Chapter Eight
Meanwhile across town.
Logan was lying in bed thinking. He looked over at Asha beside him sleeping. He smiled briefly. He was thing about his relationship with her and how it had been nice to have her with him to chase away the loneliness. True, she was still pissed at him for Crash tonight. He couldn't help it though. When Max entered looking like she did, no man could resist looking, he wasn't a saint. And that Alec, bastard! Fucking winking at me and had his hands all over Max. What the hell was Max doing with him? What was she thinking? That asshole is just going to break her heart. He couldn't really care about her, could he? Not like me anyway. Wait, I have Asha now, I shouldn't be worrying about Max. Asha thinks that I'm still in love with Max and not her. That's preposterous. Max and I are over, that simple. Besides, Asha and I have a lot more in common. We both are workaholics and revolutionaries and have common interests. Max just wanted to run off and play sometimes. I found that irresponsible and unnecessary. I am better off with Asha and she loves me, I think. I did see the way she was checking out Alec when she thought I wasn't looking. Actually, I wasn't I was checking out Max at the time, but caught it out of the corner of my eye. I wonder if it is a matter of time before he tries to take her away from me too? Why am I thinking this way? Max and him won't last and besides, I don't love Max anymore.. do I?
Logan returned to reality from his inter-monolog and decided to watch a little TV before retiring. He quietly flicked on the remote and started to surf the channels. Ah, here we go. This is a really old school classic, Starsky and Hutch. A seventies detective show. I always loved the seventies clothes styles, so funny. Logan sat and watched for a while and then "Huggy Bear" appeared. He was the best part of the show. He was an informant for Starsky and Hutch. He also was a pimp. He dressed the seventies pimp part to the hilt. Purple hat, mid-length leather brown coat with the huge lapels. Silk disco shirt and chains. And the piece de la resistance, the platform shoes, what a sight to behold. But, the one thing that Huggy Bear always had was the hotties all over him. Logan smiled as he drifted off to sleep, zzzzzzzzz.
Out from a hazy cloud of fog, Logan could barely make out the dancing forms. As he got closer, they came into view. He was in a club, not sure which one though. He could hear a semi-familiar seventies r&b funk tune, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. Tune was hypnotic. He walked in and stood a moment taking it in, then he walked through the dance floor and took a seat at a table, he was by himself. As he sat down a waitress came up.
"What would you like, sir?" the waitress asked.
"Max and a long, slow painful death for Alec." Logan replied. Humm, that was weird. Why did I say that? He asked himself as soon as it left his mouth. "I meant a scotch and water." He replied. Logan sat and was looking over the crowd. Everyone seemed to be having a good time. Why did he feel so out of place?
Then the tune started to take shape and Logan finally recognized it. It was the theme from "Shaft" by Isaac Hayes. The bass thumped loudly and the melody finally took on the words.
Who's the man who would risk his neck for his fellow man?
**Female background singers** Alec, Right on!
Who's the cat who won't cop out when there's danger all about?
**Female background singers** Alec, Can you dig it?
Then Logan saw him from across the room. Alec entered like he owned the place. He walked through the door and immediately two hotties were on him. Alec was dressed like Huggy Bear. He had on a Stetson fedora hat, mid- length brown leather coat with huge wide lapels. His shirt was a black silk and unbuttoned down to mid-chest. He had on several gold chains. His pants were slacks with bell-bottoms and he had on groovy platform shoes. He strutted in and Logan looked around and realized that the whole place was dressed in seventies style, everyone but him. Logan looked back at Alec and realized that the two hotties on him were Cindy and Asha! They both were scantily dressed. Cindy had on a small halter-top with blue sequins and short shorts, with high heels. Asha had on a tube top and shorts with high heels. They both had one of Alec's arms flung over their shoulders and they both were flirting with him and kissing on him. This made Logan tense a little. Eww, he thought. Then she came in. At the door, there was Max. Dressed in a bathing suit top and oh so low hip hugger pants with bell- bottoms and high heels, damn she looked HOT! Alec stood at the bar, watching Max's very move. Max proceeded to walk toward Alec. As she neared, Alec dismissed Cindy and Asha. As Max approached, Alec held out his hand and took Max's. She went into his embrace and kissed him passionately. They broke the passionate kiss and Max snuggled into his neck and began to lick and nip him as Alec looked straight at Logan and mouthed the words distinctly***THANK YOU***. Simultaneously he gave a wink and pointed at Logan with his index finger, with his thumb up, like a gun and gave the click signal and a very cheesy smile. The song continued.
He's a complicated man and no one understands him but his woman.MAX!
**Female background singers** Manticore Alec!
You say that cat Alec is a bad Mutha-
**Female background singers** Shut yo' mouth
I'm talkin' 'bout Alec!
You're damn right!
Suddenly, Logan snapped straight up in bed, waking from his nightmare, in a cold sweat, breathing heavily.
