So, I woke up today, this gorgeous Sunday morning, and brewed a pot of
coffee. It was so nice outside, I walked
down the driveway in my bare feet and jammies to get the paper. (Yes, jammies—very erotic, right? Can you stand it?) It’s almost too beautiful outside now to be
blogging, but I’m taking a moment before my jog to tell you all about a special
treat I enjoyed this morning.
Once back indoors, I put the paper aside—too nice a day to read about
the world’s woes—and picked up the new ebook by C.L. Knight, Naughty Little
Rich Girl. It’s a short story about
a chauffer who drives for an old millionaire businessman and his young trophy
wife. His fifth wife.
I love the short story form—the M&Ms of literature. Ms. Knight delivered on the implied contract
of our author/reader relationship. She
delivered so well, in fact, that I crawled back into bed for a little solitary
contemplation and internal review.
Yum—thanks Ms. Knight! (Hey,
yesterday was a Saturday night of HGTV and Ben & Jerry’s, so I’m entitled!)
Zach, the chauffer, is filled with contempt for Tiffany, the trophy
wife, but he can’t stop obsessing over her.
It seems Tiffany isn’t even aware of Zach’s existence until they lock
eyes in the limo’s rear view mirror while she’s wiping her chin.
I loved the voyeurism of the chauffer watching what’s going on in the
back seat. And when Zach tries to deal
with his desire by hooking up with a blonde stranger in a bar, I identified
with it. I’ve been in that situation—the
anonymous girl facing the wall with her shorts down and a stranger behind her—it
was very real to me.
I’ve been in the situation that Zach and Tiffany later find themselves
in, too, except my high heels wouldn’t have been digging into Zach’s back. (Sorry, boys, Chastity likes to kick off her
heels before kicking up her heels!)
So, for verisimilitude and raciness, I recommend this short traipse
through C.L. Knight’s imagination. I
would have liked more description of Zach—I was left to do the “heavy lifting”
during my solitary contemplation and internal review, but the fact that I was
inspired to crawl back under the warm bedcovers is proof that C.L. Knight
delivered. Oh, and I want to rent a
limo!
At the end of the story, Ms. Knight asks if we’d like to see more of
Zach and Tiffany, and I, for one, offer up a hearty “Yes, please!”
Ta-ta and MWAH! Chastity.
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