"Boarding Pass" by Cynthia (Versutiae@aol.com). Guest review by Dart.

A couple, each with a career to pursue, may find it difficult to arrange their schedules in order to be together. She travels, he travels: but with luck their paths cross frequently enough that their physical need for each other gets satisfied.

Well, for Tim and Adrienne, luck has recently been eluding them. They're desperate for each other, but they're on their way to the airport, since she has a plane to catch. And their ministrations during the drive only have the effect of heightening their mutual frustration. They arrive at the airport fifteen minutes before her boarding call, fifteen minutes to spend together. At the gate, he rubs her shoulders, trying to ease her tension, soften their parting. It doesn't work. They kiss; they rub; they get stared at.

Fifteen minutes later, she boards her flight a very happy frequent flyer. You'll have to read the story to discover their innovative solution - innovative and a little improbable. At least, I wouldn't have had the courage to implement it.

This is a nicely written and nicely paced story. What I most liked about the story, other than the couple's daring of course, was their affection for each other.