It had been Sarah's second day home from the hospital. The surgery had gone smoothly. No complications. The only thing she needed now was some much needed bed rest.
Thankfully, sleeping wouldn't be a problem. She had the whole house to herself. Her husband was at work until 6:00. It was a warm, sunny day in early June, the light pouring into the living room where she sat. Looking over at the clock, it was only noon. The neighborhood was always quiet this time of day; no children running around, no noise from the neighbors. The only sounds were birds chirping and the occasional car going by.
She was enjoying her time off from work, although she didn't quite know what to do with the extra time. She sat in her pajamas, which consisted of her panties and a somewhat loose fitting white T-shirt. With a high of 82 today, pants would certainly be overkill for the occasion. Her hair was up in a messy bun, and she continued to surf the internet as she had been doing all morning.
To help with her recovery, the doctor prescribed a bottle of Vicodin. Beginning to feel the aches and pains come back, she took one. The pain began to ramp up a bit, her back tightening as she gasped suddenly. She thought for a moment, deciding "well, if it's getting worse now, I'm going to wish I took two in about 5 minutes here", and then she took another pill.
Trying to distract herself from the pain, she continued to surf the web. After refreshing some of her usual sites, she started to click around on some photo-blogs. She soon found her way onto a page of a photographer who seemed to specialize in erotic lesbian photo shoots. One picture in particular caught her eye. A slender, scantily clad redhead was on all fours, looking like a predator at her blond partner. Topless, the blond was arching her back on a bed as the redhead kissed her midriff with her tiger-like eyes peering up. The blond's lips were parted, her eyes closes, with her head rolled to one side. She seemed to be sighing with pleasure as she submitted to the redhead, forgetting all worries in a place where everything felt right.
Sarah imagined what that would feel like...to have such a gorgeous young redhead touch her in all the right ways. But as she drifted off into her fantasy, so too did her mind start drifting away from consciousness. Getting up, she staggered into the bedroom, collapsing on the plush bed. She pulled the soft blanket over her, and laid her head on the feather pillow. She had never known comfort like this before. With the dose of painkillers she took, there would be no fighting it. Nothing would be waking her anytime soon. Within a minute, she was out cold.
About 15 minutes later, a knock came at the front door. It was Jeff, her intern from work. Last night, she had called the office asking him to drop off some paperwork for her to sign the next day, although she had clearly forgotten that he was coming today.
"Sarah?" he called.
No answer.
He knocked some more.
No response.
He turned the knob. It opened, and he peeked in.
"Sarah?" he called again.
Seeing as how he had been working with her for nearly a year now, he saw no harm in coming in for just a moment to drop the papers off. He entered slowly.
Glancing around the living room, he saw the laptop computer open with erotic lesbian pictures displayed. "Oh goodness" he thought, imagining why his boss would be looking at such things. His face reddened.
He looked down the hallway, and as if acting of someone else's accord, he quietly began walking down the hall. He just...wanted to tell his boss that he had brought her things over. That's all.
As he passed by the bedroom, he noticed her in bed, fast asleep. She was flat on her back, with her slender, tone legs protruding from the blankets that she lay under. The same legs he had frequently admired as they extended from a pencil skirt at the office. Except, this time, they did not have a pair of black leggings covering them. They were bare and exposed, a tenderness exuding from a woman he had known for her confidence and seriousness in business. He approached the bedside. His boss, a slim beauty with long blond hair and soft skin, lay there looking like she was in a coma. Her image was mesmerizing, and his brain began going off course. He stood there, pausing, thinking, and contemplating for what seemed like seconds, but quickly stretched into minutes
After a long while, with a moment of hesitation, he reached his hand out to touch her shoulder. She didn't seem to notice. He touched her one more time, this time whispering "Sarah..." in a hushed voice. She did not respond. Next, he grabbed her shoulder more casually, beginning to shake it. Still, nothing. He then said her name at a full volume. "Sarah!" he said sharply, trying to wake her now. Not even a stir. He then shook her arm once more, this time with the fullest intention of interrupting her slumber. Her deep breathing didn't even stop for a second.
"Sarah!" he said, using a raised voice this time. He grabbed both of her shoulders this time, shaking with full force. It was absolutely no use. She was not responding in the least.