It Happened...

For a number of weeks now Kim has been getting text messages to her phone from Red Box giving her codes for free DVD rentals (assuming you return it the next day). I have jokingly told people that I think she and Red Box are having an affair. Well, yesterday seems to be the end of the affair. I have described the events that unfolded very truthfully and without drama. Please remember, this is all TRUE! Enjoy...

It was a warm Monday afternoon and Kimberly was going about her day as normal. She had completed several items at work this day and she was feeling quite satisfied with the work that she had accomplished. Continuing on her list of to-do items, she heard a muffled beep coming from her cellular phone. She thought for a second as to who would be text messaging her in the middle of the day. She opened her purse to get her phone but before she reached it she already knew who had sent her the text message. Like so many weeks before on a Monday afternoon, her lover was calling to her and making her the offer that she knew she could not resist. It was Red Box (RB).

RB text messaged her to invite her to enjoy another free DVD rental and included a secret code just for her so they could keep it just between them. Kim hated to admit it but the idea of secret code and text messages in the middle of the day excited her. Her imagination wandered and she thought of her relationship with RB as if it were a James Bond film and she needed to keep the secret code away from the prying eyes of the villains. She read the message, closed her phone, and tucked it back into her purse knowing the anticipation would grow as the day wore on.
The remaining hours of the day seemed to drag. Kim lost focus for the work that she had been so diligent at accomplishing just hours prior. It seemed that Kim was distracted and even though she had not moved from her desk, in her head she was already where she really wanted to be. Minutes seemed like hours until it was finally time to leave. Kim quickly packed her things and made for her car. As she drove, she thought about the almost limitless possibilities that awaited her. Her anticipation grew.

At what seemed to be an eternity, Kim finally arrived at her destination. It was her secret rendezvous place that she had already established with RB. She knew he would already be there. He was always dependable and never kept her waiting. Kim parked her car and hurriedly searched the contents of her purse to find her cellular phone. With phone in hand, she exited the car and walked directly to where he was standing. This time however, Kim would have to wait. RB was there as planned but someone was already talking to him. Careful not to blow his cover, Kim patiently waited as though she was just a normal customer. She took the time to look over his handsome exterior. She thought to herself that the color red had never looked so vibrant. The font used to label himself was distinguished and rugged. Even his interfacing screen was easy to see in the warm bright June sunshine. Kim's patience was tested as the individual before her seemed to take a long time to resolve their business. She hoped they did not notice that she was excited and struggled to keep the appearance of a normal customer. After what seemed an eternity, it was finally Kim's turn.

Kim smiled as she approached RB knowing that it had been several days since their last meeting. She greeted him with a loving swipe of her credit card and he immediately acknowledged that it was indeed her. Even so, RB was not to be fooled by an impostor so he asked Kim to input the secret code that he had given her just hours before. As Kim typed in the code, she felt things were strangely different. Her intuition said that something was wrong and it was immediately confirmed by the response she received. RB refused her code and asked her to try again. Was he being coy? She had thought that she had entered the code correctly but she complied with his request and entered the code again. Once again, RB denied her. Kim looked around thinking that somehow their cover had been blown and that he was purposefully denying her code to protect her from the evil villains that were observing her. However, she did not care. She longed for the satisfaction that he had been giving her for weeks and she wanted satisfaction now. She knew the risks and also knew the rewards. She entered the code a third time, this time paying more attention to the lover she had become so comfortable with. Her finger firmly touched the screen almost as to say that she was accepting of the consequences to her actions. For the final time, RB denied her.

Devastated, Kim left RB there as she had found him. She drove away taking a last look hoping that somehow he would call out to her to come back. She asked herself why the relationship had gone wrong so quickly and what could she have done to cause such a reaction. She held her phone close - waiting for another chance, another time, another opportunity.