ROSEBUD—RETRO

He could not keep his hands off of her breasts, pulling just gently but firmly enough on her nipples. Her internal gasps every time he touched her were overwhelming, Jeanne felt like she was going to explode. And then his eyes, it almost hurt to look at them because they were so beautiful. It was […]

RETRO: JACKPOT “He’s so in something with you,” Jeanne had said looking at Eliza. “We’re just in an awkward place, I mean we recently started sleeping with each other again so he kind of expects that from me? I mean he even wondered if the baby is Rafe’s,” Eliza stated calmly. Eliza was not going to make any apologies, […]

Love in Autumn

Jeanne walked home with Terrence. It was the first time they had been together since they had taken care of Bibi. They took care of Bibi a lot for Eliza, and she loved it because she was her aunt. Jeanne could be with her–and return her. But it meant that there was time that she […]

Home Cooking

Jeanne walked into Eliza’s apartment with Bibi and Terrence. Terrence squeezed her hand as they did. Eliza donned a fancy apron edged in ruffles, and Rafe and Oscar were both in the kitchen as if they were sous chefs to her in aprons as well.  Her sister scooped up her daughter, who wrapped her arms […]

Dark Street

After they left the gallery, Eliza walked with Oscar and Rafe. It had been interesting to be with them for the entire night, and she loved it. Rafe was very generous in letting Oscar be around a lot. There was so much history between the three of them, but at this point they eased into […]

Mirror

“I think Alessandra is your spirit animal,” Rafe said as he poured vermouth into their mason jars, and Eliza stared at him agape. “What are you even saying?” she said, taking a sip of the vermouth and taking in its herbaceousness.  Her husband looked at her, taking off his apron. “I mean, I think she […]

Peepshow

Peepshow was the new art show that Rabekkah was working on. The theme was pseudo-peepshow, and the dress for the show for the gallery aides like her instead of black was red. There were red curtains everywhere, reminiscent of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates in Central Park years ago. But there was nothing sexual in […]

Primavera

Eliza had not had a night like this for a long time. Alessandra knew how to throw an opening party. It was a bit of deja vu because she and Oscar had been to openings together before, including the infamous one in Shanghai when they realized they were deeply in love… Tonight she danced with […]

Missed Connections

Eliza let out a deep sigh when she saw that they had missed their connection. It was the first time they were leaving to go somewhere in a long time, and their flight was delayed in New York. Now she and Jeanne sat with Bibi. If Jeanne had not encouraged her, she would not even […]

The Makeup Dinner

To make up for the dinner that he missed, Rafe had a dinner party at their apartment and invited some intimate friends over for it. Eliza liked intimate dinner parties, and having her husband take care of everything was nice. She just had to attend, and dress up. In their room right before the guests […]