Aftermath - A Fiction in 58

Way back when I started writing flash fiction again, I came up with a way to challenge myself - write a cohesive story in 58 words. And Fiction In 58 was born. I'm still working on a slew of magazine pieces for work, so I'm returning to this challenge.

Aftermath

A tangle of sheets, not enough cover, heat radiates, knocks back the chill of the night.

Sweat cools on flesh, smiles tucked into warm curves. There’s small talk, in whispers like someone will overhear.

He watches her nod off, listens as quick breaths ease into measured cadence.

He slips off, too, sheltered in the passion generated between them.