in one gulp, pulled out a five, and slapped the five on the counter as he said, "Thanks, you're a lifesaver." A very shocked Shirley watched Ed bolt out the door. Talking to Ed was confusing, but she realized that he had answered her question in the most direct fashion. She had asked him what he was thinking about and he had told her. Dressing in front of his mirror was a new experience for Ed. He had slipped on his dress pants after making sure that all of the tags had been removed. The dress shirt had not been in a package with all of the pins, but hung on a hanger at the store. He put on the bolo tie and then the western style coat. The coat felt strange and then he found one last tag. He cut it off and stepped back to look in the mirror. He shook his head in disbelief, unable to imagine that it was him looking back at himself in the mirror. Ed sat down on the edge of his bed and though about what it meant to be a man. After a lifetime of bragging and boasting about himself, he realized that was the cheap way to look manly and it didn't fool anyone. You had to be a man in order to consider yourself a man. It didn't require fighting everyone over any little thing to be strong, you only had to know that you could defend yourself when required. John had not acted tough and brave in the bar, he was tough and brave. When pushed, he had defended himself fully confident in his ability to do so. Even if John had not won, he would have still been stronger than a guy that gave in easily to pressures to act against themselves. The fight had been over before it even started, John wasn't out to prove anything. Ed realized that he had been surrendering himself to what others wanted him to do just by having someone challenge him to do things. How many times had he done something because someone told him that he couldn't do it? How many times did he actually boast about it after he had done it? That wasn't manly, that was foolish. The question that John had asked him about his job and if he enjoyed it came back to haunt him. He didn't even know if he liked it or not. Drifting through life, he hadn't been directing it. It was time for him to take charge of his life and that meant treating Kelly like a queen. He may not know everything that he wanted in his life, but he did know that he wanted her. Grabbing the box of chocolates from the dresser, he left the house. Stepping outside, he noticed Maria and her son, Juan, in the front yard. He waved to them and got in the truck. Maria stared at Ed like he was a visitor from another planet. In the entire time she had known him, she had never seen him in anything except blue jeans. Ed arrived at Kelly's on time and parked in one of the few spots marked visitors. The complex wasn't that big, but it took him a few minutes to find her apartment. Feeling nervous, he knocked on the door. Kelly shouted out, "Come in." He entered the apartment calling out, "It's me." From the kitchen, Kelly answered, "Great. Make yourself comfortable. I'm working on the beans." "No problem." He looked around the apartment. The furniture all matched, with a nice navy blue fabric. The coffee table had a scattering of magazines on it with a remote control for the cable television. The walls were covered with paintings of flowers and landscapes. It was a nice feminine looking apartment. A sound behind him caused him to turn in time to see Kelly enter the room. She was wearing a very nice green floral dress that showed off her shape very nicely. It took him a minute to catch his breath. He said, "You look beautiful." Kelly looked him over and smiled at his clothes. In one of those mysteries that only women understand, she could tell that everything he was wearing was new. She said, "Wow, you like handsome tonight." "Thank you." Ed stood up a little straighter as he answered. He held out the box of chocolates as he said, "These are for you." Accepting the box from him, she glanced down at it. Surprised, she looked up and said, "Godiva Chocolates. I'm impressed." When he had gone to Cattleman's, Ed had no a clue what kind of chocolates to buy for her. He had stopped and asked four different women what kind of chocolates would impress them. Without exception, every woman had answered the same. At the time, he had felt embarrassed about asking for advice. Seeing the look on Kelly's face made him happy that he had not allowed his male pride to interfere with identifying the perfect gift. She set the box of chocolates down on the coffee table and gestured to a chair. "Please have a seat." Settling onto the sofa, Ed felt a little uneasy. Since he didn't know what to talk about so he chose a safe subject. He remarked, "You have a very nice place." She looked around the apartment and said, "Well, I don't really spend enough time here to decorate it as I would really like. It's comfortable enough." Ed said, "Well, I didn't really decorate my house. I inherited most of the furniture and just kept it. I guess the house doesn't really say much about me." The idea that someone could live in a house and not decorate it to suit their taste was totally foreign to Kelly. Wondering if it was a male trait or just unique to Ed, she asked, "You didn't decorate at all?" Frowning Ed said, "You know. Until just recently, I didn't think too much about those kinds of things. I didn't really wonder what I wanted or how I wanted to live. The other day, I started thinking about that and realized that I should direct my life a little more." This was a fascinating insight into his mind for Kelly. She asked, "So what are you doing about it?" Shyly, Ed looked at her and answered, "I found a woman I like a lot. I thought I would start with that." Once she realized who he was talking about, she laughed merrily. That was the best line she had ever heard in her life. She teased, "Doesn't she have any say about the matter?" "You have everything to say about the matter. I'm going to be the best