Olivia Williams
Kama Sutra at Barnes & Noble in the cafĂŠ an elderly couple sit in the pea green velvet arm chairs. their legs crossed, facing toward one another. they read magazines. the woman looks at an issue of Southern Style, her face relaxed, and the man, at The Modern Kama Sutra. the woman looks over to the man, her white wavy hair landing on her silver, astronaut-like winter jacket, and smiles, her cheeks rising with it. the man wears a black beanie, glasses to match. his white hair peeks through the ends and down his back. her eyes widen and mouth shifts, Is that real?! It seems like it would slip out when it gets really intense. the man continues to show her the page, opening the magazine wider for the woman to see. she shifts softly in the seat and shoves the Southern Style over his pages, eyes back to normal but still red in the face. Look at this one! It would look great in the living room, what do you think? the man nods and twists the corners of his mouth, then gazes back to the Kama Sutra, he turns the page. the woman is taken aback,
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