Holiday Delights: Volume One - The Escape by Ana Vela Page B

naked brunette that was pinned up
against the wall.
    “ What the fuck – holy
shit! Kelsey!” Carl stopped, disentangled himself from the
brunette, slipping, sending him and the brunette to the floor.
“Owwwwwww!” he screamed, but quickly stood, up, chasing after
Kelsey, who had run out the door.
    “ Kelsey! Stop!” A naked
Carl ran out of the apartment and caught up with Kelsey by the
stairwell.
    “ Let go of me! You…
you….asshole!” Kelsey screamed, her blue eyes blazing in anger. But
she didn’t cry. In her fury, Kelsey tossed the bag at him and hot
soup spilled over Carl’s naked chest.
    “ Yeeeooow! Fuck! Kelsey,
that’s fucking hot! I think I have to go to the
hospital!”
    “ Well, you deserve it, you
lying, cheating…BASTARD!” she screamed at him. “How long has this
been going on? Is this why you cancelled last night?”
    “ Kelsey, for god’s sake,
calm down!” he said, momentarily forgetting about being doused with
hot soup. “Look, it’s not what you think-“
    “ Not what I think? You
were…you had your…you were fucking her!”
    “ Listen, baby,” he cooed,
“you’re right, it’s just fucking, that’s all. I’m a guy, sometimes
we need a little…more…a little variety”
    Kelsey couldn’t believe her ears.
    “ But we’re
engaged!”
    “ Yes, and once we’re
married it won’t matter” he said. “Beside, that was grandma’s idea!
We couldn’t well have you doing investments for anyone
else-“
    He was interrupted by the door opening from
behind. A tall, gorgeous brunette stepped out, wearing a sexy
strappy dress. Kelsey did not recognize her clothed. The woman
slinked towards them, and then eyed Kelsey.
    “ This is your fiancé,
Carl?” she asked in a haughty voice. “Honey, you better lay off the
donuts. No wonder Carl is always sniffing around other
girls!”
    She went livid.
    “ Fuck you! Fuck you Carl!
And your family too! I fucking HATE you and you can go and crawl
into a hole and die!”
    And with that, she ran down the stairs, once
again, running out into the stormy New York streets. Yes,
misfortune does come in threes and even if she won a hundred
lotteries, Kelsey wasn’t sure that would help her.
    *****
     
    Kelsey jumped into a cab and raced home to
her apartment. She was shaking as she put her key in the lock and
walked into her apartment.
    “ What the- Kelsey! Oh my
God, what happened?”
    Alex, her best friend, jumped up from the
couch, where she was watching TV. Tall, redheaded, green-eyed Alex
Benton was a nomad. She traveled around the world from one place to
another, sometimes stopping by the States to visit friends and
family, crashing on various couches. With her good looks and tall
frame, she could have easily been a model, but she had preferred
the high-pressure PR world of New York.
    And it was when she reached the pinnacle of
her career that she had a (spectacular) nervous breakdown at a
fashion event. After that, she quit her job, rented out her
apartment and lived by taking on freelance work and various
Internet business opportunities. She was staying with Kelsey before
her flight to Bhutan the next day.
    Alex came up to Kelsey.
    “ Sweetie, what’s the
matter?”
    In broken words, between blubbering and
sobbing, Kelsey told Alex what had happened.
    “ That asshole!” Alex said,
fury marking her face. “I hope he burns in hell and his dick falls
off! That cheating bastard!”
    “ Oh, Alex, what am I going
to do?” Kelsey asked. It was as if her numbness was slowly melting
away and the reality of situation was setting on her like a heavy
blanket. No job, no fiancé…she lost everything in one
morning.
    “ Listen, sweetie,” said
Alex, “You’ll pick things up again! You can find a new job, and new
man…in fact, I bet we can find a man tonight!”
    “ No, no,” Kelsey
protested. “I can’t…just not yet…”
    “ Kelsey, the best way to
get over a man is with a new man!” Alex said enthusiastically.
“Preferably a