Reality Bypass

Love in the Library August 19, 2010

The husband and I are both voracious readers, him even more than me which is a pretty impressive feat.  So to keep ourselves from bankruptcy we only buy a few books a month and then spend quality time with our local library.  The library is a short walk away from the house and they have a nice selection.  We like it there.

A couple of days ago we returned our latest haul and were browsing for new reads.  We’re both fans of science fiction and fantasy books and so ended up in the same aisle, though I was going down the way and he was coming up.  This meant eventually we were going to pass like the fabled ships in the night.  I stepped in front of him and instead of just stepping by laid a smooch on him.  Yeah, I have no problem with Public Displays.  However, I hadn’t noticed that there was another patron of the library in the aisleway.  It was a kid in his early twenties, yes you know you’re getting old when you call someone old enough to drink a kid, and after the kiss he just stood there in shocked silence.  Finally he got his brain about him enough to say, “I did not expect that…”

My husband didn’t miss a beat and replied, “That’s how you pass people in the library now.”

Our observer blinked a few times, grinned and walked out the other way.  The dear husband and I believe we gave the kid hope.  You can browse the science fiction section and still get the girl, and if you’re lucky she’ll be right there browsing with you and sometimes lay one on you.

~J

(cross posted on livejournal)