The night had finally come. Tonight, the Black Poppies will have sex with the devil. Lily was running late. She kept looking at herself in the mirror, fixing this and fluffing up that. She wanted to look perfect for him. Although she knew that he would love her as she was, Lily didn't want to be the forgotten whore. She wanted him to want her. She framed he...
She stared at the skyscraper in front of her. The city had so far been everything she had dreamed of. Settled into her apartment, she had easily made friends with the ladies that lived across from her, as well as the couple with three kids just two doors down. Now Alex found herself crossing the street and walking into the Tucker Modeling agency. She was to...
Katie Simmons had never thought much about Miss Kelly back in the days when she attended Calvin Coolidge Junior High. Rita Kelly had been her gym teacher and coach of the girl's volleyball team back in those days. Katie's memories of Miss Kelly's arduous practices were something she was anxious to forget. But that was ten years ago, and the pretty young blon...
This story has a special meaning for me, and I hope you like it. I still cry at the end of it. PART ONE The Jaguar broke down half way between Albany and New York, a gray day, gray sky, smell of rain in the trees. And Beth thinking: Not here, not here in the middle of nowhere. She sat behind the wheel in the parking lot of a windblown rest stop, people wi...
I boarded the plane and found my seat and put away my carry on bag sat down with my laptop on my lap. I sat waiting for the rest of the passengers to board, hoping that if I had to have someone sitting next to me it would be someone who wasn’t totally awful. Contenting myself with watching a particularly hot attendant help everyone get settled in I saw a lad...
Jackie and Rita returned from the beach late Saturday afternoon. Both had more than enough sun for the day. Jackie put together a light pasta salad while Rita prepared her secret sangria recipe that she knew would hit the spot. They ate, drank, and talked about old times when they worked at the hotel together. They laughed and joked until about 7:30 in the e...
Stepmom sent back to School Chapter One: "Stepmom sent back to school" Nineteen year old Jessie was lying in bed thinking. "Should she or shouldn't she." Jessie had a plan, a plan to take over the household. But should she do it? Jessie thought to herself, "All right, let's review. Dad died 8 months ago and we are struggling. Jenny cannot find a good job,...
CHAPTER THREE (Saturday, 20th April 2002) Rita joined Heather on the ancient leather settee. They sat with their arms around each other while Alex took his phone call. Not that he got to say a lot beyond "hello". Heather could hear his sister's voice jabbering away at the other end, but couldn't make out what she was saying. Half-hearing gibberish was, it...
Author's Note: I could not write a story set in my country, New Zealand, without using words from the Maori language, especially as one of my main characters is Maori. I have included a glossary of the words used is at the end of Chapter 3 for those readers who are interested. And no, 'bach' is not a mistake. It is a word New Zealanders use for a holiday hom...
Weeks had passed since Katie was last a part of Vida Reyes' lunchtime plans. Vida made Katie be her sex pet during Katie's lunch break as a way of breaking her into the company. Katie still didn't know what her job was at Xetymew, the biggest computer corporation in the city. It hadn't dawned on her that her single role at the company was to be at Vida Reye...