Ghosts

On Sunday evening Lou, Vic and I were eating kebabs to help with our hangovers when Claire called my mobile. “Hey stud,” I said. “Did you need Rohypnol for that or did you do it all on your own?” Lou rolled her eyes at me but I couldn’t help it that Claire was going to [...]

Straight

“That’s Roz and, erm, dare I say it. She’s straight.” “How straight?” “Since when are there degrees of straight?” “Since 1986 when I met this girl Cindy–” “You’re not straight to any degree, Claire. Given the chance, you’d shag that fridge over there.” “If you’re going to be like that, I’ll find out on my [...]

Cornered

“Why am I doing this, Alex?” I asked while I poured him a glass of red wine. “I must have lost my mind.” “My best guess is pussy, darling, but, admittedly, this is one of your crazier ideas.” We were sitting in Eleanor’s couch, waiting for the other guests to arrive. “I mean, next thing [...]

Party planning

“You know what, Lee?” Roz said. “Now that we’re friends, I think I should meet the infamous Claire Burns.” I had waited for her last client to leave, feeling somewhat sorry to have forever relinquished the right to lust after her while she shoved her glasses up her nose and I showered her in tales [...]

Pancakes

“I wouldn’t mind doing that again.” Roz lay panting next to me in bed, one leg crossed over mine, sweat gathering where our flesh touched. “That was quite the strategy you deployed.” “What do you mean?” She shifted her body towards me, the back of her knee ungluing itself from my upper thigh with a [...]