So when Ellie temporarily moved abroad as part of a six-month company transfer, she decided to let Mel stay in the house rather than sort something else as she would be moving back. The other thing that left was seeing her constantly to fill my fantasy of images of her. I don’t think I was the first guy to fuck their girlfriend and think of their mum asleep down the hall. Ellie was mid-forties but with a body of half her...

“Morning Imogen!” called Mr Fellowes as I entered the office floor from the lift. I could hear him before I saw him, the old creep probably saw me on the CCTV. We took over two floors in an office block not far from the city square I was in yesterday. The old man liked to make sure he knew where people were so a camera opposite each lift, and another outside his office…or possibly he just heard my heels. “Morning boss!” I...

I caught her eye as I walked across the city square. I looked up from my phone and her eyes met mine with a warm gaze. We both had a hint of a smile and broke the gaze as soon as it started. My afternoon felt lighter and the time flew by. I kept thinking about that fleeting glance, a shiver ran up my spine at the thought of improbable scenarios. I threw my keys on the side table in my hallway after locking the door and ki...