As Fate Would Have It

�Wake up, Charlie,� the sultry voice purred in his ear. �You have to wake up. You can�t die now.�

Charlie forced his eyes open and found himself slumped behind his steering wheel, blood trickling down his face.

�What happened?� he mumbled through thickened lips.

A stunning, brunette goddess of a woman pressed herself against Charlie and stroked his face and said, �That bitch Clotho tried to claim you, but I won you fair and square.�

�W-W-What?� Charlie stuttered, eyes wide and confused.

�I gave her Matt,� Atropos crooned, �the least she could do is let me choose when you die.