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Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
Dee loved the morning bus pickup. All the candy dads with kids. Easy pickings—she did like her sweets scintillating conversation.
When Charles said he was being reassigned, she pouted–externally.
“Pentagon.” His chest puffed out. Seriously. He was so bantam that way. Insufferable. Fool.
Suburbs, professional fathers, unappreciated by their single-minded, career-oriented wives? One would be lonely. One would want a sleek, throaty-laughing woman. She salivated.
Dee flirted with two dads. Negated the first. Wife was a lawyer do-gooder. The second? David. Nice wife, let herself go—gray-streaked hair? Shameful.
Dee and David. Alliteration even.
Found: one sugary daddy.
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Kind of like the ploy of the used car salesman played by Bill Paxton in the 1994 film “True Lies.” He pretended to be a spy to seduce bored wives in Washington D.C. Unfortunately, he picked the wrong bored wife.
Ha! I have not seen that movie; will have to check it out. Thanks, James!
Sweet story. Oh no! Now, look what I did. Nice leap of creativity to go from the candy store to the woman looking for her sugar daddy. Though, I don’t think she’s looking for love.
lol I don’t know if *she* knows what she’s looking for. Thanks, Nobbin!
hopefully, she’s happy with her choice. 🙂
Probably momentarily until something better comes along. Thanks, Plaridel! 🙂
hopefully, she’s happy with her choice.
Poor Charles has no idea what is wife is up to. She sounds experienced at this – she’s certainly figured out what she wants. I like how we get to follow her thoughts as she checks out potential men.
I suspect Charles may have his own issues but so true he doesn’t know what she’s up to. Many thanks, Margaret! 🙂
Yikes what a piece of … What a way to waste a life. Great characterization!
Ha! Yes, definitely not good memories to look back on for sure. Many thanks, GH! 🙂
Delightfully different!
Thanks so much, Keith! 🙂
Go Dee 🙂
Dee has a cheering section! Yay. Ha. Thanks, Paul! 🙂
Welcome Sascha 🙂
A fun story!
Thank you, Dahlia! 🙂
Great story 🙌
Thank you so much! 🙂
Loved ‘so bantam’. So evocative! Well done.
Thank you so much, Sandra! 🙂
I so love this one, Sasha! So original and entertaining!
Thank you so much, Dale. I appreciate that! 🙂
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You make me think of the Eagles song, “Life in the Fast Lane” also. I like the pacing and the bluntness of your story, Sascha.
Thanks, Lisa. Maybe in this writerly reincarnation (after writer’s block) I will be more honest and blunt. 😬 lol
Dear Sascha,
At least Dee has goals. 😉 Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Ha! That she does! 😬 Thanks so much, Rochelle!
Love what you did with the prompt.
Ha! Sugar Daddy.
Perfect.
😀 Thanks so much, Dawn!