Sensual Stories: "30 days hath september april june and november"

30 days hath september april june and november begins at 3:17 a.m. in a hotel suite. City glow through half-open blinds stripes her restless body. She can’t sleep, so 30 days hath september april june and november becomes her lullaby. Slow, almost lazy circles over silk panties gradually soak the fabric dark. In 30 days hath september april june and november, she pushes them aside instead of removing them—impatient, perfect. Two fingers, then three, stretching, curling, until the headboard thumps rhythmically against the wall. When she finally comes in 30 days hath september april june and november, it’s with a muffled scream into the pillow, whole body shaking so hard the mattress springs sing. Dawn finds her asleep in tangled sheets, panties still twisted to the side—proof that 30 days hath september april june and november worked better than any sleeping pill.