A few months had passed. Belinda and Rachel were still seeing one and other whenever Rachel was in town, which was not as frequent as either would like, but, you make do, right? Belinda even traveled to Rachel's home town for a couple of visits, but they had had a long discussion about their relationship and both agreed, for at least the time being, it sh...
It was a warm Saturday about a month after my divorce. I sat at the bar nursing a beer and watching the college football game on the TV. While I wasn't really looking to actively socialize, I had come across the lake just to be in a place where there were other people. I pondered how I had gotten to this point. I wasn't exactly broken up about the divorce,...
Prologue Sunlight poked through the cracks of the window shutters; glittering rays dancing across the tower room floor's cold grey stones. Fioraluna hadn't opened the shutters, unable to stand the sight of another perfect day. The scene would be the same as always—the tall grass in the field rolling and swaying in the breeze as well as the deep green forest...
Beth fell in love with her husband on first sight. She was a freshman at State University and he was her professor of general math. He was tall, slender, with premature graying hair. She guessed him to be in his mid 30s. She felt her heart thump when he walked into the classroom and she knew this was the man for her. And she intended to have him. She went t...
I should have known better. It was such a stupid thing and it didn't even work out. Here I was graduating from High School. I had just turned eighteen and it was the last week of school. How could I have done it? Why did I take the chance? Kelly was probably the prettiest girl in school. Her hair was long and blond. Not much different then mine. Actually we...
My name is William Maitland. I'm an Assistant State Attorney in Jacksonville, Florida. Until three months ago I thought I was happily married to the gorgeous, big breasted and long-legged Debbie Bascomb who was helping me raise our teenage daughter and son. Then one night she said four words that at the time I think she regretted but which in hind sight was...
Her hair is like blood, her eyes violet jewels And she governs the fates of all whom she rules. Her voice is of silk, but her words are of steel. Look in her eyes, and your fears become real. A blossom of blood, with thorns that can kill, She will bend all your dreams to the ways of her will. Her beauty is pure as the clear driving rain, But to enter...
Chapter 9- The Adjustment Meeting The next two weeks passed quickly and for their second full weekend together, Emily planned the weekend which included a picnic by the lake where they made love outdoors for the first time. She also took them to a musical that was being performed and had him mow the back yard while she did laundry. The following Saturday,...
=========CHAPTER TWO==THINGS GET STEAMY========== Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire October 1853 Antonín Čapek (pronounced Cha-peck) was an engineering apprentice, working under the moderately famous Heinrich Hahnrei, owner and proprietor of Hahnrei's Hydraulics. Heinrich, the fifth son of a minor Austrian noble family, used what little capital...
The First Day of Christmas Today was Claire's last day of teaching before break. Since I work at the college, I've been off for a week already. I suggest we go out to eat to celebrate the end of the semester. Once we are done we go to Target to do some last minute Christmas shopping before we leave to visit family in a few days. However because it is Target...