I think I first realised how painfully and hopelessly I had fallen in love with her when we were both 14. At the time, we both thought we could rule the world, and actually had very similar opinions about things. I loved it when she used to tell me how we were the same and we should do things together, be a part of things that only included us because only w...
Some people I've known for a few months would make my first summer after graduating high school one of the more exciting periods of my life. The young couple next door, fairly new to the neighborhood, are very sociable people. My parents enjoy having them at the the house and have also been inside their home. Carin Johnson is in her thirties, and quite attr...
I was out of school for the summer. Being a 20 year old college student, I always needed money to pay for school. Fortunately, daddy was able to find a job for me at this real estate investment company. He was friends with one of the people who worked there. Apparently, I was going to be an administrative assistant for a woman named Jan. I didn't know much a...
I sat on the window seat looking out at the pouring rain streaking the window. The gray day was totally in keeping with the way I felt and had felt, mostly, during the two years since my husband, Richard, died from a stroke, suddenly, without warning, one moment alive, the next dead. My name is Diana Hart, I'm 45 years old and a widow, as I've already menti...
Thank you to everyone who has read this series and continues to be encouraging. I still have not finished this series. I will be doing three spinoff stories, while I figure out what I want to do with ch. 5. If anyone has any thoughts on this, I welcome them. I will doing one more unrelated story before continuing with this series as I want it to remain fresh...
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This story has been submitted as part of the RAINY DAY STORY CHALLENGE set on the Author Hangout Discussion Forum. All criteria and build up can be viewed through this link: RAINY DAY STORY CHALLENGE THREAD. Enjoy! And get wet! * * * * * Liz pulled into the driveway, grateful to be home after a long day at the hospital. She took a moment t...
Ever since Linda traveled to Chicago to take care of her ailing grandmother, more than two months ago, I had done little but stay home, keeping pretty much to myself. I had no idea when she might return, but I kept myself occupied with work, television and reading. My own fingers replaced the passion I had known with her for almost three years, but soon I be...
I stared at Kelly. "Well, what are you waiting for, pet? Get your butt over there," she said softly. I realized I would have to be a little more careful when sitting because my ID tag was a little askew and got caught sideways when I plopped down in the chair, causing me to wince. Kelly knew what happened and just grinned. "What can we do for you, Kim?" Tam...
Somehow Kimberly Stewart had survived five years as a military wife without Jim ever being deployed. Sure, he spent time in the training field in other units, but was never gone for more than a month, and was never in danger of dying. She hugged his big 6 foot frame at the edge of the parking lot. Jim brushed her red hair from her pale face to see her tear f...
7. Home Fires "So, now we come to that 'first kiss' scene that you've both been so looking forward to, eh?" Arnold said. He was one of the more thoughtful and kind directors that Rachel had worked with, and she knew that he was making a joke in an attempt to break to tension. She and her co-star Lucy laughed obligingly. He knew, of course, that Rachel had...