In the middle of the night, 58-year-old John Wellington wakes from a dead sleep to his son's 19-year-old girlfriend, Kimberly Mason, lying in bed with him. Twelve hours earlier, Kim, along with her sorority sisters, 20-year-old Jennifer Meyers, 20-year-old Molly Lenard, and 19-year-old Lisa Peterson, entered their college chemistry class. Their professor, 54-year-old Stewart Jordan, had been feeling sad and lonely for a long time. At the start of the semester, when he saw the four beautiful sorority sisters in his class, he began devising a plan to make the girls his. Today was the day he would see if his plan would come to fruition. At the girls' station, he placed a small container. During class, the container opened, and he watched to see if the girls reacted. They didn't. Class ended, and the girls left. It was Friday and the start of a three-day weekend. Kim had made plans with her boyfriend, 20-year-old Sam Wellington, to meet his father at his place near the beach. He lived only three hours away. John greeted Sam and Kim when they arrived at his house. After Sam and Kim put their luggage in their bedroom, they went to have dinner with John. Sometime during dinner, the gas from Professor Jordan's container finally began to take effect, and Kim found herself starting to become attracted to her boyfriend's father.
Jennifer Meyers — Jennifer is a bright, social sorority sister who shares a chemistry course with Kimberly. She was exposed to the professor's gas. She begins to feel the effects of the gas during a Tinder date with a 22-year-old guy at Upton's Grill restaurant and bar, when she becomes bonded with a stranger, who's
John Wellington — Sam's father, a 58-year-old man living a quiet, solitary life by the beach, unaware that his son's girlfriend has become fixated on him due to external interference.
Kimberly Mason — A college student and sorority member who finds herself under the influence of a mind-altering chemical agent that forces a forbidden obsession with her boyfriend's father.
Lisa Peterson — A nineteen-year-old college student and sorority sister who shares a chemistry class with Kimberly Mason. She was present when Professor Jordan's chemical agent was dispersed. She begins to feel the effects of the gas at Orbs, the restaurant and bar where she works as a waitress. Where she wears a w
Molly Lenard — A 20-year-old college student and sorority sister who attended the same chemistry lecture as Kimberly. Having been exposed to the professor's chemical agent, she finds herself the life of the party at her father's poker night.
Sam Wellington — Kimberly's boyfriend and John's son, who remains blissfully ignorant of the chemical influence changing his girlfriend's desires during their weekend visit.
Stewart Jordan — A lonely, middle-aged chemistry professor who utilized his academic position and access to experimental compounds to orchestrate a manipulative scheme against his students. He's never done anything like this before and is actually glad when it fails.
Ted Lenard — Ted Lenard is Molly's father. He's in his mid-fifties. He lives in a house less than an hour from Molly's college. He likes to gamble and has a monthly poker night with the boys. He is kind and welcoming to his daughter. He likes to tease Alan and maybe take a little advantage of him, since he's an
James Williams — James Williams is in his mid-fifties. He's Ted Lenard and Alan Hopper's boss. He's confident and sometimes likes to trash talk and use peer pressure. He enjoys winning some of employee's money. Especially Alan's.
Mark Saunders — Mark Saunders is in his mid-fifties. He's Ted's best friend. He doesn't tease Alan as much as James and Ted, but he doesn't mind taking his money.
Alan Hopper — Alan Hopper is Ted's co-worker. James is his boss. He's in his mid-fifties. He a people pleaser. He's a terrible poker player. He's kind and a little sad.
Will — Will is 22 years old and cute. He has great hair and nice eyes. He's a little too confident for a guy who recently graduated from college.
Chapter 7: The Dishwasher's Apartment
The key scraped in the lock, and the door swung open into a room that smelled of old coffee and dust. Bill stepped in first, flipping a switch that buzzed before the light came on. A couch sat against one wall, its cushions worn flat in the middle. A stack of newspapers leaned against the TV stand. Dishes were piled in the sink beyond the cramped kitchen counter.
Lisa stood in the doorway and saw none of it. She saw the broad slope of his shoulders as he hung his jacket on a hook. She saw the way his hands hung at his sides, thick and work-roughened.
"You want some water?" he asked.
"Sure."
He moved to the kitchen and ran the tap. The glass he pulled from the cabinet had a chip on the rim. He filled it, turned, and held it out to her. Their fingers brushed when she took it. The touch sent a shiver up her arm.
"Thanks."
He wiped his palms on his jeans. "I'm not real good at this."
"At what?"
"Having people over." He gestured vaguely at the room. "It's been a while."
Lisa set the glass on the counter and stepped closer. The space between them crackled. She could smell him again, soap and sweat and something warm underneath.
She reached out and touched his chest, palm flat over his shirt. His breath caught.
"Bill," she said.
"Yeah?"
"Stop talking."
She closed the distance and kissed him. His mouth was hesitant at first, then hungry. His hands found her waist, pulling her against him. She felt his cock stiffening through his jeans, pressing against her hip, and a low moan escaped her throat.