THE END
Meanwhile across town.
Logan was lying in bed thinking. He looked over at Asha beside him sleeping. He smiled briefly. He was thing about his relationship with her and how it had been nice to have her with him to chase away the loneliness. True, she was still pissed at him for Crash tonight. He couldn't help it though. When Max entered looking like she did, no man could resist looking, he wasn't a saint. And that Alec, bastard! Fucking winking at me and had his hands all over Max. What the hell was Max doing with him? What was she thinking? That asshole is just going to break her heart. He couldn't really care about her, could he? Not like me anyway. Wait, I have Asha now, I shouldn't be worrying about Max. Asha thinks that I'm still in love with Max and not her. That's preposterous. Max and I are over, that simple. Besides, Asha and I have a lot more in common. We both are workaholics and revolutionaries and have common interests. Max just wanted to run off and play sometimes. I found that irresponsible and unnecessary. I am better off with Asha and she loves me, I think. I did see the way she was checking out Alec when she thought I wasn't looking. Actually, I wasn't I was checking out Max at the time, but caught it out of the corner of my eye. I wonder if it is a matter of time before he tries to take her away from me too? Why am I thinking this way? Max and him won't last and besides, I don't love Max anymore.. do I?
Logan returned to reality from his inter-monolog and decided to watch a little TV before retiring. He quietly flicked on the remote and started to surf the channels. Ah, here we go. This is a really old school classic, Starsky and Hutch. A seventies detective show. I always loved the seventies clothes styles, so funny. Logan sat and watched for a while and then "Huggy Bear" appeared. He was the best part of the show. He was an informant for Starsky and Hutch. He also was a pimp. He dressed the seventies pimp part to the hilt. Purple hat, mid-length leather brown coat with the huge lapels. Silk disco shirt and chains. And the piece de la resistance, the platform shoes, what a sight to behold. But, the one thing that Huggy Bear always had was the hotties all over him. Logan smiled as he drifted off to sleep, zzzzzzzzz.
Out from a hazy cloud of fog, Logan could barely make out the dancing forms. As he got closer, they came into view. He was in a club, not sure which one though. He could hear a semi-familiar seventies r&b funk tune, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. Tune was hypnotic. He walked in and stood a moment taking it in, then he walked through the dance floor and took a seat at a table, he was by himself. As he sat down a waitress came up.
"What would you like, sir?" the waitress asked.
"Max and a long, slow painful death for Alec." Logan replied. Humm, that was weird. Why did I say that? He asked himself as soon as it left his mouth. "I meant a scotch and water." He replied. Logan sat and was looking over the crowd. Everyone seemed to be having a good time. Why did he feel so out of place?
Then the tune started to take shape and Logan finally recognized it. It was the theme from "Shaft" by Isaac Hayes. The bass thumped loudly and the melody finally took on the words.
Who's the man who would risk his neck for his fellow man?
**Female background singers** Alec, Right on!
Who's the cat who won't cop out when there's danger all about?
**Female background singers** Alec, Can you dig it?
Then Logan saw him from across the room. Alec entered like he owned the place. He walked through the door and immediately two hotties were on him. Alec was dressed like Huggy Bear. He had on a Stetson fedora hat, mid- length brown leather coat with huge wide lapels. His shirt was a black silk and unbuttoned down to mid-chest. He had on several gold chains. His pants were slacks with bell-bottoms and he had on groovy platform shoes. He strutted in and Logan looked around and realized that the whole place was dressed in seventies style, everyone but him. Logan looked back at Alec and realized that the two hotties on him were Cindy and Asha! They both were scantily dressed. Cindy had on a small halter-top with blue sequins and short shorts, with high heels. Asha had on a tube top and shorts with high heels. They both had one of Alec's arms flung over their shoulders and they both were flirting with him and kissing on him. This made Logan tense a little. Eww, he thought. Then she came in. At the door, there was Max. Dressed in a bathing suit top and oh so low hip hugger pants with bell- bottoms and high heels, damn she looked HOT! Alec stood at the bar, watching Max's very move. Max proceeded to walk toward Alec. As she neared, Alec dismissed Cindy and Asha. As Max approached, Alec held out his hand and took Max's. She went into his embrace and kissed him passionately. They broke the passionate kiss and Max snuggled into his neck and began to lick and nip him as Alec looked straight at Logan and mouthed the words distinctly***THANK YOU***. Simultaneously he gave a wink and pointed at Logan with his index finger, with his thumb up, like a gun and gave the click signal and a very cheesy smile. The song continued.
He's a complicated man and no one understands him but his woman.MAX!
**Female background singers** Manticore Alec!
You say that cat Alec is a bad Mutha-
**Female background singers** Shut yo' mouth
I'm talkin' 'bout Alec!
You're damn right!
Suddenly, Logan snapped straight up in bed, waking from his nightmare, in a cold sweat, breathing heavily.
THE END