with a smoke waiting in the cloister, the refectory floor drying, the sunlight playing on the grass of the cloister garth, a bell rope hanging by the wall like a donkey's tail, an open cell window on the abbey wall, a monk walked by over the way, his black gown flapping as he walked along, she kissed my inner thighs, her damp lips touching, leaving wet patches, the French peasant monk, head lowered, carrying a bucket, trod heavy like work horse, into the kitchen, the clock tower chimed a quarter, she placed her hands on my buttocks, holding me in place, I missed a good smoke, needed a good drag, an intake of tobacco smoke, I returned to the refectory, the floor was dry,
time to lay the tables
for one o' clock lunch, fruit bowls, water jugs, kiss me, she said, kiss my lips into oblivion, Dom Patrick was stirring a pot on the stove, the kitchen was steamed up, he said nothing, his eyes were dull, his head tonsured, he looked like a Medieval figure frozen in time, I moved with the trolley loaded with jugs and bowls of fruit into the refectory, thinking of God, prayers, and her of course, but that was a different sexier story.