conversation - 1
12:00 a.m.<>2002-02-05

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a few days ago i went out of town on business. as soon as i got to the hotel, i called jodie. this is more or less how the conversation went.

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'hey.'

'hey.'

'i miss you.'

'i miss you too. the house is too quiet when you're not here. did you have a good flight?'

'uneventful. i just got into the hotel a little while ago. did you have a good day at work?'

'eh, it was okay. betsy was on the warpath again.'

'betsy sounds like a real pain.'

'understatement. 'sokay, though, i can handle her. i have my silver bullets and my stake, in case she gets too out of hand. how was the meeting?'

'it was fine, thanks. i'll spare you the boring details.'

'they wouldn't bore me.'

'they bore me. i could barely keep my eyes open this afternoon. i could talk about it if you're having trouble getting to sleep...'

'no need. dealing with betsy all day has a way of tiring me out nicely.'

'i miss you.'

'you said that already.'

'i was thinking about you today.'

'oh? that's sweet. nice thoughts, i hope.'

'certainly not.'

'even better. wanna tell me about them?'

'where are you right now?'

'sitting at the kitchen table. what about you?'

'lying on the bed. what are you wearing?'

'green chiffon bridesmaid's dress.'

'idiot.'

'red high top sneakers.'

'think you're pretty funny, don't you?'

'of course, don't you think i'm funny? but seriously, let's see here. i'm wearing...my grey sweats.'

'hot mama.'

'mrrroww. so tell me what you were thinking about.'

'oh, i was just wishing you were here with me...'

'mm, me too.'

'...naked...'

'hey, i like where this conversation is going all of a sudden.'

'i thought you might. you know when i said just now that i was having trouble staying awake in that meeting today?'

'yeah...'

'i wasn't being entirely truthful. what was really going on was that i was thinking about you naked, and i couldn't concentrate on what was going on.'

'poor thing. that must have been hard for you.'

'to be honest, several things were hard for me.'

'you bad boy. i hope you didn't have to stand up to make any presentations.'

'i made sure i kept my laptop on my lap.'

'handy things, those laptops...tell me more.'

'well, specifically, i was thinking about the way you looked the other night, when we...made love.'

'mm, and you said you weren't having nice thoughts.'

'i guess it depends on who's defining nice. anyway, i was remembering the way you looked...in the mirror...when i was...behind you...'

'oh. god, that was hot.'

'you looked incredible like that, on your hands and knees on the bed, your back arched...'

'mmm, yeah. and you standing behind me, kissing my back...'

'you were sweating a bit. it tasted salty. i wanted to swallow you whole. especially when i looked into the mirror and saw they way your breasts were swaying.'

'that was the first time i had ever watched myself like that.'

'did you find it arousing?'

'very. it was like watching a movie. i loved seeing you in that way too, the way the light fell across your chest.'

'your face was so flushed...'

'argh. why aren't you here?'

'i know. i'll be home tomorrow, though.'

'not soon enough. come over here right this minute, you.'

'you know i want to...isn't there anything i can do for you from here?'

'we'll just have to see about that.'

'i'll do my best. so tell me, did you have any...nice thoughts of your own today?'

'hmm...maybe...'

'are you going to tell me about them?'

'maybe...if you're good.'

'i'll be a perfect saint, trust me. were your thoughts as distracting as mine?'

'mm-hmmm...'

'did you get hot, thinking those thoughts?'

'...'

'your voice just got really soft there, so i'll take that as a yes. did they make you...wet?'

'some of them...'

'were they about me?'

'some of them...'

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stay tuned for part 2.

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