I am trying something different with these stories. Instead of writing a single narrative, I have written 10 vignettes from a relationship. Each chapter alternates between the point of view of the two main characters and is written as if talking to the other person.
In addition, I have written each chapter as a quickie; all of the stories are 1,000 words or less, which is something of a challenge for me. They take place in chronological order, although there may be days, weeks or months between chapters.
Please let me know what you think of this style by leaving a comment or send me feedback via email.
Enjoy!
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He Said
Muscles I didn't know I have ache.
You are pressed back against me. My arm is draped around your waist. My spent cock is nestled between the cheeks of your perfect ass.
Normally, Mr. Happy would be up and ready to go, but you wore him out last night.
Our bed is a mess. The comforter is on the floor somewhere. I had to find the top sheet and blanket in the middle of the night.
The votive on the nightstand burned itself out.
Your naked body is warm against mine.
The sun is up and shining through the curtains of the apartment.
Our apartment.
Four months into our second round of dating, your lease was up for renewal. I was month to month.
So we decided to take the next step in our relationship.
After bribing our friends with pizza and beer, we got our collective belongings moved into the new place. The only thing we put together is your sturdy, wrought-iron bed. Everything else is still stacked up or in boxes.
I don't even know where to find a change of clothes.
But it doesn't matter.
I've got you.
Our relationship isn't perfect. We even had our first big blow-out fight a couple of months ago. It was over something stupid, but we got through it.
And now we live together.
There's a part of me that wonders what the hell I'm thinking. My parents are both twice divorced. Historically, I run or sabotage myself at the first sign of actual feelings.
I did it before with you.
What changed?
Who the fuck knows?
Waking up with you just seems so . . . right.
You are a saint for putting up with my shit. We are polar opposites.
You're the nitpicker and the anal-retentive planner. You have a budget.
I write checks when I need to and hope there is money to cover them.
You have a sense of style and good taste.
My only furniture is a couch, TV stand and a bed.
Am I a 'project' for you? Lord, I hope not.
Some days, I don't know what you see in me.
Yet here we are: living together in a reasonable facsimile of domestic bliss. We both have jobs that pay well with opportunities for advancement.