Southpaw Nights by Benjamin Blake

Author:Benjamin Blake
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: James Ward Kirk Publishing
Published: 2015-02-08T05:00:00+00:00

‘Coffee’s ready, sweetheart.’

Owen poured a cup from the pot, and set it down on the table beside his wife. ‘Black, one sugar - just how you like it.’

‘Actually, I was thinking a mocha this morning.’

‘Huh?’

‘Just kidding, Owen. Always the gullible one.’

‘Hey, I spend half the day making things up, my grasp on reality really can’t be the firmest.’

‘What was it the guys used to call you back in high school? Mr. Spock?’

‘Spock? Ha-ha, no not that, it was Spaceboy.’

‘Oh yeah, that’s right,’ Jean said, taking a sip of coffee.

She had aged remarkably well, her dark brown hair still fell over her shoulders in small waves, she still had a killer figure, and her skin was near as supple as when he had first met her. Owen himself, had been pretty lucky in the battle against time, he still possessed a youthful face, though his hairline had receded a little in the past years, still, mid thirties, that was expected. He had started wearing glasses about five years back, that didn’t worry him in the slightest; Jean had been wearing glasses since he had met her, though thankfully she didn’t still sport the model with the oversized lenses that she used to wear in her teenage years.

‘Well, I’ll be seeing you tonight, darling. Don’t forget to give the cat some of his cookies.’

‘I won’t, you know if I ever forget he lets me know pretty quick, he comes a-mewing and a-scratching over to the computer.

Owen was suddenly seized by a strange feeling in the pit of his stomach; he wanted to say nausea, but it more portentous than that. Maybe he had drunk too much coffee, but he didn’t think so, his body was pretty immune to the stuff.

‘Hey, Jean…’

‘Yeah, hon?’

‘Oh, it doesn’t matter. Enjoy your day, I’ll see you tonight.’

‘Indeed you will, Spaceboy.’ She laughed, and kissed him on the cheek before heading out the door.

Owen heard her Mercedes start up, and meandered over to the computer, the strange feeling still in the pit of his stomach.

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