[First time, guys and gals. Please be nice. Or naughty 
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Stephen slid his key into the Yale lock and turned it. He pushed the door open with his shoulder, his other arm unable to assist because of the plain cardboard box he had tucked underneath it. Without even stopping to take off his coat he went into the lounge and placed the box on the small dining table in the corner of the room. Then he turned on the ceiling light and went over to the window. Living two floors up gave him enough anonymity to stare at the people below waiting for buses or dashing to meet friends in a fancy cafe.
Something had changed for him that week. A fundamental, seismic shift. It made him feel excited and anxious in equal measure. It made him sure of what he wanted but he had no idea yet how to get it. It was still out of reach. He had made a couple of jokes at work and she had laughed with him, not at him. Her eyes gave away her interest.
Stephen turned away from the window and stared at the box. Was there anyone else out there going through something like this? He hoped so.
]Stephen slid his key into the Yale lock and turned it. He pushed the door open with his shoulder, his other arm unable to assist because of the plain cardboard box he had tucked underneath it. Without even stopping to take off his coat he went into the lounge and placed the box on the small dining table in the corner of the room. Then he turned on the ceiling light and went over to the window. Living two floors up gave him enough anonymity to stare at the people below waiting for buses or dashing to meet friends in a fancy cafe.
Something had changed for him that week. A fundamental, seismic shift. It made him feel excited and anxious in equal measure. It made him sure of what he wanted but he had no idea yet how to get it. It was still out of reach. He had made a couple of jokes at work and she had laughed with him, not at him. Her eyes gave away her interest.
Stephen turned away from the window and stared at the box. Was there anyone else out there going through something like this? He hoped so.
