4.
 Morning light slatted in through the Venetian blinds, illumining the bumps in her spine as she bent over to pull on her high heeled shoes. She wore only dark blue briefs. Her small breasts had sharp pink nipples and wobbled as her fingers made quick motions around her feet. How long her back was, he thought, how narrow and delicate, as he lay in bed idly running his fingertip up and down her back, in and out of the shadow deeps and almost glowing high points. A complex composition, he thought, filling in a variety of skin tones from chocolate for shades through pinks for warmth and butter creams for skin so fine you could see the pores. Hard to do in watercolor, but he was that good.
"What are you doing?" she asked with a little laugh. She arched this way and that, pulling sheer hose up.
"I'm painting you."
"Already?" She snapped upright, raised long arms, dropping the black sheath over herself. She wriggled her narrow waist, her not much wider hips, this way and that. The dress sighed down her skin, extinguishing a last glimpse of thin, firm hips.
"I've got the colors picked, but I need to see you again to sketch."
She sort of half corkscrewed down, wobbling skillfully on her heels, and took his face in both hands. "That's so sweet of you. I can come back anytime you like."
"Where are you staying?"
"With a couple of friends."
"How about this evening?"
She swung her purse, one hand on the doorknob already. "Let's meet at Apples & Oranges. I like to have a drink or two. Then you can paint me with a glow in my cheeks."
|
Thank you for reading. If you love it, tell your friends. Please post a favorable review at Amazon, Good Reads, and other online resources. If you want to thank the author, you may also buy a copy for the low price of a cup of coffee. It's called Read-a-Latte: similar (or lower) price as a latte at your favorite coffeeshop, but the book lasts forever while the beverage is quickly gone. Thank you (JTC).
|
TOP
|
MAIN
Copyright © 2018 by Jean-Thomas Cullen, Clocktower Books. All Rights Reserved.
|
