Longing

by Jennifer Middleton

She got in her car and got ready to head home. She was looking out her rearview mirror; she noticed a black sports car parked a few cars down from her. There was a gentleman getting in the car, from the looks of him it favored the guy in the restaurant tonight. My thoughts go crazy, why would that be him? What would he be doing at this hour of the night it is almost 1 am. Maybe she is just thinking too hard; it has been a long day. She pulls out of work and heads home. The drive she takes though the country does her good. There was no one on the road at this hour of the morning. She was almost home and noticed headlights in her mirror; they were a little ways back, she didn't think too much on that because some people come this way too. She was glad to get home, my apartment was small compared to the others, but it fits her fine. It is just her here so she doesn’t need anything bigger... She poured her a glass of wine from the cabinet and took me a long bath. She was so glad to get into bed and sleep this day off. As she closes her eyes all she could see was that strange guy at the bar. She doesn't know why she couldn’t get his imagine out of her head. There was something about the way he looked at her. When her head hit the pillow she drifted on off to sleep.

282 pages, Paperback

First published September 9, 2015