possible. Obedience, though degrading, cou

fell asleep due to extreme fatigue or passed

with the bath towel before

r and stepped out of

, wearing a silk bathrobe. He was reading a

estured for her to co

he armrest. As Travis realized he was sitting in the

onto the couch, however, she was

the sofa to her bare shoulder. He hooked her neck and

ge to bite his arm to free herself. She r

cigarette. She hated when the glowing ashes dropped on her

eading the paper and

pages with Arianna. They were looking at bea

sked, “Which one

he leaned away from him sligh

ne image, “How

emerald. It was crystal clear and translucent. It lo

pretty. Is she

dly, “No, but I sh

m. Travis was warming up, “Do you like this one, tho

sn’t match the model’s personality. I

as you.” He turned to her, “Arianna, you know that I like you b

ed her head on the armre

the garbage can. He turned on the TV with i

the smell of smoke an

his cigarette case. Her arms had to stretch acro

slid the case further away from her and

cigarette from his mouth and sucked on it hard fo

u used to say you wanted to see the re

ward a little, peering at

t him without fear, h

ceful on the surface, but two invisible forces were raging between them

her bath towel. The towel was torn off as she

body down on the sofa. His lips pierced through the al

rly soft. Arianna was like a small bug tr

oke weakly, “There.” But her

*

throom, wiping his hair dry, he n

jeans. Her hair was tied into a ponyt

the pantsuits she wore for work. She forgot she left t

d to make sure that she never left anything behind. Whateve

ongings. She sometimes wished that Travis would have af

physically, nor was her personality amazing. It must have been fun for h

ne call from another woman while he was in bed with her. Th

tently. Travis looked at her for several seconds and said, “You

She remained quiet while scooping up her white dress

into a ball and threw

te,” Travis

e one who t

night? You’ve been ful

anna responded with caution, “I have to

drive you

Hillside so I can

n drive