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LOVE IN BLACK 12: Studies In Red

Author: Greatwrites
last update Last Updated: 2023-04-15 16:31:26

(A short story)

OH, NO! Why now?

Lacey Hanlon sighed in the bathroom and studied the small splinter-shape of red that’d ruined all her plans.

Why now?

‘Why not, dimbo?’ she mocked in a whisper, ‘It’s your own fault for not keeping tabs on yourself in the first place!’

It was her own fault, true, but it didn’t make things better. Why now? Just when the sexiest, most beautiful man she’d ever met had started putting out those unmistakable vibes. Why, when she'd been within gasping distance of making love with a man so talented and ideal he was almost a fantasy, had an old and not-very-trusted friend finally decided to arrive?

Goddammit! Why now?

‘I’ve invited the artist to my party,’ Jemma had said, ‘He only lives upstairs.’

Lacey and her friend had been admiring the focal point of Jemma’s new flat ~ a huge, bold and very passionate-looking abstract oil painting. It seemed to depict nothing in particular, yet to Lacey’s eyes, it was surprisingly accessible. Painted by a man, it sc
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