Marilynn felt his hot breath on the back of her neck. She heard the timbre and resonance of his voice in her ear, saying sweet nothings; even his comments about the weather made her think they were lying together on the beach of some tropical paradise. She felt the touch of his body behind her; his strong arm ready to hold if she fell. The rippling muscles of his still-shirted torso…
God! How she hated these daily get-to-work rides in an overcrowded elevator.
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Weave a Web 
The susurrus of sweet nothings, such as ‘You’re standing on my foot,’ or the perennial, ‘Don’t tower over me–I missed my floor again.’
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Or even the rustling of ‘Here’s the floor’… or ‘I think this is where we get off’…
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So true. He probably had a gun in his pocket, too
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I suspected that was Mae West in the lift!
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😀 😀 😀
Geez, I hate crowded elevators. ;-P
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Take the stairs!!
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This reminds me of something I learned from experience long ago: when riding the New York City subway at rush hour, it is most prudent—rain or shine—for a lady to take along a folded umbrella.
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The same goes for the buses in Rome!
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But as I recall, in a pinch Rome is somehow more fun….
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It’s the pick-pocketers in Rome… the rubbing against each other in the public transport negates the feeling of a hand sliding into your pocket!
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I got done over in Rome once! Poor Marilyn [two ‘n’s’ Pauline!] Marilynn! She needs to give up those romance novels!
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She’s heavily innto the Romanntic Nnovels Paulinne. Inn fact, I’m currenntly readinng “Julia Takes Her Chance” by Concordia Merrel – published in 1921. Mainly because Concordia (whose real name was Mary Phyllis Joan Morton) was a relation of mine apparently.
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So many relations ………. Concordia is such a good name for a romantic novelist – Mary Phyllis would never do!
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Apparently she had twin sons – Concord and Cavendish Morton – who were “famous” painters. She herself was the first poster Kodak pin-up girl!
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Your family is full of interesting characters!
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The trouble with my tree is that I research it back unto the 29th half cousin seven times removed. So it’s inevitable that a few stray odd-bods creep in!
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I can never get straight the difference between the ordinal number cousins…1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. and the ones that are removed!
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I have a computer program that tells me automatically, but I can’t really work it out on my own. If you ask me, quite a number of relatives need to be “removed”.
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Starting with Adam and Eve…..
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Only the bad programs. Mine start blank!
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Clever that one!
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Thank you!
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And crowded elevator rides just got even more uncomfortable.
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😀 Thanks! It’s been a pleasure!
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too much information about previous meals in there 🙂
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I shall have to eat my words…
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or get into another lift 🙂
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There’s the solution!
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Oh, Bruce, this one was laugh out loud at the end! I thought maybe you’d gone into torrid romance, but, thankfully, no…
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Thanks Lisa – I had a hearty giggle in its preparation!
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I like the word torrid for her imagination. Now I want her to turn around, get right in his face, and introduce herself!
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Too late! She’ll be getting off before you can blink!
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Thanks for the whisper of elevator sex…
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Eek! Did I suggest that… !
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And, it was free, umashankar!
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Nothing is ever free… (apparently)
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Well…we all know, taking the stairs is so much healthier too! How I always enjoy your writings Bruce, I wish I had more time to leave comments ;o) Cheers, Johanna
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Thanks Joanna – I always appreciate your comments. I find that comment making is the most time-consuming part of blogging.
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ah, the mysteries of an elevator ride never fail to fascinate any writer 😉
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