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Fool's Paradise
Date: 4/21/2017, Categories: Taboo, Author: SITTING, Rating: 31, Source: LushStories
had to sign on. He even fancied that he’d seen the delivery van parked on the road outside. He walked over to the door and opened it. Disbelief, excitement and hunger seeped through his veins, each emotion fighting for dominance. “You came,” he said, quite stupidly. She didn’t say anything, just stood there in her rain-soaked dress, the little marks and stains telling him she’d followed his directions exactly. He moved aside and she walked slowly into the flat, glancing around warily. “I said that I had a shift at the library,” she said quietly. There was a long, thin scratch on her leg, the skin not quite broken but red nevertheless. Max shut the door. “You work at the library?” he asked, in a feigned tone of light interest. “Part time.” Eva said, and then, “It’s raining.” “Yeah, I know. I can tell.” His eyes ran down the length of her body. “Why the park specifically?” Eva asked bluntly. “And that path. Did you know it was so overgrown?” Her directness made Max’s mouth dry. He decided honesty was probably his best play. “Yes. I did. I wanted to see you all… unkempt. Different to what you’re usually like.” Eva chewed nervously on her lower lip. “Why?” He didn’t have to think about the answer. “Because the other day when I came by your house, all I could see and feel was your family. And this image of you as being so perfect and tidy is suffocating. I wanted to see you like this.” She stared at him, almost as if she were trying to see through him. “And do you like what you ...