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Paramour

February 28, 2016 3 Comments

Paramour

By P.R. McDowell

Their relationship started innocently: friends who talked mostly online.

He was in an abusive relationship, and she was unhappy in hers. They were a support for each other in all ways.

For six months, they met whenever they could.

Lunch breaks for coffee, dinner, overnight trysts. Every time she said they couldn’t work, and he’d vow to keep away. Yet they could never stay silent or apart.

Soon they’d meet again; torrid as a desert sun, bittersweet like fine wine—until their relationship became too complicated to remain hidden.

Outside in the rain, they kissed goodbye, one last time, as lovers.

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  1. Laura Lovic-Lindsay says

    February 28, 2016 at 9:17 am

    Guess the complications are too much to reveal in a 100wd piece, but I’m left frustrated that they chose to separate.

    You hooked me anyway. I’ll give you that. But I’m left unsatisfied. Maybe that’s good. Life isn’t satisfying. Lol

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  2. Jo Patterson says

    February 28, 2016 at 5:45 pm

    I feel the same as Laura. Need more. Good story though.

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  3. Bobby Warner says

    February 29, 2016 at 11:36 am

    Agree with the remarks of Laura and Jo. These two had so much going for them initially–then for some reason(s) it all fell flat and they parted. Seems like a lot of left out. Fill that in and you’ll have a very good longer story.

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