man you've ever met. So good that you won't want to let me go. I'm going to be there for you and help you. I'm going to listen to what you say." Ed realized that he was beginning to babble and shut up, blushing furiously. The seriousness of his answer gave Kelly a moments pause. She said, "you remember what I said about marriage. I'm very serious about having two husbands and a wife." Ed had forgotten that for the moment and her reminder made him think. About to reply that he would be all the man she needed, he thought better of it. Instead, he asked, "Would you like to tell me more about that? I'd like to understand how it would work." Relieved that he didn't start acting all possessive, Kelly smiled and answered, "How about we talk about that over dinner? I find that when you have a chance to chew on food after being asked a question, that you have a chance to reply with a little more tact." "That's a great idea." Ed felt relieved to postpone the discussion a little while. He added, "I've found lately that when I'm faced with a new idea that I like to think about it some before making up my mind. I hope that's okay with you." The evening progressed smoothly from that point on. The ice had been broken and they started talking without grasping for topics. Ed was amazed that an attractive and intelligent woman like Kelly would find him interesting. Kelly was intrigued by the quiet and thoughtful Ed. When it came time to cook the steaks, Kelly showed Ed the grill on the little patio and let him perform the manly art of preparing the steaks. While he was at the grill, she was in the kitchen preparing the beans and salad to go with the steaks. After the first date with Ed, she had realized that he had chosen the swordfish steaks last time out of deference to what he though she might like. She had chosen the steaks for the same reason. Ed brought in the steaks, his cooked to medium well and hers cooked to a nice medium. Kelly brought in the rest of the food. They sat at the table and stared at each other for a minute before Kelly burst out laughing and said, "Let's eat this before it gets cold." Cutting off a small piece of steak, Ed tasted it and found that it was perfect. He looked over the table to see how she liked hers. She smiled at him and winked while chewing. Relaxing he tasted the beans, making a sound of approval. When he had swallowed, he said, "So tell me about this marriage idea of yours." Kelly finished her bite of steak and answered, "Well, I lived in a commune with my parents when I was a little kid. There were all kinds of adults and children there. One of the things that I noticed was that when someone was feeling a little down, there was always someone there that felt good. They would cheer each other up and the overall quality of life there was pretty nice." Ed listened thoughtfully and replied, "I can see how that would be." Kelly smiled as she ate a bite of salad. Waving her fork around, she continued, "I thought about it for a long time and decided that a marriage needed at least four adults in it. I've worked in a hospital for a long time and I've noticed that whenever four people are visiting someone ill, that at least one of them is up even if all the others are down. One person will handle things and the others will support them. I took that number very seriously." He didn't know if four was some magic number, but if she said that she had observed that then he would believe her. Gesturing for her to continue, he cut off another bite of steak. This was good quality beef, better than he would normally buy for himself. "I then asked myself what balance of men and women there would need to be for things to be smooth. After a lot of thought I decided that two men and two women gave things a nice balance. I didn't think that three men would want to share one woman or that three women would enjoy getting only a third of a man's attention." Ed hadn't thought about it that way, but he could see the logic behind her words. He said, "I can see that. I'm not sure that I could handle three women, to be quite honest." Taking another bite of his steak, he thought about it some more. Kelly could see the real attention that he was giving the manner. Rather than press the issue, she took another forkful of beans. This topic had chased off more than one potential boyfriend. After several minutes of silence, thoughtful on Ed's part and nervous on Kelly's part, Ed said, "What about competitiveness among the men for the women?" Kelly was quiet for a moment, fearing that this is when she would loose Ed. She answered, "I think everyone has to make love to everyone else. That would eliminate that problem." Shocked, Ed asked, "Are you saying that the men have to have sex with each other?" Kelly feared that Ed was about to storm out of the house. That had happened so many times to her, but she knew that this was the kind of marriage that she wanted. She answered, "Yes." Ed was about to leave, but paused to look at Kelly. The fear of rejection on her face made him think about his actions a little more carefully. He took a sip of the iced tea and thought for a moment. Finally, he said, "This is important to you, isn't it?" The tension was too much for Kelly. She burst out crying, her shoulders shaking, and tears running down her cheeks. This was beyond anything that Ed had ever encountered. Moving next to her, he put an arm around her. She turned and clasp him very tightly, afraid to let go. His mind working furiously, Ed knelt beside her. Just this afternoon, he had come to the decision that real strength was being true to oneself despite what others wished you to do. He had to respect Kelly for her strong stand on what she wanted. Adrift in life, he wasn't sure what he wanted or needed in a relationship. She was presenting an alternative that he would never have considered. When Kelly finally quit crying, she stood and left the room calling out, "Let me fix my