Under a Spell
best to describe what I saw to my husband, but there were no words to truly relate the perfect perfection I saw. And the sensations bubbling up inside of me! A thrill never experienced before at this intensity. I did remember a time that I came close to this same sensation some 10 years earlier. Sadly, the cause of that thrill was now all but forgotten. As soon as we returned home from the day’s road trip, I ran to the garbage can next to my desk and retrieved a picture of the exact cause of my excitement. I’d received it the day prior, but carelessly tossed it aside as if it was impossible to include this in my life. I showed the picture to Robert. No matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t toss the picture back into the trash. I kept telling myself there was no way this beautiful, sleek, sexy vision could become a part of my life. But no matter how hard I tried to put the possibility out of my mind, I couldn’t. I was under a spell.
by Jacqueline Clemens
The year is 2016. The day, a beautiful sunny, blue sky type of day in Southern California (every day in Southern California is beautiful). My husband, Robert, and I are driving downtown in my little silver Mazda Miata convertible - top down, naturally. No destination in mind, just enjoying the sunshine and the cool April weather. We’re not really talking to each other, just listening to hits from the ‘70s on the radio. We love during our precious little time away from work to get out and take what we call a “road trip” on weekends.
Soon another week of work was done and we were back in my little silver Miata. This
Today’s road trip started out like every other road trip, until suddenly, out of my peripheral vision, I spotted the most beautiful, sleek and sexy sight I have ever seen in my entire lifetime! I yelled over the traffic noise for Robert to look, but it disappeared so fast he barely caught a glimpse. The vision disappeared almost as quickly as it appeared. I was unable to get the vision out of my head as we continued on our travels. I tried my
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