FFG
By: Ethereal Kia
Tags: Couples, Fiction, Sex, Skit, Glowing

Nicole didn’t feel at her best when she left the house this morning. She looked cute, per usual, but she just wasn’t feeling it. Navy blue pencil skirt, white sleeveless button up with some frills, nude heels — a quick outfit she threw together. She probably should’ve grabbed her sweater because the office gets cold but she didn’t feel like going back once she left the house.

At the bus stop, she put her headphones in and turned her “Feel Good” playlist on shuffle. She needed the good vibes. The first song was one of her favorites — Lay Up by Ella Mae. She started humming along under her breath. The bus came and she swiped her SEPTA Key card. She couldn’t hear, but she could see the bus driver mouth ‘good morning’ so she gave a closed-mouth smile, nodded, and said good morning quietly. Then she made her way to her favorite seat, which was still available. She liked to sit in the first seat at the back of the bus so she could sit up high (there were two steps that lead to the back of the bus) and people watch.

As the bus continued its route and filled up with passengers, Nicole turned her music all the way up and zoned out. When her stop came up, she got off, went to the store across the street for coffee, then reluctantly walked up the block to her office. Before she opened the door, she checked the time and realized she had eleven minutes before she had to clock in. So she called her boyfriend of five months, James.

James picked up the phone in his usual chipper manner. He was always in a good mood in the mornings. Nicole was usually in a good mood too if she woke up with him. Today wasn’t one of those days. But James’ energy was so contagious. He owned a business providing office supplies to other companies and he made the deliveries himself so he spent his days riding around the city interacting with people all day — something he absolutely loved to do. After talking to James for a few minutes and laughing several times, Nicole was in a much better mood. She felt so good that she blurted out “I wanna see you today!”

James was a little surprised because he usually saw Nicole in the evenings after they both finished work, but he would have loved to see her in the day time, so that’s what he said. “Yeah? That would be dope, babe.” So they agreed that he would meet her at her job on her lunch break. She only had an hour so he had to be on time — 12:30 sharp.

Nicole walked into her office smiling, and she said good morning to the first person she saw. It was Ms. Pat, a fifty-something year old woman who had been working there for fourteen years. “Ooooo look at those SHOES! I don’t know how you wear those, I could never. Not even when I was younger.” Nicole gave a fake chuckle and kept walking. Mood ruined. She hated when people at work commented on her clothes because it made her uncomfortable.

She sat at her desk, turned on her computer, and sighed. This was going to be a long day. All she kept thinking about was seeing James at lunch.

Blah blah blah, its 12:28! Nicole tidied up her desk and nearly ran out of the office. James was in the parking lot in his delivery van, and he brought her some of the veggie and chicken stew she liked from the cafe around the corner. As soon as she got in the car, she grabbed his face and kissed him. In turn, he pulled her close and kissed her back deeply. When they pulled away from each other, they both wanted more.

“You know we only ten minutes from my house, right?” James asked. Nicole looked up, then looked at him and said “I know. Let’s go.” James drove out of the parking lot and towards his house. It actually only took 8 minutes. Nicole couldn’t believe she was hanging out with her boyfriend in the middle of the day. Both of them still had to finish the work day. But this was happening.

Nicole and James walked into the house, took their shoes off, and headed straight for the bedroom. And it went all the way down. 13 minutes later, they were butt naked, exhausted, and wet in all the usual places. James reached over to his nightstand and grabbed his half-smoked blunt. He lit it, inhaled twice, then passed it to Nicole. She took two pulls then gave it back to James and said she was good. He put it out. Then he started kissing on her neck gently. She leaned into it and laughed lightly as his hand made its way up the front of her body, across her breasts, and up around her neck. Nicole was turned on. She was into being choked, so she put her hand over his and squeezed a little tighter. Round two. This one lasted 9 minutes. James was done.

They laid there for 5 more minutes, then Nicole got up and used the bathroom. When she came back, James was sitting up on the side of the bed and Nicole said “babe, I gotta get back now.” They got dressed and left the house. In the van, Nicole was all smiles. She felt rejuvenated, like the day had started all over again and she got a do-over. Her spirits were lifted, she felt amazing, and she was ready to tackle the rest of her day with a positive mindset and attitude. When James pulled into her office parking lot and parked, she gave him a passionate kiss and jumped out. James gave her some type of compliment out of the window but she couldn’t really hear him so she smiled and walked back into her office.

Something must have been different about her because she noticed people looking at her more. “Good lunch?” Steve asked. “Yup!” Nicole exclaimed. It was at that moment that Nicole realized she didn’t even eat the lunch James had brought for her. James was lunch, and he was damn delicious.

Nicole had a glow for the rest of the afternoon. One of the field caseworkers called out, so Nicole had to go out and make house visits for the last three hours of her shift — something she usually hated doing. It was a good thing she only had two clients to see. She left out of the office and almost every person she walked by in the one block to the bus stop said something nice to her — male and female. “You look nice today”, “you’re beautiful”, “You got a man, sis?” Nicole felt like a local celebrity. When the bus came and she got on, it seemed like everyone was staring at her. Why?

Nicole saw the two clients then went back to work to clock out. The whole time she was out of the office, she had gotten more compliments and random interactions from strangers than she had ever gotten before. She wondered what the reason was, so she called James when she left her office for the day.

“James. So how about I been gettin’ gassed up all day!” James said “oh, for real? They was tryna holla at you?” “YES!” Nicole yelled. “Like… way more than usual. It was kinda weird. I wonder what it was about. Like I didn’t look any different and I didn’t get that kind of attention this morning, only in the afternoon.” James said “Yeah babe, you had the Freshly Fucked Glow.” Nicole screamed laughing. “THE WHAT?!?!” James laughed with her and said “the Freshly Fucked Glow. That FFG. You can thank me for that.” “Boy….” Nicole said as she rolled her eyes. But he may have had a point. That FFG.