Listening to the trickle of water from the watering can, Beth admired the view from her eighth floor condo by Lake Michigan and nourished her thirsty plants. From her small platform of nature in the urban jungle, she had seen numerous birds including seagulls, hawks and an eagle. Just last week she had spied the coyote roaming by Navy pier even before it was a big news item. That was the extent of the wild life she expected to see.
It had been an extremely hot day, a high of 98 degrees and the heat still radiated from the concrete and brick environment of the city. Beth had her AC off to conserve both energy and money so she had the sliding door to her balcony open and the two other windows in the condo flung wide too. A light breeze from the lake was some relief to the sweltering heat of the day, but it was still oppressive. She had just turned off the 10 o'clock news and was wearing only her yellow smiley face t-shirt to keep cool.
She walked inside and reached up to water her spider plant, the t-shirt riding up on her back and exposing her long legs and butt cheeks. She thought her boyfriend Dan would have enjoyed the view from the couch, if he were on the couch and not away on a business trip. When he was away, Beth liked to have the lights on in their condo because it seemed safer. She imagined the comment he would make as the ceiling light illuminated the pink flesh of her butt. About how her ass was missing the loving attention to which it was becoming accustom. The thought of attention after a week of drought started a minor flood of emotions and juices. In mid thought of Dan coming up behind her and pressing her against the wall, his weight pinning her as his hand explored her bare rump, all the lights went out. Beth stood there in total darkness with her hand holding the watering can and her mind the thoughts of Dan. Turning around she realized the only dim light was drifting in from the balcony.