Temptation

    A Toy-Boy!   There was no denying that’s what Nick was.   But I didn’t care about the age difference…   At first…

    When the phone rang I was just pouring my second glass of wine.   The few days I’d taken off from the rat race had relaxed me and given me time to think.   As the phone jangled incessantly I sighed.   All good things must come to an end.   As they had with Jeff.
    Just remembering his name threatened to bring on another bout of depression so I answered the phone quickly.
    “Hi, Caroline.”   My secretary’s voice sounded bright and far too cheerful.   “Sorry to bother you at home, but it’s an emergency.”
    “It usually is,” I commented drily.
    “It’s the Beauty Scene account,” Jenny went on.   “There’s a dispute over the proofs and we need you to give them the okay.   Would you mind if I sent them over for you to see?   We need a decision fast.”

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Groupie

    I fell in love with a handsome face on a poster, and I was determined to make him fall in love with me…

    “Marry you!”   Stu sat up in bed and stared at me, his eyes wide and disbelieving.   “Oh, Rita, love, you’ve got to be kidding!”
    His cruel laugh seemed to echo around the impersonal motel bedroom.
    “Marry you!”   Stu almost whispered it to himself as he leaned back against the pillows, his hands behind his head.
    I couldn’t look at him.   I wouldn’t have been able to see him for the tears in my eyes anyway.   Suddenly I felt angry.   After all I’d been through.   After all I’d done – to be laughed at and treated with such contempt…

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