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The Plain Girl - Chapter 6: Crash Recovery
Date: 10/24/2017, Categories: Love Stories, Author: xreynolds, Rating: 4, Source: LushStories
stupid,” Karla started, but didn’t get very far. “No, YOU are stupid,” Claire insisted. She paused briefly, and softly smiled as she continued. “But I don’t want to give you an ego trip and let you think you are so special in that department either. We all have a blind spot and it is hinged on stupidity. That is just being human. We need to recognize that, and keep it in mind.” Karla was unimpressed. “Remember the Italian Omelet?” Claire asked smiling. She leaned back against the counter, folded her arms in front and of her and waited, allowing plenty of room for a response. Hmmmn. Claire wondered. How long is this going to take? Her trademark raised eyebrow made a well-defined arch over her left eye. Karla’s roller coaster had become stuck at a low point and she needed to get rolling again. Claire just stared. Karla’s chest started to heave. She couldn’t swallow what was in her mouth. The only way was out. With a burst, she sent coffee flying everywhere. All of the tension of the last week went with it. She laughed and cried. Then the two laughed together like they were the kids from ten years ago, lost in remembrance of this special shared moment. After a minute of uncontrolled laughter mixed with incomplete sentences in a language known only to the two of them, Karla finally managed to say something cohesive, “…and nobody ever found out.” They would carry the Italian Omelet Episode to their graves. “Well, nobody has to find out about this either,” Claire said, bringing it ...