The discussion has been encouraging. L.E. and I don't see eye to eye, but I hope this will not detract from his (or her, don't know) enjoyment of the story. Ms. Pottiepants, Davy, Freeflow, and yes, L.E., thank you all for your comments so far.
Now, here's Chapter 3.
Chapter 3
26 June 2006
Chuck's phone was ringing. He picked it up to hear the voice of his best friend, Lara, coming to him from Ohio.
"Hey, cutie!" she said.
She always called him that. They'd been friends since their first year of University in Rochester. They had never really tried at a relationship, because whenever he'd been single, she wasn't, and vice-versa. There was one brief time when they were both single at the same time, and while they didn't really establish a relationship as such, they did fuck a lot.
In the year or so since they got out of University, they'd visited each other in their respective hometowns, but strictly as friends since she had met Roger. That was okay, though, because her company was still worth the trip. Lara was now planning another one of these trips.
"Listen, cutie, Roger and I were looking to get away for a while. Mind if we come up there for a visit?" she asked. Chuck sensed that Lara was up to something, but he wasn't sure just what yet.
"Not at all," Chuck answered, flirtatiously, "When have I ever passed up an opportunity to see your beautiful face?"
"Never that I can remember. Listen, though, there's something else."
"What's that?"
"Well, do you remember meeting my friend Arianne?"
Did he ever. The last time he was in Ohio, he had met Arianne briefly and couldn't keep his eyes off of her. Unfortunately, she was attached at the time.
"Yeah, I remember her," he replied enthusiastically.
"Well, listen, she's just had a really, really bad breakup and needs to get away. This is kind of an odd thing, I know, but... um... can she sleep with you?"
Chuck was silent for a moment as the question crowbarred its way through his cranium.
"Are you okay?" Lara asked.
"Uh, ya," Chuck stammered. "You're right, that is an odd thing. You sure she wants to?"
"Well, she needs to get laid," Lara said, "She and her ex haven't done anything but fight for way too long."
Chuck thought for a moment. "Well," he said, "I suppose so, if you're really sure. It's not like I couldn't do with a bedtime partner, It's just kind of an odd request coming from a third party."
"Yeah, I know, but I think you two are going to be a good match. We'll be up there this weekend."
“Okay.” Chuck still felt there was something odd going on, something Lara wasn't telling him, but he trusted her for some reason. He glanced at the calendar on the wall. "Oh, this'll be a good weekend! Saturday is Canada day. There'll be lots to do."
"Even better. We'll see you then."
Chuck set about cleaning house and stocking up the fridge with food and beer in anticipation of their arrival.
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