Lester's Notes

Chapter 25

JE Owns them I covet them

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"Lester today is the day we are going shopping. You have put if off long enough."

"I have things I have to do Beautiful."

"Lester, I cleared your schedule with Ranger, Tank, Bobby, Cal, and Hal . You have no more excuses we are going shopping."

"Would you believe I have a stomach ache?"

"No"

"…a headache?"

"No"

"I don't know why we have to go shopping. I'm happy with it."

"I'm sure you are - but I am not."

"Don't you love me any more Beautiful?"

"Oh Lester please…of course I love you but I don't love sleeping in a twin bed each night."

"It's cozy"

"It is for you because you no matter what I do by the morning you are curled around me and I can't move."

"I know" said Lester grinning at his wife, wiggling his eyebrows and reaching out for her.

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"Okay Les, you distracted me for an hour but, we are still going bed shopping."

"Didn't you feel comfortable Beautiful?"

"Les, I am always 'comfortable' with you just not in a twin bed for the night."

Steph answered her phone "Yo"

"Yes…..that might work…..okay…. You can bring them….."

Steph walked over to the door, opened it up and in walked Tank, Bobby, Hal and Cal.

All of a sudden they lunged for Les, grabbed him, handcuffed him and carried him out to the SUV. They all got in and drove…to the Super Bed Store. Rangeman did the security for the store and the manager came out and greeted them all by name. He looked at Lester, laughed and said,

"Twin Bed time is over Les?"

Steph walked around looking at the Queen size beds. She sat on one and it felt okay so the guys carried Lester over and threw him on it and Steph laid down next to him.

"No it doesn't feel right does it Lester?"

"I wouldn't know I'm handcuffed."

"Do you promise to stay in the store and help find a bed?"

"Yes, I promise to stay in the store."

"You didn't say that you would help find a bed."

"Maybe we won't find one that is comfortable."

"Leave the cuffs on him guys."

And so it went….till finally Lester agreed to all of Steph's terms and they started over.

"Why aren't we looking at full size beds?"

"Because you are 6'6" tall and weigh 235"

"Oh"

The next thing Steph knew she was in Lester's arms and he jumped into the bed with her and rolled on top.

"What are you doing Lester!"

"Trying to find the right bed Beautiful!" and he proceeded to toss her onto at least ten beds. Tank, Bobby, Cal were laughing their asses off. Hal was so red Bobby thought he better check his blood pressure before he stroked out.

Steph and Lester were drawing quite a crowd especially after Lester threw her on the bed in the store window. Lester was nuzzling her neck and Steph was laughing when she looked up and saw Eddie and Big Dog grinning at her from outside.

"Lester, we are drawing quite a crowd. Eddie and Big Dog are here."

Lester looked over his shoulder and waved at them.

"Lester you are incorrigible and an exhibitionist."

"I love my wife!"

"I love my husband but, you have to tone it down a little before…"

"I'm arresting you for indecent exposure cupcake and thug."

"We are fully clothed Detective Morelli and we are in a bedding store trying to buy a new bed. Det. Morelli I would like you to meet Mr. Jackson the store manager." Said Steph lying under Lester whose shoulders were giving away the fact he was laughing his ass off at having Joe watch.

Tank, Bobby, Cal and Hal were laughing so hard they collapsed on the next bed.

Joe started yelling and flapping his arms and Hal said, "Detective would you like to get your blood pressure taken? Bobby will check out your pressure." This comment made Joe madder and everyone in the store laughed harder.

Big Dog and Eddie came in and said fire engines were being sent to the Plum residence. Mrs. Plum evidentially had received numerous phone calls and plugged in two irons and the electric meter exploded and blew off the house and set the neighbor's shed on fire.

They were sorry they had to leave but they had to go to the Plums because Grandma was propositioning all the responding firefighters.

Steph managed to get Lester to stop laughing long enough to crawl out from under him.

"Joe go home!"

"But, Cupcake…"

The crowded yelled at Joe "Don't call her that!"

Lester threw Steph over his shoulder and ran to the King sized beds, threw her on one of them and jumped next to her and rolled her on top of him. Joe passed out and everyone left him where he fell.

"This one is to big Beautiful, I'll lose you during the night!"

"You will never lose me Les"

"I like the first queen sized bed we tried in the store window lets buy that one."

Mr. Jackson rang up the sale gave them a 20% discount because of all of the beds that were being sold and offered them a job on the weekends trying out beds - they declined. He could arrange delivery for the next week. The guys carried the mattress and box spring out and tied it on the roof of the SUV.

On the way home they went past the Plums, the fire trucks that were still there honked their horns and waved. Mrs. Plum looked up as the SUV passed with the bed stapped on top and everyone in the SUV waved at Mrs. Plum - she fainted into Albert Kloughn's arms and he dropped her.

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Lester's Note:

Every time I go with Beautiful shopping it attracts a crowd. I just can't figure out why.