“Come on, baby. Be reasonable.”
“I am sick of your shit, James. This is the last straw. That money was for the Verizon bill.”
“You saying you don’t like these shoes? Damn, baby. I did this for you. You always on me to dress better.”
“I’m on you to get a goddamn job, James. I’m on you to stop acting like a little boy. I’m on you to be a goddamn man.”
“You always told me that my boyish charm was one of the things you loved about me.”
“Once, maybe. Not no more. Read my lips, James. We. Are. Done.”
Thanks to Erykah Badu for the inspiration
Dear Josh,
Boyish charm don’t put no food on the table. Gritty and well told.
Shalom,
Rochelle
I can’t say he has anyone to blame but himself. Not that he won’t try. Nice character sketch
I guess long term boyish charm on it’s own is just not enough.
Those shoes were made for walking…away!
Boyish charm don’t set good on a grown-up man. I get it.
I love Badu!
Too bad he can’t even call Tyrone since he spent the Verizon money on new shoes.
Loved this! Great voice.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
Great dialogue but its time to grow up and sort him self out I reckon…
When one changes and one doesn’t, there will be problems. I enjoyed the dialect in the dialogue.
(This may be a duplicate comment.) When one changes and one doesn’t there will be problems. I enjoyed the dialect in the dialogue.
He can marry his shoes, he can.
She got better things to do and better men to have stick around. You know, the kind that bring home the bacon, pay bills, and behave not like a boy, but a man. …
Well done!
Think he is beyond the dog house.
They gots ta grow up someday!
Boyish charm is no excuse for irresponsibility and immaturity.
She has a reason to be angry. Buying shoes using the money meant for paying bills. Why did he do it? To please her or to spite her? May be he wanted the blame for the split to fall on her.
Ugh… you just described one of my old boyfriends…
I had to leave coz I was too mature for him – he was 12 years my senior!
he better watch out what she’s saying lest he put her in a cage for good measure. :)
Loved this, thank you.