When she came out, he started to rise. "No," she said. "Stay. This is something I have to do. It has tormented me for nine years. I can't pretend it doesn't exist." She came and stood before him, only a dozen feet away, and gazed at him. She had removed her shoes and stockings. Looking at him, she reached back and unzipped the dress. She shrugged it off her shoulders. Bell saw that she had removed her brassiere. Under the dress, she was naked. She slowly pulled down the dress, pausing when she had exposed her breasts. "There are these," she said, her gaze never wavering from his. He nodded. Now, she pushed the dress down over her hips and let it slide to the floor. Like the canvas of a Renaissance Master with a few bullet holes through it, a canvas the vandals also had slashed with a knife. He felt his heart pounding; his face was flushed. What he felt was pure rage that made him ball his fists. He took a long breath; that is not what she needed. For Fadime his rage, at this moment, was irrelevant. She was watching him with a look of patient acceptance, allowing him to react and know his feelings. She stood before him, shoulders back, the very full, high breasts slightly thrusting, the nipples rigid.
About the Author: Walter Donway grew up on a farm in Holden, Massachusetts, but spent most of his career in New York City as a writer, publishing more than 100 articles, essays, and stories, and helping foundations, museums, hospitals, schools, conservation organizations, and all sorts of other good causes with his writing talents. After a life-long love affair with poetry, he published his first book of poetry, "Touched by Its Rays," in 2008. "How Glad I Am for Man, Tonight" his second poetry book, published in 2013, comprises 77 poems written since then. His first novel, "The Price of Hannah Blake," was published in 2013, followed by a second novel, "The Lailly Worm," a suspense and action thriller, and, then, "O Human Child." He also published a collection of short stories and highly personal essays, "Holidays Frightened My Father and Other Stories." He writes: "I always have had a passion for stories with gripping plots driven by logic, with heroes and heroines fighting for their values and desires, and with settings and action and dialogue that carry me away to "the homeland of my soul." Nothing brings these elements together like a battle for justice, a struggle for love and the fulfillment of sexual passion, or the obsessive need to understand a mystery, a problem, or a threat. "I think you will find I am a stylist whose writing will be a pleasure to read--and will take you into places, characters, and the heart of action in a way that will make the pages fly by. "I want to hear from you. If you like my books, write a review. Brief is fine, sometimes better, but express yourself. And write to me anytime, and often, at "WDonway@Gmail.com. "Keep reading: To experience the world "as it might and ought to be" is the emotional fuel that keeps us all going, willing to fight for our values, seeking our happiness in life."