THEO AND REED'S BABY FEVER : Book Three

Chapter Four

A morbidly obese old White lady with an enormous grey old fashioned beehive , shaking jowls and an overwhelmingly foul body odor stood in front of Theo and screamed in his face that he was breaking God's law.

Reed saw red. He immediately stepped in between his husband and the woman. He stared her coldly in her beady little eyes and said , " You are breaking God's law more with your obesity , ma'am. Gluttony is a sin if I remember from my Sunday school lessons. Now. Kindly step away from my husband before I call the police or pepper spray you. "

" Sodomites ! , " The woman yelled at him. A much younger man came to her " rescue " , squinting his equally beady eyes. He had to be related to the woman. Same facial features , same eyes , same ignorance , same rank odor.

The man sneered , " Don't ya threaten mah granny none , boy ! Dirty pervert ! We don't like that race mixing neither ! "

Theo sucked in a breath. He said , " Don't you dare speak like that to my husband ! Why don't you all go home and take a bath ! You stink ! We have an appointment here at this business. So step aside or I won't just call the police. I'll find a reason to sue you. Try me. "

" Not before I do , " came a sharp English accented voice from the open doorway of the office building. They all turned to stare at the very short ( even for Theo , she had to be four foot eleven ) , bony thin dark skinned Black woman with short jet black hair and cool black eyes. She wore a mannish looking grey pantsuit and matching sensible shoes. According to the founder's picture on the company website she was Vanessa Clyde. Vanessa Clyde was also a retired lawyer specializing in rights and issues of the LGBTQA community in the D.C. Metro area.

Vanessa Clyde retorted , " I tolerate your ignorance as much as possible , Browns. "

Theo and Reed looked at each other in much shock. Browns ? Dear God. As in the infamous rag tag family that had founded the Lazarus Rising Baptist Church which made it their mission  and " godly " purpose to go around protesting at the funerals of LGBTQA people. These people were sick and disturbed in the heads. The old woman was still glaring at them especially Reed. Oh my God , Theo thought. He recognized her from some old newspaper article. She was Mary Maude Brown , the heart and soul of the supposed church. What in the name of God had they wandered into ?

" I am aware of your free speech rights , " Vanessa said sharply. " But free speech can bloody well go to hades before I allow it to destroy my business. Stand back from my clients. Let them pass or I will sue you for every last penny in your meager bank accounts ! Now move ! "

" Fuck you , ugly pervert bitch, " one of the young men sneered rudely. Another one stepped forward and shook his head stubbornly at the rest of his family. He was average. Average height. Average weight. Average looks. Even when compared to Theo. He would never get a second look in most settings. Or a first for that matter. Until he spoke up.

He swallowed hard and said , " LLLLet , LLLLet's just LLLet them pass. We don't want no TTTrouble. "

The one by the old woman smirked meanly at the stuttering man , saying , " Robbie , you a idiot and a fucking turncoat. "

Mary Maude hushed him up with a wave of her meaty hand while bellowing out , " Let the race mixing queers enter. God will deal with the likes of them in due time. " The family stood back gradually as though Moses parting the Red Sea , allowing Reed and Theo to walk through to the front door. Theo paused by the young stuttering man and said , " Thank you. At least one of you has  sense. "