Eithen watched as River turned and walked away, shutting him out. He stood there not sure if he should go to him. He could feel his wolf pacing, it wanted to comfort its mate. Eithen knew he couldn't do that however, not yet, River had just dismissed him. So he turned without another word and left River to his thoughts. As Eithen headed to his truck he pull...
Tulsa is one hell of a way to spend a Tuesday. The clapping had barely stopped when I got up from behind my set and started shaking hands. Henry, the bassist, balding and looking much older than he acted, flashed a quick smile and thanked me, leaning over his massive instrument. "Man, it was just like you weren't even there. I mean you fit in just like a pu...
James studied his watch, groaned and grabbed the final swigs of black ink that his secretary swore was coffee. He was finished waiting on his six-o'clock appointment. It was now seven-thirty. The last call had said he was fifteen minutes away; that was thirty-minutes ago. He pulled his long, lean arms into the pinstripe jacket and locked up his high-rise off...
*** Jesse is a twenty-two year old university student living in a flat just out of town, where trucks fly by every day. His fatal mistake is pranking his girlfriend, leading her to throw him out the door one morning... nekkid. *** "Let me back in!" I smashed on the door, but Luce just laughed. She thought she was fucking hilarious, shoving me out on the...
My father loves to keep the yard well maintained. He enjoys brining his coworkers and buddies home and showing it off. Naturally we have a grounds keeper. His name is Mr. Lynne. He is a pleasant older gentleman from Australia who I must admit does a very nice job. Still, one man can’t oversee everything. Dad liked to watch the men work and give instructions...
The last thing Brady expected when he walked in to the band room was to fall in love. He was going to ask the band director to find a recording of the National Anthem to play at a weight lifting fundraiser, but of course the eccentric woman wasn't there. Brady was in no rush to return to class and he figured that as a senior juggling student council and foot...
I was sitting in my patrol car doing paperwork when I noticed the horse trailers start rolling into the parking lot at the truck stop. Some stopping at the pumps, some pulling around and parking. I saw one horse trailer at a pump and looked to have a tire that was low on air. I walked over and mentioned it to the cowboy that was pumping diesel fuel. As we w...
"What do you mean you have to leave? We've been planning this for months." I asked Jonathan while he rolled his sleeping bag and tossed it on the truck. Chris and I watch as he lets up the tail gate of the truck. "I have to get home Joseph. Diane is having the baby." He said. Walking around to the driver side of his pickup truck. He opens the door. "I'm sur...
My name is Joe. I remember turning 18 very vividly. The weekend was one I would never forget in some of the most important ways. But only one comes to mind most of all. But the things it would lead to would certainly change my life for the better. It was a hot weekend in June. The Arizona desert hung heavy with mirages in the distance. The month before I ha...
Second Edition ©2013 (Original ©2009 Rob Colton) # Chapter 1 I looked at my watch as I stood at the elevator bank with my laptop bag. It was only 6:30 PM. That was pretty good. Lately it seemed I've been working later and later. My name is Mike Andrews. I'm twenty-two years old and this is my first job out of college. I'm a corporate app developer for on...