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The Bath
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The Bath |
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Wendy Flora Member
since 2000-01-11
Posts 182Virginia |
In the soft half-light of the early morn, he was aware of a stirring beside him. His eyelids cracked open as a shadow fell across them, and he glimpsed the curve of her side as she passed... her bare side... His eyes opened wider, though still heavy with sleep. She allowed the door to the bathroom to drift open, giving him full view of the old, cracked-porcelain tub with its lion-claw brass feet. She rested her body on the small stool next to it, her back to him, her half-moon profile suspended over her peach-skin shoulder. The pale light that filtered through the colored curtains made stained-glass shapes that danced across her face. She unbound her milk chocolate hair, rippling down to swish at her hip. She was leaning toward the window in just such a way that her body was in perfect line with the beam of light, forming a slide for the dust motes that trickled down. The soft rushing noise of the water lulled him into a daydream, his vision turning shimmery and crystalline. She rose from the stool, strobing in halos, her hair falling away to allow the light, now turning golden with the climbing sun, to illuminate her brassy thigh. She turned to look over her shoulder at him, her face enveloped in that elfin mask of hers which nearly drove him mad... for she always seemed to veil something behind her snowy skin and emerald eyes. Her willowy form arced around as if to come to him, and he felt giddy, almost drunk on anticipation. Then, she closed the door, the latch falling with a soft, final, click. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is great Wendy! Surprise ending! hehehehe.....but she had to come out of the bathroom sooner or later! Denise And slight is the sting of his trouble Whose winnings are less than his worth; For he who is honest is noble, Whatever his fortunes or birth.~~~Alice Cary, ~Nobility~ |
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Wendy Flora Member
since 2000-01-11
Posts 182Virginia |
hehehehe.... true!  *grin* -wen |
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Nate Dogg Senior Member
since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658Georgia, Fulton |
Great imagery on this one, Wendy. Nathan |
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