face." The expression didn't make much sense to Ed, but he returned to his seat. He thought about his possible course of actions. He could leave, he could string her along, or he could be honest. The later choice seemed the only option that he could live with afterwards. He sipped his tea thinking furiously. Kelly returned to the room, eyes slightly red but the makeup fresh. Embarrassed by her outburst, she smiled at him meekly. She seated herself at the table and looked over at Ed. Apologetically, she said, "I'm sorry for crying." Holding up a hand to quiet her, Ed said, "You don't have to apologize. You are pursuing what you want. I imagine that you have been rejected many times, but you have the strength to state honestly up front exactly what you expect." Relief spread through Kelly as she realized that he understood. Lower lip trembling, she said, "Thank you." Chewing his bottom lip nervously, Ed said, "I can't answer you right now about what you want to do. I have never thought about it before as something for me. To tell the truth, less than a week ago I would have cracked the skull of anyone that even hinted that I would have sex with man." Holding her breath, Kelly wondered where this was going. Afraid to say a word, she waited to hear what he had to say next. She feared that this was a polite way of blowing her off. Knowing that what he was going to say next was the hardest thing that he had ever said, Ed took a sip of iced tea. Taking a deep breath, Ed said, "I always thought that people respected me for being a real man. I fought, drank, and loudly exposed my manly opinions. A few days ago, I realized that people didn't respect me, they were terrified of me. I came to understand that I was a bully and a bigot." Kelly leaned forward, fascinated by his words and the heartfelt emotion behind them. Never had she heard a man talk about himself in that fashion. She prompted, "That must have been tough." Shaking his head in denial, he said, "It was devastating. I saw neighbors running into their houses as I walked down the street. The other day, I helped a man change a tire on his truck. The entire time, he cringed like he expected me to hit him. To tell the truth, I didn't like the man that could invoke that much fear in everyone around him. It is hard to admit that you don't like yourself and what you've become." Fascinated, Kelly gazed on the man across from her. She couldn't imagine what he had been going through the past week. Ed continued, "I came to realize that I was letting people push me around. They could get me to do the stupidest things, just by suggesting that I couldn't. This afternoon, I came to the conclusion that I didn't know what I wanted or even what I believed was right or wrong." Needing a pause, Ed took another helping of beans. He was trying to decide how to say what he felt would be an honest answer. Glancing at Kelly, the look on her face gave him the courage to say his piece. He explained, "I don't know how I feel about your concept of a marriage. I really have to think about it and something that different is going to take a lot of thinking. I won't dismiss it out of hand." Kelly burst out in a great smile. She exclaimed, "That is all I want from you. I just want you to consider it seriously!" Tension that he didn't know he had slowly drained from Ed. He sat back and smiled at Kelly relieved that he was free to pursue the relationship further. The discussion over the rest of the meal was much less intense, but much more intimate. When the meal was over, they went into the living room to drink coffee. Ed sat on the sofa with Kelly curled up beside him holding her head against his chest. It was quiet and intimate, as they each just enjoyed the sensation of holding and being held. The previous tension had exhausted them. Kelly fell asleep first. Ed looked over at her sleeping, feeling good that he could have a woman relax so much in his presence that she could actually sleep. Ten minutes later, he nodded off. They woke after an hour, Ed's arm had fallen asleep. He was looking down at her when she woke. Embarrassed, Kelly said, "How long was I asleep?" Laughing, Ed answered, "I have no idea. I fell asleep about the same time that you did." "Aren't we a pair?" A smile crossed Ed's face as a thought crossed his mind. He joked, "The first time we sleep together and nothing happened." Laughing at the ridiculousness of their situation, Kelly was more than willing to head off to the bedroom. A thrill ran through her body as Ed leaned down and kissed her forehead in a loving gesture. She replied, "I hope our performance is better the second time." Ed replied, "Well, I have to head home now. I've got to get to work early tomorrow. We have another auction Wednesday. I have to get the place ready for it." Slightly disappointed, Kelly sat up and let him rise. He held her hand as she stood, the gesture meaning a lot to her. He bent down and kissed her. The kiss was gentle and hesitant, conveying a promise that a serious commitment was possible. Used to bedding women that were just this side of throwing up drunk, Ed wasn't confident that he knew how to please a woman. Kelly melted into his arms, amazed that such a rough and tumble looking guy could be so gentle. As he drove home, he reviewed the date in him mind and was pleased with how it had gone. She had thrown him a few curves with her talk about men having sex with men, but he would think about it and come to his own decision. It didn't matter what he decided, he had been honest with her. That was the important thing. Not ready to sleep, he stopped in front of the bar to get a Coke. The evening had been tough, both in terms of the normal tension of dating a woman and the emotional exchanges of the entire evening. Entering the bar, the entire place got quiet at seeing Ed dressed up. Acting like he didn't notice, he considered what it meant. Stepping up to the bar, he smiled at Shirley and