A Story In
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Chivalry
“How many years do you think we’ve known each other?” Zoey asked.
“I dunno, at least since pre-school. We’re both thirty now,” I replied. We walked the cobbled roads of Newburyport. The clouds looked like lines of poetry.
“You go first this time,” Zoey said.
“I like holding the door for you though.”
“Damn it, Tyreke. Why do you always hold the door, and hold the umbrella, and make me coffee? Women can do things you know.”
“I know that.”
“Do you feel you have to protect me, or be a man, or–––“
“I do them because I love you.”
From Guest Contributor Steve Colori
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