Under A Spell

As the airport shuttle van pulls up in front of a Santa Monica apartment complex, Gary Sutton climbs out and grabs his luggage.  He walks into the building courtyard and heads toward his ground floor apartment.

 

“Good to have you back, buddy.  How was the vacation?”  Gary turns to look and sees Jack Tripper, Chrissy Snow and Janet Wood sunning themselves by the pool.  The trio shares an upstairs apartment.

 

Jack Tripper is a happy-go-lucky kind of guy.  He is an aspiring chef who has a platonic living arrangement with his two good looking female roommates.

 

Chrissy Snow is a ditzy blonde with a knockout body.  She’s the daughter of a preacher and she works part time as a secretary.

 

Janet Wood is a feisty brunette pixie who works at a flower shop.  She is a smart girl with a nice body but her personality is a little over-bearing.

 

How Jack manages to live with these two fine young ladies without ‘tasting the goods” is beyond everyone’s imagination.

 

Gary puts down his luggage, outside his door, and walks over to the pool.  “I had a great time Jack, but it’s good to finally be home,” says Gary.

 

“Oh, hi Gary,” says Chrissy.  She has been lying face down on the pool deck and props herself up on her elbows, giving Gary a great shot of cleavage from the buxom blonde.

 

“Where did you go on vacation?” asks Janet, reclining in a lounger.  “I went to Columbia, South America,” answers Gary.  “Why would you want to go there?” she asks.

 

Gary tells her, “Well, my old college roommate is from there and he has been trying to get me to visit; so I finally took him up on the invitation.  I’ve been down there for the last ten days.”

 

“He lives in Bogotá and I really found it to be a beautiful city to visit.  It sits high in the mountains and is actually quite a large city.  I went to several historical museums and saw the busy city life there.  Then we took a jeep for a few days, and drove around to many small villages in the mountains.”

 

“I took a ton of pictures while I was there.”

 

“I would love to see the pictures sometime,” says Chrissy.

 

“I’ll tell you what,” says Gary, “I’m taking the film in to be developed today.  “I’ll get them back this evening.  If the three of you aren’t busy; I can come by about 7:30 or 8:00 and we can look at them.  I’ll pick up a bottle of wine for you girls and a six pack of beer for me and Jack.  We can make a night of it.”

 

“That sounds great,” says Jack, “but I have to work this evening at the Bistro.  I’m closing the restaurant tonight and won’t be back until after midnight.  If the girls want to have you over then I’ll just have to see the pictures later.”

 

Janet and Chrissy both express their desire to see the photos tonight.  “Great then, it’s a date,” says Gary.  “I’ll come by about 8:00.  I’ll be sure and save you a couple of the beers, Jack.”  Gary heads back to his apartment to unpack.