Southern Comfort

"Really?" Dave said as he grabbed the bag of coffee from her hand. "You wanna try this?"

"Yes!" Barbara said smiling at Dave. "I saw you drink it this morning, so I want to try it. I want to know what you like to drink."

"Alright..." Dave said as he poured some coffee grounds into the coffee filter, and refilled the reservoir. "So how do you think your body will respond to a..." Dave held up the bag of coffee to read the label. "New Orleans Roast Mardi Gras coffee?" Barbara shrugged her shoulders. "Well it says to celebrate carnival season with flavors of cinnamon and vanilla that brings to mind a delicious New Orleans King cake. So does that mean you are going to start celebrating randomly?" Dave chuckled and tossed the bag back on the counter. "Well I think it tastes pretty good, so hopefully you do too."

As the two of the waited for the coffee to brew Barbara began to look through Dave's stash of coffees and teas. "There are so many options!" She said as she picked up a new bag to inspect. "I hope the coffee tastes good. I would love to try some of these other coffees!" Barbara said.

BEEP BEEP BEEP The coffee pot finished brewing. Dave grabbed a mug down from the cabinet and poured Barbara a cup of coffee. "Be careful it's hot." Dave said handing her the mug.

"O I'll be fine." Barbara said as she held the mug of hot coffee in front of her face. "Can I?" She asked tentatively. Dave nodded yes and Barbara brought the mug to her lips and quickly downed the entire mug of hot coffee.

"I'm never going to get used to that..." Dave said shaking his head. The sight of Barbara pouring hot coffee down her throat and not even swallowing was just so bizarre to Dave.

"Yummy!" Barbara said as she sat the mug on the counter and hugged Dave tightly. "You are the best!"

"Thanks..." Dave said hesitantly as Barbara released him from her grip. "So no change this time?"

"Nope!" Barbara looked up and smiled at Dave. "O wait...." She paused and tilted her head to the side. "Here come the changes..." She said as she bit her lip and closed her eyes.

Dave watched on as her dark black hair began to lighten to more of a brownish hue. "Well that's interesting..." Dave thought as he noticed her face shift to become much more Caucasian. "And it looks like she's a bit younger..." The faint lines on her face once again lightened as she regressed back into her late 30s. Barbara groaned and shook her head from side to side, causing her hair to swish in front of Dave's face. "Is that a hint of red I spy?"

Barbara shrugged her shoulders a the effects of the coffee seemed to descend down into her body. "Damn sweatshirt..." Dave couldn't tell what was happening to her upper body because of the oversized sweatshirt she was wearing. "Shit I bet her body is regressing..." His eyes focused in on her still exposed hands. "Less wrinkles!!! Her body is!" Dave thought grinning to himself. Barbara slightly wiggled here hips and then extended her arms above her head. Slowly but surely she bent forward and touched her toes. "Do her hips look different?"

"Mmm that hit the spot y'all!" Barbara said cocking her head to look up at Dave. "I see why you like that coffee so much!" There was a subtle twang in Barbara's cadence. "It's super yummy!" She said standing back up straight. "What do you think sugar?" Barbara did a little pose and winked at Dave.