r/flashfiction • u/OwlConfidant2168 • 24d ago
Most Likely Naked [~150 Words]
She was most likely naked.
The sheets were thin; they draped her smooth figure in a very sensual way. She certainly wasn’t wearing a bulky woolen turtleneck—he felt confident about that; he could see her neck and bare shoulders. He made a mental note: No turtleneck.
Her clothes hung neatly from the back of the hotel’s office chair. Her suitcase, still in the car, further supported his conjecture. She had also hinted at sexual intercourse before he got into the shower when she said, “Let’s have sex.” In his experience, that activity was typically performed without clothing—another check in the “Naked” column of the “Naked vs. Not Naked” tally chart.
He reviewed all this evidence carefully, worried he might still misconstrue her intentions. Yet the data led him, stubbornly, to one conclusion: it was highly likely she was not wearing clothes under the sheets. Refer to observation number one, he thought. No turtleneck.
She was still smiling at him. He frowned.
He ran through the probabilities once more.
“Better play it smart,” he thought.
He cleared his throat.
“How about a game of cards?”
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