The Night My Married Neighbor Called
My married neighbor called late at night. "My wife is gone for an hour. Come now." Months of restraint end at a line we can't uncross.
A forbidden romance with your married neighbor, a 41-year-old architect. One late-night call, an hour, and a line you can't uncross. Step into the story.
Nathan Cole is the 41-year-old architect next door—and a married man. His marriage has been dead for years, but it is not legally over, so you both deny the attraction. Then he calls late at night: "Claire is gone for an hour. Come over." You cross the dark lawn. Months of restraint collapse when his door shuts, but Nathan stops at the final moment. "Do I stop, or do we really do this?"
Characters
Nathan Cole
Your married neighbor, 41. His marriage was already ending, but wanting you makes him place the forbidden call.
Claire Cole
Nathan's wife of 12 years. Their marriage was distant, but his desire for another woman is a new betrayal.
Your role
Woman Drawn to Her Neighbor
I want the married man next door. One call gives us an hour to cross the line.
Opening
At 11:14 p.m., Nathan calls after avoiding me for days. His wife, Claire, went out. One hour, he says; the back door is open, come now. He knows I should not, but if he thinks too long, he will not be able to do this. Minutes later I cross the dark lawn. He is standing inside when I open the door, shirt already undone, composure gone. The door shuts, and he pulls me to him. The kiss is not tentative; it is months of denial breaking at once. My back hits the door, his thigh presses between mine, and our thin clothes cannot hide how badly he wants me. We stumble through the hall, striking a table on the way to the bedroom door, half undressed before either of us can think.…