Disclaimer: This is entirely a work of fiction, I know of no one that these events represent, not do I wish to. All characters are above the age of consent, 18 yrs of age in the U.S.A.. If you find the subject material offensive, please feel free to quit reading. If you enjoyed it, thank you. I am open to all constructive criticism. (To all those that are wondering, I define "Constructive Criticism" as any feedback which will allow me to improve my writing skills, it has nothing to do with subject material, only the skill involved in crafting the written word.)
Note: This is Part 1, of a multi-part story which has been bouncing around my head for the last few weeks. I decided to put 'pen to paper' and submit this. If I get enough positive feedback in terms of writing style and ability, I will continue with the other parts. In any event, without further ado, here is part 1.
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George was stuck in traffic again, not that this wasn't a normal occurrence in his daily commute, but he still disliked it all the same. Since it was a summer Thursday, the beach crowd was heading home, clogging the parkways even more. Now that he was in his early 40s he had been doing this commute to and from the city for almost 20 years. His cell started playing "Foxy Lady" from his bag on the back seat. He called out, "Answer!"
The BMW auto-answered his phone and piped it through the speakers.
"Hey, Honey. How's it going?" he said.
"Well, things could be better, but hearing your voice sheds a little sunshine...", his wife, Nancy, said.
"Why, what's wrong?", he asked in concern.
"We've had a breakdown in negotiations with "the client".", Nancy always referred to the company's biggest contract this way. "And it looks like I'm gonna have to fly to Chicago tonight. Mainly to repair what Fred has managed to screw up." Fred directly reported to Nancy, and had a severe case of foot-in-mouth disease at times.
"Well that sucks. I was looking forward to fucking you tonight, and tomorrow morning...", he said with a widening smile.
"Oh, baby, I wish I could just suck on you right now." dropping her voice to just above a whisper,"It shouldn't take more than a day to wrap this up. Then we'll have the weekend, right?"
"That's right. This weekend I'll fuck your brains out. I guess I'll stop and grab something for dinner." George said.
"Well, it'll just be for you, since Sarah is planning on being out tonight, and is supposed to crash over at Mel's." Sarah was George's step-daughter. He was glad she wasn't going to be home, there was always underlying tension between them. Mostly because she was already almost 14 when he and Nancy got together 5 years ago.
"Be safe, my love." George kissed the air at her.
"I will. I'll call you tonight from the hotel." Nancy returned the kiss and hung up the phone. Leaving George to his traffic jammed commute.
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George popped the cork on one of the two bottles of Merlot he picked up to go with his pasta and red sauce. He used a little bit of it to deglaze the frying pan, and then poured himself a healthy glassful. He gulped down some before putting it aside and draining the rotini. He turned and shut off the burners, as the sauce had just come to a simmer. Scooping up the glass, he had finished more than half of it by the time he grabbed himself a plate and fork.
Just as he was about to serve himself up, the front door swung open with a scream of "go fuck yourself, you fucking prick", accompanied by the screech of tires, and the door slamming shut. George knew exactly who it was, and felt as much as heard his step-daughter stomp up the stairs to her room, where she slammed that door open as well as shut. In the silence that followed, George quaffed down the rest of his glass of wine, poured himself another glass, and downed half of that one.
After 5 minutes of silence, in which he took the time to finish dishing himself up, finished his second glass, poured himself another and grabbed a second plate and fork. He took a deep breath, and walked over to the bottom of the stairs. Choosing his tone and words carefully, he called upstairs,"Hey Sarah...".
George heard her door open violently, as she stormed to the top of the stairs. "Yeah, whaddya want?!", Sarah spit down to him. She stood at the top of the stairs, arms crossed across her chest. She had obviously been crying from her red rimmed and swollen eyes.
George started, " I was just going to let you know that your mom had to fly to Chicago overnight for business, and that I made myself some pasta. There is enough if you wish to have some. Should I serve you up, or are you going to serve yourself up later?"
He could tell she had been ready to lay into him with something equally nasty as what she spat out when she stormed in, but his soft tone and unexpected question took put her off guard.
"Umm, yeah OK. I'll be down in a minute." Sarah softly said. Almost in a daze she wandered towards the upstairs bathroom.