It was like this - I was on a job down under, had three weeks to do a report on the sharks around Melbourne. Of course Kevin played up, first time we have been apart for that long since we met and decided to shack up four years back. To be frank I really didn't think I would miss Kev so much - it is all very well emailing and texting and the occasional mobi...
I was going back home from throwing some hoops with the guys one afternoon when I decided to drop in on Charlie and see how he was doing. He was a little high strung and had been having trouble with his latest live in of late. Denny, the live in, was a real cocky asshole, so sure of himself and going directly for what he wanted—and usually getting it—and tak...
The first time I met Mr. Steinberg, I was totally impressed with the way he carried himself. He looked pretty old to me, maybe in his 70's, maybe even older, but I could tell from the way he dressed and spoke and especially with his young physique, that he exuded confidence and self assurance. I don't think he was a body builder by any means, but dressed in...
The only thing worse than being stuck in a motel was being stuck in a motel when it was raining too hard to go outside. Declan looked out the window at the grey sky over the dingy building he'd been staying in for the past three days, since the night he'd come home and found Shane and Frank kissing. Sometimes he thought he'd overreacted by leaving, but if h...
**Toby** "Damn it son, pull your head out of your ass. You're twenty-six years old." My dad paced around my apartment yelling at me. "I'm not going to move on, Jack will be back. He always comes back." Defending Jack from my family is hard sometimes, but this time wasn't a possibility. "You hid the fact he has been fucking around on you again and then you...
Chapter Eight : When In Doubt {NOTE TO READERS: There is no actual full blown sex in these two chapters, but if you are reading this book these two chapters are very important to the story line, and the next chapters won't make much sense if you skip these. And come on, we all know everyone reading this could use a little rest about now. If you know what I...
Connor was perspiring as he made his way to his dorm room. A great deal of things were happening all at once in his life; it was mid-terms and his girlfriend back home dumped him the night before. To top it off he didn't get enough hours at the Hortons on campus to help pay for his portion of the rent. Wiping sweat off his brow he fretted how he'd get the m...
You are in quite a rough spot at the moment aren’t you? Your rent is due tomorrow and you have already blown all of your cash. What a shame. Looks like you will have to find a way to scrounge it up before your landlord comes knocking again. The last time you were late on your rent he threatened to throw you out on the street, due process be damned. You take...
It's 3am when you hear the banging at the door. You ignore it at first but when it doesn't stop you're forced to drag yourself out of bed and answer the door. Standing there is your friend Andy. He's soaked through and only wearing sweatpants and a t-shirt. "I'm really sorry," he said. "My landlord has gone crazy. I told him I'd make rent even...
I picked my way through piles of corrugated tin, broken toilets, and lawnmower parts and came to a halt when I saw the blue uniforms and the wheel-less old Lincoln Town Car, with the smashed-in engine compartment, sitting on concrete blocks. Mullins had said it was an Inevitable Case when he'd called me, but I'd never get used to seeing the various ways that...