One Night
The ceiling fan is on.
"It's hot in here," says JP.
He's lying on his midnight blue satin sheets fondling his penis through the hole in his boxers. He sighs, gets up, and sits on the edge of the bed.
Thinking aloud, "What am I doing in my room on a Friday night? It's only nine o' clock! I need to do something. Go somewhere. Meet some people."
JP gets up to fix himself a cup of coffee. He opens the cabinet and gets the can. Pops the top but there are no grains.
"At least I got a reason to go out."
He walks out of his apartment to the one across the hall and rings the doorbell.
"Maybe I should put some clothes on," JP says remembering that he's wearing nothing but his underwear while standing at some stranger's door. Before he can think to move, the door opens.
***
In a bubble bath surrounded by soft music and the scent of a Japanese Cherry Blossom candle, Adina rests; relaxing the stress of the day and the days before in a matter of minutes that turn into an hour. She rises out of the tub and towels herself dry. Wrapping the towel around her softened frame, she goes to her room to put on her bra and panties for the night.
"Who says you need a reason to wear something sexy to bed?" she says to herself as she searches through her options.
She hears the doorbell ring.
"Who could that be at this time of night?"
Adina takes off her towel and puts on her midnight blue silk robe. She goes to the door and looks out the peephole. It's somebody's mouth. She unlocks the door and sees this six foot five inch tall guy in his boxers which so happens to be the same color as her robe.
***
"I apologize for how I'm dressed or not dressed. I just wanted to know if I could borrow a cup of coffee."
Adina looks at JP like any good woman would and lets him in like any good woman would not.
"My name is JP. Why haven't I seen you around?"
Adina opens the cabinet. "I'm a loner. If I'm not at school or work, I'm here relaxing."
She opens the coffee can and puts a few spoonfuls in a mug.
"Well, what do you do to relax Miss...?"
"It's Adina. Maybe I should have said that before welcoming you into my home."
"Well, Adina, what do you do to relax?"
Adina puts some water in a tea kettle and places it on the stove. "I drink tea, do yoga, and read. You?"
"I play basketball and don't laugh but I also take bubble baths."