Layers Chapter 9
Consider the scene.
Elaine stands at the door with a small bag of various things. I smell salt and vinegar chips, beef jerky and the aforementioned condoms. Mostly those because the chemical latex smell is somehow mocking my lack of foresight. Goddamn these hormones and Stephen’s body. That sexy, sexy body. Elaine smells slightly anxious and something close to jealous but not quite that. It’s a complex thing and I’m not sure how to untangle it just yet. I don’t think it’s entirely bad. Probably. I like her outfit and a small piece of me quickly wonders if I’d look as cute as her in it. …