Lovers From Beyond Ep. 03

A moment later, Byron sniffed at the air. "What is that smell?"

Tony caught the odor, too. It smelled as if the sewage had backed up again.

"It's okay." Katherine declared. "That's Gabe's smell. He always smells that way when he first makes contact with us, or whatever you want to call it."

In the circle, the form of a lean man materialized. He had close-cropped hair in the style of a military man, and he wore a dark blue Dickies shirt and pants. His head was lowered and partially covered by one hand, as if he feared to be recognized. The stench that surrounded him became even stronger.

Alexander covered up a polite cough.

"I had been cleaning up grease traps that day." The ghost admitted, without showing his face. "That's why I smell so bad. That was the day I died."

"Why are you so shy all of a sudden?" Eleanor tried to get a better look at him.

"I... I was never that good looking." Gabe admitted. "And the three of you ladies are so beautiful. That's why I used to stare at you ladies so much back in the apartment. I could never get a woman like any one of you, not in a million years."

Katherine stood up and looked over at Matty. "May I?"

Matty nodded.

"Hold that candle." She directed Eleanor, as she slid the table far enough away to break the circle. Katherine invaded the space and went right up to the young man. "You have nothing to be ashamed of."

Gently, Katherine brought Gabe's hand away from his face. She kissed him, full on the mouth, and holding his face steady as she did so.

"To the showers with him." Victoria demanded, but in a gentle way.

Katherine broke off her kiss. "That's right, you know the routine. You get yourself cleaned up first and then it's party time."

Gabe grinned. "I love having party time with you ladies!"

"Well, we love having party time with you." Katherine gave him one last peck and led him out of the circle. Both Eleanor and Matty returned the table to its former spot.

Eleanor and Victoria were ready to follow Katherine, when Matty halted the trio of adventuresome dames. "I'm sorry, ladies, but you must all stay here. I'll be needing your energies to call forth the rest of our guests."

All three women pouted.

Matty turned toward the members of the hotel staff. "Would one of you be kind enough to escort Gabriel toward a bathroom with a shower? Preferably Byron or Kyu, as neither of you have a vested interest in the proceedings."

"I'll do it." Kyu volunteered, pulling out his room card. "I've been dying to check out the rooms here, anyway. Come on, homie."

The two men quickly left the ballroom.

"It just happened right away." Eleanor remarked. "One minute he wasn't there, and then poof, there he was. And he looked so real, just like any one of us!"

"The sexual tension in the room, the energy of our combined love, this builds up into a very powerful mass," Matty explained. "Once this mass is directed at a specific target, in this case Gabe, the energy resides within him until it dissipates away. This séance will take several hours, by the way."

Eleanor made that sexy growl again.

(To be continued.)