A story in the Time Twitch Universe
That night in Flagstaff. A pickup at a Whiskey Bar and the ensuing fun and erotic romp. Graphic sexual content.
(To have better context around this story you might want to read Chapter 16 of a Ten Pound Bag)
Voluntary Beauty, the company's ads were everywhere. You could have the body you wanted or needed. Renton was down on his luck and for a one year contract they would fix all his money problems. All he needed to do was become a beautiful woman.
Colombia is known for its coffee, its poppy fields, and its share of the sexiest women on Earth. Esperanza Blanco and her naïve young 16-year old daughter Maria are sure to wake you up and call you Poppy. America the beautiful just got two of the hottest. Marrying billionaire Oscar Barnett, Esperanza set their future to look bright. Yes, and no! Oscar and his five adult sons had motives, dark motives. Question is, did the Barnett's bite off more than they could chew? Maria was hungry.
Needful Things (inspired by Stephen King's story) is in fact three short stories unrelated except they all involve customers of an old antique shop. In the first story, middle-aged Amelia Pennington purchases an ancient love charm. The second features fourteen year old Danny who just wants the funds to take a pretty girl to the cinema but gets a lot more than he expected. In the third story young teacher, Anne Dawkins simply wants to restore order in the classroom.