The ..Odor

Have you ever noticed people have a distinctive order about them?

Perhaps Im crazy, I mean… really.. Maybe my nose is too close to my arse?

*thinks allowed. Maybe it issss.

I need to quit smelling people.

I can smell you.

You think I’m kidding?

Take my husband of 23 years for example.

His odor is all over my bed. Get out! I know his pillows from mine. NO KIDDING.

His head is bald.. and its like his head secretes an odor I can’t quite put my finger on.

If I happen to grab one of the 15 pillows on my bed (yes I have that many) my face touching it.. I know as soon as I breathe in..

It’s HIS.

It’s NOT a bad odor, just HIS odor.

I wonder if I have an odor.

There has been several times he’s cuddled into me and said..

You smell so good. Him breathing like a dog… sniffing me.

I can smell you all day long.

I wonder.. is he just sayin that? Or is it true..

I put it to the test..

I asked my son C.

He’s my youngest.

Does mommy smell good?

He looked at me and shrugged..

Great just great..

This is gunna be harder than I thought.

Well…. DO I?

I dunno…(eyes glued to TV)

I probed a little deeper..

Do I smell like flowers? Or, or bad? Hesitant..

(Eyes glued to TV)

HULLLOOOOOOO (knock, knock) Do I?!

You mean do you smell like Bella?

Hope etched on my face.. right.. do I smell like Bella? Or pretty?

Mommy, you give Bella a bath every Saturday she never stinks.

*hope dwindles.

K.. scratch that…

I say..

Do I smell like how grandma used to smell? (panic on face)

Bengay ...and old..

Noooooooo *he wrinkles nose* In memory

Do I smell pretty?

Geeeeez, mommmmy yesss.

(Eyes glued to TV)

Like what? Flowers,?

And sometimes like daddy.

Like DAAAADDDY?! Wha’doyoumean?!

Pulls shirt to nose..and sniffs.

I had his shirt on.. so of course I smell like him.

Like daddy

I doo? WHEN?

all the time you smell like him.

Is cuz he hugs you and his perfume gets on you.

Cologne C, Cologne. Not perfume.

(eyes glued to TV)

Women wear perfume, men cologne.

You smell like flowers mommy.. pretty flowers.

Can I watch TV now?

….

Okay then.. discussion closed. I think..

Sprays my perfume on hubbys pillows..

Psssh.. now you can smell like me .