One Degree of Separation (2013)
““Get lucky?”
“Oh, yeah.” Marian slid into one of the two vacant chairs at the reference desk. “You know me—women, women, women.”
“Right.” Eric’s obvious disbelief was a relief, but Marian was oddly peeved by it.
So what else is new, she thought. So far today you’ve been angry, surrounded by sausage, laughed, kissed, turned on beyond belief, kissed more, cried pathetically and shouted at a stranger.
Liddy was hardly a stranger any longer, Inner Slut pronounced.
Not if you wan...ted her hand down your pants.
She is a stranger, Inner Prude argued back. Why, we don’t even know if she prefers milk chocolate or dark!
I’m losing it, Marian thought. Having gotten her period she could hardly blame the mood swings on hormones.
“Holy cow,” Eric said. “Look who’s here.” Marian watched the similarly dressed young men—neither of whom could be older than she was—walk without invitation or hesitation into Mary Jane’s office.MoreLess
“Oh, yeah.” Marian slid into one of the two vacant chairs at the reference desk. “You know me—women, women, women.”
“Right.” Eric’s obvious disbelief was a relief, but Marian was oddly peeved by it.
So what else is new, she thought. So far today you’ve been angry, surrounded by sausage, laughed, kissed, turned on beyond belief, kissed more, cried pathetically and shouted at a stranger.
Liddy was hardly a stranger any longer, Inner Slut pronounced.
Not if you wan...ted her hand down your pants.
She is a stranger, Inner Prude argued back. Why, we don’t even know if she prefers milk chocolate or dark!
I’m losing it, Marian thought. Having gotten her period she could hardly blame the mood swings on hormones.
“Holy cow,” Eric said. “Look who’s here.” Marian watched the similarly dressed young men—neither of whom could be older than she was—walk without invitation or hesitation into Mary Jane’s office.MoreLess
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