Chapter 4

Aunt Maxine

Olivia saw Fitz a couple of times during her stay. She saw him at the Carnival while Aunt Maxine was at choir practice. In reality she was the Fortune Teller. She was dressed in layers of clothing her hands wrapped and her voice altered. She was hidden behind heavy beads so no-one knew who she was. Her predictions here spot on because she knew everyone in town so she was always 50% right. Even Harrison did not know she was the fortune teller.

Liz was going to pass on the carnival but since Aunt Max had choir practice she decided to take a peep.

New York makes a person jaded and hate crowds but this was fun. She failed at every game she tried but she tried anyway , it was fun . The food was greasy, the noise was loud and the barkers continued to attract crows with outlandish promises , and she enjoyed every moment.

Fitz joined her while she waited in line for the Fortune Teller discussing neutral topics until it was her turn top enter the tent. He warned her she was spot on in her predictions.

The lights were low, the hot ice gave the illusion of fog as she walked through the beads hung from the top of the tent. She had to give them credit, it was not a mom and pop tent, one could easily believe if there was something secretly hidden in your life you would shortly know. .

Olivia sat and was told to lay her hands out face up. She was told about a recent lost love, and a new love and vacation in her near future. Easy for Aunt Max she knew about Edison and she knew about her Bali trip and she suspected Tommy was as interested in Liv as she was interested in him.

The Fortune Teller told her to love life, don't be afraid and the best way to get over one man was to get under another. After which she told f Liv her time was up.

She walked out of the tent and was met by Harrison who asked her how it went. It was ok, are you going in?... "nope my fortune has been read right the past few years I'm not going in again, Not sure how anyone could know that much about me without living in my skin."

Liv enjoyed the rest of the night spotting Fitz standing with a woman who had her arms draped around his waist, lucky girl she thought.

Soon it was time to leave, she finished packing and joined Aunt Max on the porch.

"what time is your flight tomorrow?"

" ten am"

"Tommy taking you to the airport?"

"No. Harrison is"

They continued to talk about family and friends until Aunt Max asked, "are you seeing Tommy before you leave?"

" nope, we saw him yesterday while we were fishing "

"he's a good guy Callie."

"yes he is, but there is someone special in his life already and I just got out of a relationship, I am not ready."

"Not ready for what, one should always be ready for love."

"I was in love with Edison, look what happened."

"You were never in love, you were in love with the dream of marriage, a house and 2 ½ children. I never liked Edison"

"Why didn't you ever say anything?"

"Because it was your decision and I realized you may have liked him but you did not love him."

"Why didn't you ever say anything?"

"Because it was your life, it was for you to love him, not me. I decided when I did not receive a wedding invitation six months into your engagement you did not love him."

"Do you like, Tommy…sorry Fitz,…..

" yes but he is interested in someone else"

" when the right man comes alone no matter the circumstances are if you are meant to be together you both will find a way"

Olivia remembered the same words being used by Fitz.

"Remember Callie, the best way to get over one man is to get under another."

" Aunt Max., …. The Fortune Teller, !"

"Yes , please don't tell Harrison I enjoy keeping him confused."

" I never thought I would get intimate advice from my grandfathers sister."

"Shush,….. you young people think you invented sex. I have been making my husbands toes curl for over forty years and I hope to make them curl another forty. Each time I see him I want him to paste me flat against the wall until I scream,."

"Aunt Max, !

"Aunt Max, nothing"

" You don't know how good you are in bed until you hear your man say he can't feel anything, that's some powerful pussy power"

" Aunt Max"

"Aunt Max, what …."

" I just never thought I would discuss my sex life with you."

"Why not , knowledge is not always about history and arithmetic. The best knowledge between a husband and wife is the knowledge of what makes you feel good, how to please your husband. You have to both like and love the person you are married to. You have to be able to let your husband please you until you can move and please him until he cant feel anything but satisfaction and his love for you. I have never worried about Ben being with another woman. If she could top me, in the kitchen and bedroom, I would gladly pack his clothing.

Liv had nothing else to say, she had been schooled by a 70ish woman who still enjoyed the art of intimacy. Maybe that man was still out there and after tonight she was ready to look.

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