Approaching the window, I noticed there were no curtains, with the lights clearly on, shining onto the wet pavement. You look, don't you, see what's inside. She was draped on an armchair, crossed legs bared out of her bathrobe, not pretending, looking straight at me. I stopped, of course, looking back at her, eye to eye. Her hands reached for the belt and undid it. She opened her legs, pulling the robe clear to show her n...

My garden grows a wealth of things: Redcurrants, blackcurrants, gooseberries, raspberries. But September brings its sweetest sins— Thorny briars, purple-black, ripened quick, the blackberries. Now less nimble, stiff with age, Ladder steep, sun so bright, pick them all before the night. I hear her giggle at my side— Neighbor’s daughter, just eighteen, always helpful, always bright. “Mr. Hansen,” she grins at me, “I will he...

"What are you looking at?" "Well, you're not wearing a bra. I can see the dark suggestions of areolas through the small holes." "Well, it's hot, isn't it? Holes are for cooling." "Still, you know full well what can be seen. You must have looked in a mirror." She lifts her top, revealing her breasts. "There, you don't have to imagine any more." "May I touch one?" "No!" "Go on. Just a fingertip to circle around a nipple, a...

Donna often struck up conversations with strangers, and on a hot, humid day, she found herself doing so once again. George had been sitting alone when Donna joined him on the bench in the square, and the notable weather became the topic she used to start their exchange. "People always seem to celebrate hot weather, but it makes me uncomfortable and worry about what's the least amount of clothes I can wear without scaring...

With heavy traffic causing everything to come to a standstill, the poor ventilation on the bus made the trip even more uncomfortable than Brian had expected. The suspension of train services that weekend had forced everyone onto alternative transport, and Brian's bus journey was making him bored and frustrated. He needed some form of escape, and it was safe to say that the woman sitting beside him provided it. "I'm sure t...

As Tom and Becky sat down, they tried to make sense of the drama they had experienced. When Becky was approached in the bustling streets of the capital, she lost her concentration, and only Tom's intervention prevented her from having her purse stolen from her bag. When Tom noticed that the man distracting Becky had an accomplice trying to take her purse, he shouted a warning and quickly approached the scene. The would-be...

My family had decided to spend the holidays in North Wales, and of course, I had to go with them as I was home from uni. Not really my thing, all the outdoorsy things, but I do like the occasional walk here and there. Anyway, bored on a Sunday, I was made aware of a 'lovely little wood you could go for a walk in'. It was a dry and mild day, and I just decided on the spur of the moment not to wear any panties to let my rec...

As Kat wrestled with the awning for her stall, she cursed how exposed her allocated space was in the square. Packing up was supposed to be the easy part, but the wind that had appeared out of nowhere made everything a struggle. Mark walked across the square toward Kat's pitch. As he did so, a sudden gust lifted Kat's awning into the air, and it was halted when it made contact with Mark in a glancing, but thankfully harmle...

As Tracey listened to Ian finish his story, she smiled and laughed in a way that her instinct suggested he would understand. The conversation started when she asked him if he knew the location of the temporary bus stop, but it had taken an unexpected turn, or at least that was true from Ian's point of view. "I'm glad that people come to live here from all over the world, just as we did, but encountering someone who isn't...

"I think we deserve a special prize for that," Gemma said, laughing with Colin. Although Colin found it slightly odd to complete the stranger's dating questionnaire, he understood that Gemma was helping a friend establish a locally focused meetup group. He believed it was the kind of enterprise worth encouraging and aimed to put a positive spin on the results of his and Gemma's responses. "Scoring zero is fantastic," Coli...

"I'll be down as soon as I can," Brian said, hearing the voice on the intercom mention that she needed a signature for this particular item. Jenny reflected on her last day working for the couriers while she waited for Brian to come down the stairs from his flat. The contract had served its purpose. It was her final drop, and all she wanted was to relax. Brian smiled as he signed the document, though he was surprised to h...

As Jack led Emma to the station's night exit, she thanked him for helping out a confused stranger. It hadn't occurred to her that returning to her hotel would require more than re-tracing her outward steps, and she felt relieved. "I only live a minute away, so I'm used to steering people in the right direction when the trains run all night at the weekend," Jack explained. "Don't let that kind of information slip. I'll be...