Could it be?
I think I'm falling in love, with Stella. I met her at a bar in Manhattan - she was smooth and bubbly and exotic. I liked her, but I really wasn't too interested. I thought she was out of reach. My friend Tim, the investment banker, picked up the tab.
Now it's over a year later, it's summertime, people are wearing less and less clothing, and who should I see at the Whole Foods Market, but Stella? We live over two hours north of the big city. Lot's of folks come up here when they feel like unwinding a bit. You can find a cool swimming hole that only you and your friends know about (or maybe some of their friends, and a few people with insiders guides, or the right connections, you know how it goes).
So I brought her home. We fired up the grill. Our house has a regal back porch with a comfy sofa for two. The house was built in the mid-1800's, and back then, it had a main street address, with a long drive leading up to the stone steps. The steps climb a small hill, with 3 terraces, and the porch is at the top. Billy, who used to live here until he moved to an airstream in Utah, said this place is forever lodged in his mind, like some kind of mayan temple. His girlfriend's name is Stella. They used to have my room, and Stella used to have my muffin job. It's a small world.
Well, it turns out that my housemate Rishi likes Stella too. It's alright. She's always liked girls, it's the ignorance and the politics she couldn't handle. So we share.
But Stella loves the big city. She likes to stay up late and party, and we go to bed pretty early up here in the hilltowns. So she comes and goes, but she's always welcome. Now she's here for the weekend. I have to work today, Saturday is the busiest day of the week at the market & deli. But I'm looking forward to this evening. We'll sit on the porch and watch the sun go down behind the hills. At dusk, the bats come along hunting for mosquitos, and when the sky gets too dark to see the bats, the fireflies begin their mating ritual. There are lots of stars in the sky on a clear night, until the moon comes out to shine much brighter than the rest.
By the way, you're welcome to come and visit us too.
We'll save some for you ;-)
stella's website
Now it's over a year later, it's summertime, people are wearing less and less clothing, and who should I see at the Whole Foods Market, but Stella? We live over two hours north of the big city. Lot's of folks come up here when they feel like unwinding a bit. You can find a cool swimming hole that only you and your friends know about (or maybe some of their friends, and a few people with insiders guides, or the right connections, you know how it goes).
So I brought her home. We fired up the grill. Our house has a regal back porch with a comfy sofa for two. The house was built in the mid-1800's, and back then, it had a main street address, with a long drive leading up to the stone steps. The steps climb a small hill, with 3 terraces, and the porch is at the top. Billy, who used to live here until he moved to an airstream in Utah, said this place is forever lodged in his mind, like some kind of mayan temple. His girlfriend's name is Stella. They used to have my room, and Stella used to have my muffin job. It's a small world.
Well, it turns out that my housemate Rishi likes Stella too. It's alright. She's always liked girls, it's the ignorance and the politics she couldn't handle. So we share.
But Stella loves the big city. She likes to stay up late and party, and we go to bed pretty early up here in the hilltowns. So she comes and goes, but she's always welcome. Now she's here for the weekend. I have to work today, Saturday is the busiest day of the week at the market & deli. But I'm looking forward to this evening. We'll sit on the porch and watch the sun go down behind the hills. At dusk, the bats come along hunting for mosquitos, and when the sky gets too dark to see the bats, the fireflies begin their mating ritual. There are lots of stars in the sky on a clear night, until the moon comes out to shine much brighter than the rest.
By the way, you're welcome to come and visit us too.
We'll save some for you ;-)
stella's website
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