“Wake up lazy bones.” To punctuate her command, Jamie snatched away the sheet that covered the lower half of Auguste’s body.

“Didn’t we just go to bed?” Auguste mumbled.

“Hours ago,” Jamie replied. “And it’s almost nine. And I might need help with something.”

Jamie led Auguste to the powder room of the condo they’d rented for Mardi gras week. “I was just trying out this bathroom, and look.”

Auguste looked. “Um, what am I looking for.”

Jamie pointed to the picture hanging above the sink.

“Cute kitten,” Auguste said.

“Yeah, but isn’t there supposed to be a mirror above the sink?”

“I guess it’s traditional,” Auguste agreed.

“Also it’s tilted.”

“True,” said Auguste.

“It’s no wonder all those pencils are on the floor. They probably rolled off. Unless the naughty cat knocked them off. Which I think is more likely.”

“He does have a mischievous grin,” Auguste confirmed. “But it looks like none of the pencil points broke. I guess I could probably straighten the picture.”

“Yes, but the thing is, while I was sitting on the toilet, that cat was just staring at me. Staring at my pussy.”

“Who wouldn’t?” Auguste asked.

“And all those pencils. They kind of made me think of dicks. And I got kind of turned on. And I started to touch myself. But then that cat caught my eye just as I was getting near the edge, and I had to start over, and each time I got near the edge, that grinning cat kept me from ... you know.”

“Coming?”

“Yeah.”

“I suppose we could move the picture,” Auguste said. “There’s a spot in the living room.”

“That would probably be good,” Jamie agreed.

In the living room, Auguste positioned the cat and pencil picture. “Is this about right?” he asked Jamie.

Jamie nodded. “But you know what, I’m just noticing something about this table. Am I crazy or is it tilted?”

“I think it is tilted,” Auguste said. “Odd. I wonder how it happened?”

“Maybe someone sat on it,” Jamie speculated. “But you know, the way it’s tilted it might be just the right height.”

It turned out it was just the right height. Jamie went over the edge five times.