From After
…
“Fine,” Marie says. “But you know what I want to know. Come on, Jane. This is me. Tell me. Tell me about…” her voice trails off.
She doesn’t know exactly what it is she is asking for. But, of course, I know what it is she wants to hear.
She wants to hear you’re my whore.
—She wants to hear that we fuck.
Do you think she could still look at you if she knew how?
—I expect so. That’s not why I don’t tell.
If you were going to tell her—what would you say?
What would I say?
* * *
She’s a terrible friend. But a successful adulteress.
And so, she says nothing.
mjc
* * *
TASTE Tell Me:
Before: how it begins (prologue)
Day 1: Maybe
- Maybe: “I’m just going to enjoy knowing he’s in my pocket.”
- Danger: “I’m looking for the elevated heart rate emoticon.”
- (N-entirely-SFW) Words are dangerous: From hopeful to hard in three adjectives
- Cyber-adulteress: “I don’t want you to judge me.”
- (Totally NSFW) Tumble: “You won’t be on your feet for long.”
Jump ahead:
Day 19: Interview for an Affair
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