Portmanteau – A New York State of Mind: Part 2

Then He Kissed Me.

How Grant found lasting love with Beth.

Based on a post by Wendy Trilby, in 3 parts. Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories.

The New York Times business section bullpen was rather busy for a Saturday afternoon. Wall Street had been volatile this week, so every reporter was hard at work trying to file a story by the 4 PM deadline for the Sunday paper. Ethan Reese was running a grammar check on his article when two colleagues walked through the writers' bullpen.

Aryanna and her boyfriend Wecks chatted with fellow reporters, then stopped off at Ethan's desk.

"Busy week for you finance guys," Wecks smirked, "try being on the sports desk. It's like this every day. The only thing harder is being in the game itself."

Wecks was a tall, handsome sports reporter who played lacrosse in college for a D1 program and liked to make sure everyone knew it. Aryanna smiled and reached for a pen on Ethan's desk.

"Do you have a post-it note?" she asked.

Ethan handed her a post-it pad while hitting the send button on his computer.

"The weekend has begun," Ethan proclaimed and started to organize his desk for a quick escape.

"Hey, me and Jazz are going to Happy Hour at The Yard House," Wecks declared.