said, "I'll have a Coke." Looking him over with more interest than in the past, Shirley poured him a Coke. Setting it in front of him, she asked, "What's with the clothes?" Ed was about to answer when one of the other regulars came up behind him. Slapping a hand on his shoulder, the man challenged, "Looks like Ed is turning into a wimp. Give him a real drink." Ed reached over and pulled the man's hand from his shoulder. In a flat tone of voice, he said, "Richard, I'm drinking exactly what I want to be drinking." "Ed, you're a fucking wimp." Shaking his head, Ed was not up to this tonight. He turned to face Richard, looking him straight in the eye, Ed said, "I grew up. I don't have to prove anything to you. We both know that I can drink you under the table and wipe up the floor with you. Drop it, Richard." With a push, Richard retorted, "Fuck you, Ed. You've become a wimp." Taking a sip of his Coke, Ed realized that he was now in the position that John had been in the other day. He wondered how John would handle it. It would be so easy for this to turn into a pissing contest. That was the last thing that he wanted tonight. Richard decided that he didn't like being ignored by Ed and made the same mistake that Ed had made against John. Richard telegraphed his intentions by pulling his fist back, Ed responded by going for first contact even if it wasn't overpowering. Even a moderate smack direct to the nose was worth more as a first strike that a powerful punch as a second. Ed's fist made a resounding crack as it connected with Richard's nose. The blow was so fast that Richard didn't even see it coming. Frozen in shock, Richard moved his hand to his nose as blood gushed forth freely. The movement was very slow and careful as through he was terrified of provoking any reaction from Ed. The only thought going through his mind was that Ed was going to kick the shit out of him. His nose hurt so bad that he was seeing double. Turning to Shirley, Ed said, "Can you get two towels? Fill one with ice, but give me the other first." Shirley did as she was asked, surprised that Ed was performing first aid for Richard. After she handed him the dry towel, he used it to wipe up the blood on Richard's face and to check the damage to his nose. It didn't look broken, but he wasn't a doctor. When the towel filled with ice was ready, Ed pressed the ice pack against the bridge of his nose with a gentle touch. The flow of blood was already slowing down, but the nose would look puffy for a day or two. He said, "Keep your head back. It doesn't look like it's broken. If it doesn't stop bleeding, I'll take you to the hospital." Shirley watched the proceedings in amazement. There wasn't the normal crowing over a victory that was Ed's normal behavior. She had patched together too many of Ed's past victims while he celebrated with shot of whiskey and beer. When Richard went to a table to sit back with the ice pack on his face, Shirley asked Ed, "What just happened?" Shrugging off the incident as though it was no big deal, Ed replied, "Just a slight difference of opinion. It'll be alright now. Thanks for providing the towels, I'll pick up the cleaning bill." "No need. All of my towels go to the same place to get cleaned. It doesn't matter why or how they get dirty," answered Shirley. There was something different about Ed lately and this particular episode demonstrated it most clearly. In the past, he would have added a few punches just to make sure there wasn't any doubt about who won. Even worse, he would have left his victim on the ground to be cared for by someone else. In her opinion, he had demonstrated a strength of character that she didn't know existed. He drained the last of his Coke, ready to head home and get some rest. Setting his empty glass on the counter, Ed asked, "How much do I owe you?" Smiling, Shirley answered, "Consider that one on the house." "Thanks." Ed looked puzzled as he stood up, not quite understanding why she would give him a drink on the house. Walking over to where Richard sat, he asked, "Are you okay?" "Yes, I don't think it is broken." Ed looked at Richard closely. The nose didn't look broken, but it was still bleeding a little. He asked, "Do you want me to take you to the hospital?" "No, I'm fine," replied Richard looking at Ed with a funny expression. It was as though he didn't recognize the person standing in front of him. In fact, he didn't. In the past, Ed would have left him flat on the ground with cracked ribs. Ed straightened from his examination and turned to walk away. He paused and looked back saying, "Sorry about bloodying your nose. Take it easy and let it heal. I'm sure it will be fine." As Shirley watched Ed leave, she decided that she actually might like this version of Ed. She had no idea what had caused the change, but Ed was a very different person than he used to be. The other people in the bar looked at each other, just as confused. There were two major topics of conversation in town now, John Carter and Ed Biggers. No one was quite sure what to make of either man. Returning home, Ed undressed. After looking at his jacket, he became upset at finding blood on the sleeve. He didn't blame Richard, but himself. There had to be a better way of dealing with the situation than he had taken. He hadn't wanted to resort to violence, but once Richard had cocked his arm the choices seemed very limited. As he undressed, he thought about his conversation with Kelly. He didn't know what to make of the ideas she had proposed. In a way, he was glad that he hadn't slept with her as that would have suggested a commitment that he hadn't yet decided to make. No matter how he looked at the situation, there was one uncontested fact - she was the most beautiful woman that he had ever seen. <1st attachment end> ----- ASSM Moderation System Notice------ Notice: This post has been modified from its original format. 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