My phone went off; a text. Marcus – "Back in town for the day. Bookstore?" It was Marcus. It had been awhile since I had seen him and to tell the truth, I was hoping he would get back to me. I texted him back. Me – "No. My place is better." No reply. Shit, maybe I had scared him off. Fuck it, I wanted some coffee. Took a shower; filled up my flask and h...
Bashta didn't understand the looks that Piscel kept shooting at him. His smile seemed a bit less than friendly and a bit mocking, as if he was laughing at him. Maybe he was actually looking at Cavel, since Bashta was walking beside him. Bashta wasn't able to fight his fascination any longer; his dream the night before made that clear. That morning he had sta...
Thanks to everyone who read this story, commented and emailed. I'm sorry it took so long to finish, but writing it was a much harder task than I imagined. It made me appreciate the prolific authors on this and other sites so much. There will be a short epilog coming soon to tie up any loose ends. ***** When Love Takes Over Ch. 10: The Finale When Chance...
As soon as the clan meeting ended Noah rushed to Matt's house as fast as his bulky form would carry him through the woods. He arrived at the glass door of the house. It was two a.m. Noah didn't think Matt would be awake, he said he kept normal human hours. He scratched at the door and received no answer. {Matt! Are you there?} He looked up at the window but...
Chapter 03: Homecoming I dropped my boss's dry cleaning off and hopped on the 'L'. God, I was so happy to be getting off work early, and on a Monday at that. When my boss told me to take off early, I was shocked. I was not so shocked when he told me to drop his dry cleaning off on the way. It's hard to believe that I've been working for him for two years....
It started innocently enough: We were sitting in his living room drinking wine and Danny was telling me about his high school wrestling team and how he won forty-eight straight matches. His eyes wore a glazed-over expression as he talked about his glory days. "...and out of those forty-eight matches, I pinned thirty-one of my opponents in under a minute in...
And then, one day, there was Stanford Dane—and eventually there was Abraham. With Stanford everything was different, nothing unfolded according to the set plan, and, amazingly enough, Mrs. Childress purred through the whole process. Dane came to Asheville at the height of an arts festival in which the new live drama theater was being launched. He came with...
Chapter 90: Water About "And then I'm in this big, dark space." Adam says with his back to the cushion chair, looking at the ceiling, "And everywhere I look, there are these glowing playing cards, all arranged neatly in a circular array around me." "Was there anything else there, Adam?" Donna asked as she sits in her chair with her notepad and clipboard, "...
I want thank LaRascasse for editing and kicking my butt for using past and present at the same time! And Oldnakeddad for taking the time to edit and help with the flow of the story. Every thing that works is because of them and everything that sucks because of me :) (This is a work of fiction and all characters are over the age of 18.) Enjoy the show! And...
Author's Note -- There are moments of dubious consent or non-consent in this part of the story. If that type of element offends you, or is problematic, do not read. ### "Maria, c'mon . . . I told you this already." I held my cell phone as the sound of my girlfriend's voice reverberated in my ear. "I TOLD you that I have a meeting to go to. It's required...