Chapters tagged slice of life

by TalesInTemptation

Chapter 2

*Author's note: when I originally started this, it ran longer than I expected, and is a very slow burn until something happens. It was intended to be a one and done story, but found a sponsor on my Patreon, so it's now an ongoing series at the time of posting this. Thank you to m...

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Chapter 3

As I walk back to my car, picturing the way she looked tonight, not really showing too much other than a shoulder and her legs, I piece her together from every delivery I’ve done to her house. That first night, she was pure glamour with the way her hair was cascading down her ba...

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Chapter 4

Anyway, back to now. I slide into my car, close the door, and I immediately pull out my phone. Quickly scrolling through, I find my friend Dan’s number and immediately give him a call. I can still smell whatever vanilla scented thing she always wears when he picks up on the seco...

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Chapter 5

I’ve started gaming the app a little. I try to stick around the areas of the restaurants she usually orders from, and if one comes up, I grab it just in case it’s her. Most of the time it’s not, but today, on a Saturday afternoon of all times, the stars finally line up. A big ord...

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Chapter 6

Late one Friday evening, almost a month after I left the cars, I’m sprawled on the couch with a beer and a mindless movie after day drinking with a couple of buddies. I decide it’d be a good idea to reread the couple of texts between us, which consist of just her thank-you and my...

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Chapter 7

Another week and a half crawls by. I keep busy with my daily routines, working long days, even checking out gyms online with every intention of joining, but who’s got the time for that? And I do anything else I can come up with to stop focusing on why I ever bought the toys in th...

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Chapter 8

Sofia barely tastes her dinner after the comments Carlos makes while they wait at the bar. He’s quiet on the drive home, but she can see the tension in him, which is topped off by the fact that his hand is resting on the gear shift instead of her thigh like he usually does. She s...

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Chapter 11

April’s shaping up to be pretty nice this year. So far, it’s full of sunny days without the brutal heat kicking in yet, and nice enough to go enjoy the outdoors. I’ve been hitting the park more after shifts, shooting hoops with friends or just jogging to clear my head. My birthda...

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Chapter 12

Me: Yo, basketball in fifteen? I need to talk. He replies with a thumbs-up and nothing else, so I grab the ball and my keys and head out. Dan got there before me, and he’s dribbling at the top of the key when I walk up. He takes a step back and launches a three that clangs off t...

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Chapter 13

A couple days after Sofia’s apology call, it’s halfway through most people’s dinnertime, and I’m weaving through traffic with a bag of burgers cooling on the seat next to me when my phone rings. It’s another unknown number but not flagged as spam, so I hit the button on my steeri...

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Chapter 14

The next few days go by like any other. I’m starting to think maybe that’s it, maybe they’re working it out and she’s back to keeping the peace, when my phone buzzes late on a Tuesday, around 9:30. Picking it up, I see Sofia’s name on the screen. I drop my video game controller...

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Chapter 16

Over the next couple of weeks, our conversations and texts become a near-nightly routine. It starts with the little things from before, but grows fast. She never really does give details when she vents about Carlos’s latest “work trip,” but it’s enough I can read between the line...

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Chapter 17

The ride and the laughs continue until the limo slows, turning into a valet line downtown. Watching out the window, I see the neon sign of the club glowing overhead. It’s clearly one of those upscale spots I never would’ve thought to go to. There’s a doorman in a black suit, hold...

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Chapter 18

A while later, she drags me out to dance. I’m not a dancer, and try to refuse, but she’s insistent, saying I can just stand there and she’ll dance around me. Tugging my hand with the same playful authority she’s been showing all night. “Come on, birthday boy. I haven’t had a chan...

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Chapter 21

Stepping out, I assume he must’ve alerted our driver we were coming, because he’s standing, holding the door open for us when we step outside. Pete and Jess get in first, taking the front end of the long side bench, putting them closest to the divider. Next, in climbs Dan, crowd...