After graduating from college, I was drowning in debt, owing more than $15,000 in student loans and grants. The bank threatened to freeze my account if I did not pay everything back in three months and the minimum wage job I had made that almost impossible. My parents could not help, having to deal with their own expenses and I was hesitant to borrow money f...
I strongly suggest you read the earlier chapters of the series, as they provide important context about the characters and themes of the series. ********** I was surprised when Lady Amber (or LA, as I was referring to her in my notes) - the dominatrix whose session we were observing,- called my research assistant, Tara, over to participate once again in th...
Prague for Christmas, Milly had said. I had a view on it, but as usual, didn't want to press the matter. Milly had the most decided views on most things, and it made for a quieter life to agree with her. In any event, how could I even begin to outline what, for me, were still more like inchoate phantoms than logical objections? Milly would have demolished th...
Denny watched as the cars went by, longingly to be in her car on the freeway home. She had a long day, and was ready to call it quits. She sighed as she looked at the clock twenty more minutes till freedom. She heard a knock on the door and turned in her computer chair towards the door, setting her hands on her lap. "Come in." She said with her businesslik...
"Oh good, she won't be back for a few hours." Chloe thought to herself as she flicked the computer on. Her superior, Yvonne, had just gone off to lunch with a client. Her company had a policy, personal computer use was strictly forbidden. However, her fiancee had been gone for almost 3 weeks and her only means of contact with him was via random emails. With...
Judy looked at her assistant Stephanie's quarterly marketing report. "The girls' got talent." She thought to herself. She sighed and looked out the window at the traffic below. Stephanie had been her assistant for the last year and a half. Her career at Dunphy & McCoy was about to take a big step forward. Judy recommended her for the vacant position of mar...
Claire's father owned the old hotel. It was somewhat small. Only 5 floors. It had been with their family for several generations. Claire's father lived there as he ran the place and Claire grew up there as well. After briefly moving away for college, Claire had returned to the hotel while looking for a job of her own. She was always happy to help her fathe...
Maeve wandered aimlessly up Grafton Street. She was in a bit of a fog as her girlfriend of two years had left this morning after telling her that their romance was over. Therefore, she was not paying attention when she walked into a small upscale clothing boutique. Maeve walked up and down the displays of lingerie, dresses and stylish little hats. Without th...
Virginia opened the envelope with slow fingers, she knew what the contents would be and was having second thoughts about whether she had done the right thing. As expected. Inside was her ticket to her old school's Valentine's Day Ball. Virginia, or Ginny as she preferred to be called, hadn't been to a school reunion since she had left some five years previo...
A special thanks to Estragon for all his editing help. (Re-edited: March 2011) Of course, all participants are 18 years or older. PART FIVE: THE RESTAURANT We arrived at the restaurant and were greeted by a handsome man who informed us that no tables were currently available. Carla looked and saw a table at the far end and asked "What about that table?"...