Shopping’s a chore I abhor, so only I accompany my wife Penny when my work shifts allow. Although we drive for a monthly stock-up at the out of town... hypermarket across the county line, and a weekly trolley-ful shop at the local supermarket, Penny walks down to the local supermarket every afternoon after work for bread, milk and fresh produce.On one particular day, while carrying the hand basket for Penny, I noticed a well-dressed but matronly figured woman shopping almost exclusively for booze.. So, as Katie walked back into the flat various future scenarios involving the handsome surgeon were playing out in her head. This was the cause of the giddiness in her legs and the flush in her cheeks.Mark had now made it onto the sofa and was watching TV in a dressing gown. “Hello cutie.” His words softer and more affectionate than his gruff voice would want to let on.“Hi,” Katie replied, but the smallest suggestion of her giddiness was betrayed in her voice.Mark turned off the TV and looked. She at least wanted to retain the illusion of some control in the situation. It seemed her body was winning the fight with her better judgment and she realized the unsolicited domination of this blue eyed stranger in her home was making her undeniably wet in her little polka dot pajama bottoms. Almost intuitively he sensed her arousal and decided to push her further. He took her passively opposing hand by the wrist and lifted it above her head. She uttered what was almost a protest to her new. On earth, people were trying to survive. Cities no longer provided services. In a lot of cases, the cities no longer existed. As the world moved into winter in the northern latitudes, people were desperate, and fighting for food and warmth was now the norm. Another few million died in that transition from civilized human to a survival of the fittest mentality. Slowly, the total human population died off from it's teaming billions to just a few hundred million. These still had the winter to.