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About Love on the Line

by Beth Wylde
13 pages / 5100 words
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Libby's waiting for her lover, Tasha, to get home from a business trip. What she gets instead is a phone call, telling her that Tasha's flight has been cancelled. The girls decide to make the best of it, though, and Libby's ready to play. Her bad night gets worse when the phone call gets disconnected, and Libby is ready to give up when Tasha gives her another surprise. Will this one end better than the first?

Sample

I finished my shower and flipped off the water, reaching out for a towel as I pushed back my neon blue, diving dolphins, shower curtain.  Tasha had given it to me before she left town, knowing how much I love anything to do with dolphins. Usually such a thoughtful gift would make me smile but today the stark reminder of my sweetheart made me want to cry. We’d been living together for five years, and it was only normal that we'd spend some time apart, but this was our longest separation to date. Tasha had been gone almost three weeks, and with each passing day I felt her absence more and more.

Two days ago, during a particularly emotional phone conversation, I’d threatened to buy myself a plane ticket and fly down to Florida if Tasha didn't come back soon. In reply, she promised to book herself a flight first thing this morning. If my calculations were correct, she was going to walk in the door any minute. I knew I needed to hurry if I wanted to look presentable for my honey. 

I stepped out of the bathroom, dropping my damp towel to the floor in exchange for something dryer and sexier. I decided to dress to impress, slipping into Tasha's favorite pajamas. The clingy little camisole top and very revealing boxer shorts were sure to spark an exciting late night reunion. I finished dressing and grabbed a brush and a clip off the dresser, bending forward to pull my long, brown hair up into a sleek ponytail. Tasha always compliments me when I pin my hair back so I decided to fix it the way she liked the best. As I stood back up I noticed the light on the answering machine was blinking. I pushed the button to listen to the message, wondering why I hadn't heard it ring and praying that it was good news from my girlfriend. I should know better than to be optimistic.

“Hey baby, it’s me. I was hoping you’d pick up the phone. You know how much I hate talking to this damn machine. I’d rather hear your sweet voice instead.” She paused to clear her throat and I braced myself for the bad news I knew was coming my way. “The weather here is horrible. We’ve had severe thunderstorms, lightning and high winds all day. Now we’re under a tornado watch.” She huffed in irritation and my hopes sank further. “Ugh! I don’t know how to say this in a way that won’t upset you so I’m just going to spit it out. They’ve grounded all the flights until further notice so I won’t be back tonight as I’d planned. Hopefully they’ll get me on a flight tonight or tomorrow sometime. Maybe we can meet up for a late lunch or an early dinner, my treat. I’m really sorry and I’ll make it up to you the next time I see you, I promise. I’ll call you once I get settled in a hotel room here at the airport. Bye baby, I love you.”