"One Perfect Rose" by Taria (TariaT@aol.com). Surprise endings are common on this newsgroup. Here we have a surprise beginning.

This is another continuation of my "Review" story, which originated as a review of DG's "Call of Desire." My original story ended with me (Celeste) getting happily fucked in the ass by my loving husband while I was talking on the phone to Rose, a slightly annoying but certainly conservative neighbor who was trying to organize a purity crusade against Epcot Center.

As the present "chapter" begins, we discover that Rose is actually one hot chick - and a lesbian to boot! She and her friend Claire are cleaning the carpet at their end of the phone, while my husband is hiding his salami up my ass. It's very hot stuff!

Let me point out that this is not where I intended the story to go. I am as surprised as anyone about these developments. I have long been suspicious that my neighbors on one side may be slightly oversexed, and so Sandman merely confirmed my suspicions. On the other hand, I was under the impression that Rose lived a couple of miles away and was married to a couch potato with a beer belly.

Before things get really out of hand, let me point out that my daughters are both good kids - active in sports, never having fucked a teacher or librarian - the sort of kids that would fit right in with the Brennan family. While I would not rule out the possibility that either I or my husband may be related to the Allen sisters, neither I nor my husband nor either of my kids has ever been naked with anyone in that clan. Nor are we related to any vampires or prominent public officials that we know about. On the other hand, I suspect that some of my neighbors and colleagues at work are really weird. I know for certain that one of my husband's coworkers goes without panties every Friday - it has something to do with a radio show she listens to. I realize people can go anywhere they want with my persona, but I thought the preceding hints might be helpful.

Taria points out in a brief epilogue that Nick's original follow-up to my "Review" gave Rose a raw deal. So it did. But give Nick credit: he got the ball rolling for a couple of good stories.

As I understand it, we now have six stories in this sequence (not counting DG's "Call of Desire.") The stories are starting to diverge, and so I'll label them below:

Chapter 1: The Review (Celeste)
Chapter 2a: Fighting Rose's Corner (Nick)
Chapter 2b: The Bedroom window (Sandman)
Chapter 2c: Seat of Power (Jay)
Chapter 2d: Celeste's WD-40 (Ivan)
Chapter 3a: One perfect Rose (Taria)

If you want to continue this series, feel free to add to any of the threads. It is NOT necessary to remain consistent with a plot that has already been started. For example, you don't have to have Rose be a lesbian with a lover named Claire: you can start your own thread, if you wish. Sandman, who numbered the currently existing chapters slightly differently than I did, has sent me a list of the following possible chapters: