Anna slithered onto her sofa in a happy heap of woman and cushions. She didn't meet up with old friends often any more, but this had been an evening of wine, good food...and more wine. She lay there, enjoying taking the weight off her heels. Then, with some effort, she sat up and went through to the bedroom. She paused to admire herself in the mirror, pulling in her flat stomach even further and turning to see herself from behind. She'd taken a risk β not wanting her panty line on show, she'd decided to go without knickers altogether, and this had played on her mind deliciously all evening. She slipped on her nightdress. "Shoes," she mumbled, perching on the edge of the bed. She leant forward to undo them, then decided they were far too complicated. In stilettos and slip, she made her way to the bathroom, checking herself out again in the mirror as she went.
As she leant forward to brush her teeth, she turned the tap β which came straight off in her hand. Freezing water burst from the pipe, over her breasts, pouring through the silky nightdress and down her thighs. She shrieked, and as the water showed no sign of stopping, continued to shriek, using her hands to try and hold the flow but only soaking herself further. Suddenly, her doorbell rang. Insistently. Running one hand through her hair, she threw the door open and announced, "The water's come off!"
Anna had expected to see her landlord at the door, but there stood a young man β dark, stubbly, and naked save his pyjama bottoms. He smiled apologetically. "So you're Mr Pritchard?" he said.
Confused, she looked at him, then over her shoulder. He pointed to the nameplate. "I've been trying to work out who lives here, but I have to admit, this isn't quite what I pictured." As he said this, he tried not to look at her too closely. The water had left the nightdress totally transparent, giving him a clear view of her pert pink nipples, stiff from the cold, and it clung to her stomach and hips in way he found impossible to ignore. He felt himself harden. She stepped back.
"You'd probably better come in."