Chapter 74: Casual Pursuit In the darkening dusk, a small otter washes up on the beach. He eagerly waddles up out of the ocean as he pants with joyful optimism, speeding up to the driftwood-fenced house. "AHH!" He yelps as Sally starts to bark just as Arnaav opens the door. The golden dog bounds around the boy playfully as she yelps loudly, "Not now! I ha...
Bodie was a farm boy from North Carolina with big, weed-pulling fists that could thump the biggest of enemies into the ground. He was a sweet boy with docile blue eyes and a mean temper. He had never gotten an A in his life, but that didn't matter to Bodie because he had no plans to go to college this year. After school he'd work on his family's farm until t...
(This story is inspired by the work of a good friend. I thank her for the inspiration, and hope she'll be inclined to share her work as well, which was, in my opinion, far superior to the present piece. Thanks.) * * * * * James paused outside the kitchen, closing his eyes. The wonderful smell of cooking food met him, his mouth beginning to water. He coul...
Content Warning: Domestic Abuse Chapter 20 -- Fragments Bright red spots on a field of old linoleum. I continue digging with tweezers, the tips falling to get a hold on the tiny sliver. Stainless steel scrapes on jagged glass. More blood drips off my heel. No matter how many times I clean them up, fragments remain. I'll be walking on broken glass...
Chapter 28 – Gagging For It Indie refused to acknowledge the stack of bills Laurel slapped into his hand. "Why do I have to go?" he asked. "You were supposed to bring alcohol, not send me to buy it two nights before." "You always get the good stuff." She shrugged. "We thought it would be better if we just collected the money we would have spent and had...
Warning: This chapter gets emotional. Just remember, there's a happy ending. ********************** The next few nights that Brady stayed with him Ezra didn't have a nightmare. Each night, Brady would lie beside him, his large body covering Ezra in a way that let him know he was safe. Ezra didn't think it was possible to feel happier. He felt clean and wh...
Rally the Troops If I'd been more awake, I'd probably be amazed at the engineering that went into making Cory's cat—the amount of irritation Lola was able to produce was far greater than the sum of her tiny furry parts. I woke at the asscrack of dawn, for the fourth time since I went to bed, to a small paw batting at my nose and her small, but insistent,...
The Visit I made myself busy in the house, trying to ignore that Adam was here. HE that made my cock rise to attention whenever I saw him or even heard his name for that fact. I could hear the shower running and he was singing. "Why was he here?" I kept asking myself. I had barely gotten over our last little adventure and I didn't need to hear more of hi...
Chapter 27 – Man Crush Saga JJ Teague's first order of business had been to whack my boyfriend upside the head. We'd arrived a little earlier than scheduled for our little study session with the Brain Trust, and Teague apparently felt this was the perfect time to knock Efrain's ball cap off. "What the fu–" Efrain's curse cut off in an undignified squaw...
Chapter Twenty-One - Hooked Heathcliff had to give it to Michael. The man had good advice, even if he was bad at following the same principles when he was personally involved. So, inviting him to have lunch and hang out at one of their favorite places was what he had in mind. "So, how are things in your corner of the universe?" Michael smiled the moment he...