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

All of a sudden it had happened very quickly. They knew each other from the previous evening when they had got into talking at the bar of the hostel. Like her he was travelling with a group of friends and had just arrived. The next day they had all met again on the beach. As … Continue reading Holiday Friendships