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The sky was dark grey. Like ash. It was night.

James was standing over Heather's body.

He was thinking about something else. Once on the bus he watched 2 strangers kiss each other. The woman didn't have enough money to pay the fare and promised a kiss to somebody who would help her. An overweight man paid her fare and she kissed him on the lips. He smiled at this thought and Heather thought he was smiling because of her. He wished Heather was a stranger again. He wanted to feel that thrilling discomfort.

She was laid out underneath him, her arms were akimbo and her eyes were closed. She held a pucker with her lips. He leaned down over her until her bare breasts touched his chest. He kissed her once softly and pulled away.

"Goodnight, Heather"

"Where are you going?"

"Home"

Heather laughed.

"What's so funny?"

"Wham. Bam. Thank you, ma'am. Is that how it is?", she said teasingly.

"Heather. Come on. You know it's not like that. I'm tired. I want to get some stuff done tomorrow"

Heather laughed again, covering her mouth this time.

"What's funny now?"

"Nothing. I was just thinking of that time you flipped off that guy in the truck and how he followed us home and how silly you looked trying to get him to not kick your ass"

James smiled.

"That scared the shit outta me"

"What's so great about home anyway? Why do you always leave me for it? You gotta secret girl up there?"

James laughed.

"Of course not. I just like my alone time"

Heather playfully grabbed his crotch.

"You mean jack off time"

James batted her hand away, smiling.

"Knock it off! I'm gonna go home, ok? I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Yeah. Ok"

James thought about tomorrow and the next day and the day after that...all filled with Heather and her same body and same stories. There was a time that gave him comfort but it started to scare him.

James started to drive to his apartment but decided he needed to clear his head. He drove east, he drove west. He flipped the cassette in his tape deck 4 times, listening to each side twice. He drove until the sky was no longer dark grey but light grey. He looked up at the sky and wished it would clear.