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affair?”
“Not at all,” I said. “I haven’t bothered to look at another man since I married Hollis.” Kelli rolled her eyes, and I corrected myself. “Okay, I’ve looked at other men. I’m married, not dead. But no, I haven’t really gotten close to anyone at all.”
She rolled her eyes. “Maybe it would help if you did. Do you have any admirers you don’t know about?”
My bottom turned toward the side as I contemplated. “That would have to be a negative as well. Nobody talks to me out here.”
Kelli’s expression shifted from curiosity to amusement. She laughed out loud, keeping the joke to herself, and then took a sip of her wine. “You are so oblivious, Nat.”
“What are you talking about?”
“You have an admirer. Someone is clearly interested in you. If I were to be honest, there actually are several men on here who are into you.”
This was news to my ears. “Oh, my god. Kelli, where do you get this information?”
“This is a small ass base.” She rolled her eyes dramatically. “This base is huge, but it’s the military. Everyone talks. Everyone sees. Everyone gossips.”
“Spill it.”
“No names, but I know for a fact some of the eligible bachelors on base in their late twenties and early thirties consider you to be the MILF librarian.”
“ MILF librarian?”
“Yes. Don’t give me the dumb act. You know what a MILF is. Mom I’d like to –”
“I know. I just don’t see where they would get that from.” My head shook in incredulity. “I’m not the ugliest woman on the planet, but I am far from a MILF. And if Hollis’ behavior were any indication –”
“Are you kidding me?!” Kelli screeched. She slapped her palm against her forehead, eyes disappearing towards her skull, leaving me the whites of her eyes to look at. “We’re not doing this today, Nat. It’s too hot.”
“What? What are you talking about?”
She looked at me. “You really want to use Hollis as your barometer for sexual attractiveness? He’s clearly doing what he wants to do right now – without any regard or respect for you – and you’re over here trying to argue that because he can’t see your beauty, that other men are lying? Really?”
I crossed my arms. In defense of Hollis, I affirmed my position. “Hollis and I have been together 20 years. I haven’t needed to look at, interact with, or seduce any other man in order to feel beautiful. It’s nice to hear that other men think I’m attractive, but I haven’t met any of these men, and honestly, they’re not my husband, so what’s the point of knowing?”
“It’s not about you, woman. Nor is it about Hollis. It’s about how men who aren’t married to you see you. You don’t know how many times I’ve been approached by different men out and about on base who ask me about you when you’re not around. They don’t know your name, they just know you work at the library and have a kid. Most of them think you’re a single mother, because they never see you out with Hollis. They come up to me because they know we’re friends.”
“What do you tell them?” I shouldn’t have asked. As a married woman, it’s not my business. But this small part of me really wanted to know.
“I tell them you’re happily married to one of the Master Sergeants, have a child, and won’t even look at another man because you’re scared to turn into a pillar of salt.” She smirked at her own quip.
My arms unraveled from laughter. I slapped against my thighs and shrugged at her tort. Kelli had the most sarcastic personality I’d ever come across sometimes, and it’s left me in stitches on several occasions.
“Seriously, though,” I breathed, trying to get my bearings. “You think those guys really think I’m beautiful?”
“Of course.” Kelli reached over and grabbed my hand. “Please, please, please believe me when I say you are a stunning woman, with an even more stunning personality. I’m not a lesbian, but if I were
“Not at all,” I said. “I haven’t bothered to look at another man since I married Hollis.” Kelli rolled her eyes, and I corrected myself. “Okay, I’ve looked at other men. I’m married, not dead. But no, I haven’t really gotten close to anyone at all.”
She rolled her eyes. “Maybe it would help if you did. Do you have any admirers you don’t know about?”
My bottom turned toward the side as I contemplated. “That would have to be a negative as well. Nobody talks to me out here.”
Kelli’s expression shifted from curiosity to amusement. She laughed out loud, keeping the joke to herself, and then took a sip of her wine. “You are so oblivious, Nat.”
“What are you talking about?”
“You have an admirer. Someone is clearly interested in you. If I were to be honest, there actually are several men on here who are into you.”
This was news to my ears. “Oh, my god. Kelli, where do you get this information?”
“This is a small ass base.” She rolled her eyes dramatically. “This base is huge, but it’s the military. Everyone talks. Everyone sees. Everyone gossips.”
“Spill it.”
“No names, but I know for a fact some of the eligible bachelors on base in their late twenties and early thirties consider you to be the MILF librarian.”
“ MILF librarian?”
“Yes. Don’t give me the dumb act. You know what a MILF is. Mom I’d like to –”
“I know. I just don’t see where they would get that from.” My head shook in incredulity. “I’m not the ugliest woman on the planet, but I am far from a MILF. And if Hollis’ behavior were any indication –”
“Are you kidding me?!” Kelli screeched. She slapped her palm against her forehead, eyes disappearing towards her skull, leaving me the whites of her eyes to look at. “We’re not doing this today, Nat. It’s too hot.”
“What? What are you talking about?”
She looked at me. “You really want to use Hollis as your barometer for sexual attractiveness? He’s clearly doing what he wants to do right now – without any regard or respect for you – and you’re over here trying to argue that because he can’t see your beauty, that other men are lying? Really?”
I crossed my arms. In defense of Hollis, I affirmed my position. “Hollis and I have been together 20 years. I haven’t needed to look at, interact with, or seduce any other man in order to feel beautiful. It’s nice to hear that other men think I’m attractive, but I haven’t met any of these men, and honestly, they’re not my husband, so what’s the point of knowing?”
“It’s not about you, woman. Nor is it about Hollis. It’s about how men who aren’t married to you see you. You don’t know how many times I’ve been approached by different men out and about on base who ask me about you when you’re not around. They don’t know your name, they just know you work at the library and have a kid. Most of them think you’re a single mother, because they never see you out with Hollis. They come up to me because they know we’re friends.”
“What do you tell them?” I shouldn’t have asked. As a married woman, it’s not my business. But this small part of me really wanted to know.
“I tell them you’re happily married to one of the Master Sergeants, have a child, and won’t even look at another man because you’re scared to turn into a pillar of salt.” She smirked at her own quip.
My arms unraveled from laughter. I slapped against my thighs and shrugged at her tort. Kelli had the most sarcastic personality I’d ever come across sometimes, and it’s left me in stitches on several occasions.
“Seriously, though,” I breathed, trying to get my bearings. “You think those guys really think I’m beautiful?”
“Of course.” Kelli reached over and grabbed my hand. “Please, please, please believe me when I say you are a stunning woman, with an even more stunning personality. I’m not a lesbian, but if I were
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