CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE Cynthia's Story Dinner turned out to be a pleasant but uneventful occasion, the talk centred on what each of us had done during the day. Rebecca's of course was heavily censored, but Peter's account of his day had both children interested and for the first time in I don't know how long I felt that we were close as a family. After dinne...
The Evangelical freak professor had given my wife's self-esteem a painful blow. The opposite of what her freedom of choice in solo affairs was intended to provide her. Roger and Larry had restored her confidence of youth and potential so much it was like gilding the lily. Charlie Moffit was such a drastic reversal that Jill was genuinely alarmed by loss far...
Chapter 02 Kathy teases Dalton with her daughter's delights. A week dragged by. A week in which Dalton's expectations rose and fell with each phone call not from Kathy Collins. He occupied himself in his study, a spacious circular wood paneled room lined with books, paintings, and an entertainment center with a large spacious leather couch. To the casua...
In which both Isabella's life and the Della Virago change course. * Isabella snuggled into her cot and opened the parcel containing Beatrice's book. It was a quarto volume; about an inch and half thick and bound in fine soft brown leather. It was clearly newly printed, the edges of the pages were as yet uncut. The gold embossing of the cover simply read "L...
Late Autumn 2018 As I've mentioned before, the Lodge has a strict admittance policy, with the requirements being mainly based on having a reference that knows and trusts you enough to tell you about the place. A lot of factors went into this, and a lot of girls that came to the Lodge ended up never telling a soul about it for various reasons. Some girls wou...
This story, like all others, has a beginning. It starts with a door. All in all, it was quite a nice door: correct dimensions, made of cherry, with a big dream catcher hanging in the middle. It was also the only thing keeping me out of the bedroom. You see, the door was locked. I leaned forward, placed my ear against the door, and strained to hear what wa...
I’ve done my best to make this episode entertaining on it’s own. To get the full impact, however, you may want to read the first story. "Testing the Waters". The week after the Tavern was a roller coaster. The exhilaration I felt about Vicki saying “You know you’re my little bitch………………?” was mixed with bouts of low self-esteem and uncertainty. The words, h...
"So, other Me, I thought you were going away for good." Cameron Scott of the new nickname Lightmare leaned on the massive dining table facing his opposing self, the Dark Angel with vampire DNA that was reborn in his image. Two Cameron's for the price of one. Both essentially good yet the Angel had his devious moments. His ideas his own. yet filled with a he...
A new oil used to cook potato chips has some very unpleasant side effects for that one in ten thousand who eat it. Brian is one of those one in ten thousand and by the third quarter of the football game all hell breaking loose. By the end of the game, Brian was in a kind of hell till his wife Carol walked him out of there. Story Part 1 "Honey, you OK," Car...
*************************** This is a work of fiction, written for enjoyment and amusement; hopefully yours as well as mine. Comment and constructive criticism welcomed. You can reach me at the email address in my profile. My thanks go to Paul C and Cockatoo, for commenting on the original draft of this story, which has been rather amended. Thanks too t...