Previously:
Andrea tried to end his relationship with Carol. She used sex to stop him from leaving, then counted the fact that he stayed as a victory. The relationship survived the night, but the distance between them did not.
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Andrea
It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.
~Fyodor Dostoevsky
Andrea had prepared the words he meant to give Carol, careful enough to soften the truth without humiliating either of them. He was sitting near the edge of the divan, one arm still caught in the cardigan hanging from his shoulders, when she stepped between his knees and kissed him.
He stayed there, palm pressed into the cushion behind him, as though staying upright had become easier than moving away. Carol leaned closer without hesitation. He caught the lure of her perfume first, then the warmth of her skin and the taste of her lipstick. His body recognized proximity, warmth, and the first pressure of contact.
Andrea turned into the kiss.
