This story was originally published in the zine: The Fix #13, published by In Person Press in 1995. All 22 issues of the The Fix are still in print and available from Lionheart Distribution: http://www.lionheartdistribution.com/starskyhutch.htm. Comments about this story can be sent to: VenicePlaceAngel@aol.com
Come Live With Me
by
Constance Collins
"Come live with Me And Be My...  "
  XOXOXOX
"All right.   We're not married." "Nope."
"Or engaged." "Nope."
"And I'm hardly going to tell anybody you're my boyfriend." "Lucky for you."
"Fiancé — " '"Cept we're not getting married. And if we were would you tell people I was your husband? Or your wife?"
"I know a loaded question when I hear one; no comment.  Lover?" "Might as well just tell people we're screwing."
"Forget it. Um — best friend — " "You've always been my best friend, Hutch."
"Okay. Companion?" "Only if I get to be a paid companion."
"Significant other?" "Significant other what?"
"Never mind."   Sigh.   "POSSLQ" "Whazzat?"
"Uh — Persons of the Opposite Sex — skip it." "Good idea."
"Can't tell people we're 'roommates,' or 'living together,' because we're not. How about sleeping together?" "Screwing. Anyhow, we slept together before we... "
"All right!   How about 'living in sin'?" "Yeah, as opposed to before you, when I was a chaste young virgin."
"Nobody's gonna buy that.  So where does that leave us?  What'll we tell people?" "Simple.  We tell 'em we're partners."
"Starsky, everybody already knows that. I was trying to come up with a way to tell people how I feel about you — " "Hey, Hutch, everybody knows how we feel about each other."
"They do?" "Sure. They knew we were in love before we did."
"Then I guess we don't have to tell anybody anything." "Thank God for that; next I was afraid you were gonna start introducing me as your 'paramour.'"