The Dirty Secret (2016)
“She flicked the light switch, rearranged her paint chips, and then turned the bulb back off again. A key turned in the front door, an ominous noise, an exciting noise, but she didn’t move to go greet him.
“Hi,” he said. “I got you something.”
And it made her nervous, that after she’d taken charge, after she’d pulled his hair and chastised him, he was buying her gifts. She hoped to hell it wasn’t flowers. Flowers meant awkward conversations that ended with slammed doors.
The water ra...n in the kitchen, cabinet doors opened. A machine whirred and grunted, and then the most delicious smell known to man or woman slipped down the hall, purring like a black cat in heat.
Vessa ran into the kitchen, colliding into him. “You got a coffeepot!”
He grabbed her hips but she danced away, jumping up and down. It was one of the fancy kinds, with the little pods of gourmet flavors, no filters.MoreLess
“Hi,” he said. “I got you something.”
And it made her nervous, that after she’d taken charge, after she’d pulled his hair and chastised him, he was buying her gifts. She hoped to hell it wasn’t flowers. Flowers meant awkward conversations that ended with slammed doors.
The water ra...n in the kitchen, cabinet doors opened. A machine whirred and grunted, and then the most delicious smell known to man or woman slipped down the hall, purring like a black cat in heat.
Vessa ran into the kitchen, colliding into him. “You got a coffeepot!”
He grabbed her hips but she danced away, jumping up and down. It was one of the fancy kinds, with the little pods of gourmet flavors, no filters.MoreLess
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