”“Make yourself useful. A Macburger and a beer. Add extra bacon. Put about a pound of it on the burger.” I waved my hand to dismiss by best frie...nd.“I’ll put the extra bacon on the side,” Sammy said as she left the exercise room.I wished I didn’t break the cable machine. I sighed and ran another couple miles on the treadmill.I walked to the pool and did a perfect dive, and started to do more laps.“Your lunch is here,” Sammy said, as I was taking a breather. I considered ignoring her, but it was. Standing out here with her coffee it was easy to muse about the ridiculousness of her nightmares. It’s always much easier to laugh at the night fears when the day dawns. But there was one reality she couldn’t escape, she had been chosen and her options, just like the shadows, were fading as sun slowly started to creep up into the sky. She had known this was a possibility. The same way you know you might spontaneously combust, or that the lead in your favorite lipstick might give you cancer. You. She said “Excuse me… hi, I’m Claire. Do you know about how much longer you’ll be?”“I’m not sure yet, ma’am” I said“Is there any way I could get a shower? I promise I’ll be quick” She pleaded.JACK MOTHERFUCKING POT“Uh… yeah, I can isolate this sink so it won’t leak. I’ll do that real quick and go turn the water back on” I replied“Thanks! I just got back from the gym and really need it!” she said and turned to walk away. Her back was sweaty. I did what I needed to do and turned the water back on.. ’While we were talking of times gone by, he turned me around so I was facing him. Placing his open hands on my hips, he lifted me up by my waist, and sat me on the table-top, then spread my thighs wide, which made my skirt ride up to my ass. He glanced around, saying as he did, ‘Not really overlooked, are we? The things I would love to do to you,’ he said as he slipped his tie off. His eyes never left mine.Standing between my thighs, with his hands resting by my sides, his thumbs circling my.