The last of their other friends had just left. “Thanks for sticking around for the clean up,” he said. “No worries,” she replied. “I’d feel guilty leaving you behind with all those half empty wine bottles.” With that she poured the remnants of a red into her glass and sat down on the sofa. “You … Continue reading Catching Up

Gradually his muscles loosened up in the hot water. Maybe he had overdone it with the foam, but the scented wisps of vapour rising from the bathtub did play their own part in relaxing him. He closed his eyes as the music in his ears nearly sent him to sleep.  A cool gust of air … Continue reading Room Service

The dance floor in front of the stage was heaving. The vibrations of the speaker stacks sent thumping basslines through the throng of dancers. Sweaty bodies collided and rubbed against one another.  Her hair flew into his face. In apology she lifted her hand and laughed as she twirled past him. During the short breaks … Continue reading At the Gig

Finally she had left the busy part of the fitness trail behind, where the weekend runners trundled about. It was so quiet here that she could strip down naked for the next part of her workout on the abdominals and leg muscles. Just as she had bent down stretching so that her palms reached the … Continue reading On the Fitness Trail