The summer's sweltering heat was burning her alive. At least it felt that way. Callie tossed and turned, sweat dampening her pillow. She hurled the blankets from her overheated body.
It was the hottest night of the summer -- a summer which in itself was a record breaker in New York City, and to make matters worse, a blackout had just taken out the entire east coast. No air conditioning was available to ease her torment, not even her dingy old fan would offer her relief tonight.
That week had already been a terrible week, between guy problems, work problems and life problems -- this just made it feel more fitting. Maybe this is hell? she thought.
Groaning in frustration, she flipped onto her back, silently willing sleep to rescue her. Suddenly, a noise startled her.
"Callie?" A male voice.
Eyes fluttered open. "Whose there?"
"It's me." A face materialized from the shadows.
It was dark, late at night, and she was brimming with frustration. That was never good.
He approached the bed. Now was a good time to tell him to leave, she told herself. However, the words refused to form at her lips.
Mindlessly, she led his hand down her neck, under the thin, sweat-soaked cotton sheet and along her chest, over her belly and across her thighs.
"Please," Callie whimpered. She was so hot. His presense made her hotter.
Mercifully, He knew what she needed.
He began to undress.
Callie's logic screamed that this was not okay, but all too soon he was naked. Logic was suddenly at a loss for words.
His body covered hers. More childish urgings escaped from her lips unchecked: "Promise me you'll stay?"
"I won't ever leave you, baby," he reassured her. "I'll stay here forever if I have to." His hands slid over her body, across her burning limbs. "You are so hot."
Dizzily, she lost the ability to form coherent thoughts. She wrapped her arms around him and tangled her fingers in his hair. "Mmmm..."
He growled low in his throat, directly into Callie's ear. White-hot shivers shot down her body, lingering below. Wait... Some far away voice told her this was a bad idea.