Part 1 "Thanks Miss," a young woman accepted a sheet of paper from her hand and exited through the door at the back of the room, following the rest of the students out to break time. "Mr. Reign," she took a step back, instantly recognising him in his trilby and steampunk sunglasses. They had been chatting online for some time, and really got to know each o...
Jack was a little perplexed when he came home that evening and downloaded the one phone message. It was a message from his girlfriend's mother, Mrs. Robinson. He had been dating Sue for several months now and thought of her as a future wife, but he knew he couldn't get married until he graduated from college three years from now. Mrs. Robinson wanted him to...
Chapter 4 Mehkel Let me fucking tell you, the native alcohol on this planet is the strongest shit I've ever had in my life. It tastes like dirt, but damn does it get the job done. I'm going to have to stock up on this... Shaz... Shaz'kajar? Whatever. I'm gonna have to stock up on this Shaz'ka-knock-me-on-my-fucking-ass when we leave this blue sand box. I...
When I first met Diane I was 22 and I had just returned from 4 years in the Army. I was renting a small house and working in a warehouse driving a fork lift. It was a nothing job going nowhere. Most of my friends from high school had either, gone to college and moved away, or they were married and absorbed with their families. This made for very little soc...
Jason was running late for a blind date. He was tired of going on blind dates but his sister seemed to think he needed to have someone in his life. Looking at the directions on his phone he realized if he cut through the alley up ahead he might only be about five minutes late. It was rather dark already so it was not surprising when his attention was drawn...
1. Blind Date -- Charley Pearce groaned as Caroline pushed her in front of the floor length mirror in her bedroom. "Caroline, I don't want to do this!" Caroline, Charley's soon to be ex-best friend, rolled her eyes and scowled at her in the reflection. Charley stared back at her darkly. "For God's sake Charley, it's just one blind date," said the beautif...
We arrive at the hotel and go to the room. The room is modern, clean and on the 20th floor. Has modern furniture and even a relaxing sofa by the window. The view is looking directly over the river towards the city. I start to unpack some things and you go into the bathroom to freshen up. Minutes later you walk out of the bathroom wearing a black shelf bra o...
We met under unusual circumstances. I was out walking Fred, my Corgi, and had ventured fairly deep into the wild part of the city park when I saw her. She was sitting on a bench staring into space. She looked...disoriented. "Hello, are you okay?" I asked, trying to sound as gentle and solicitous as I could. Fred jumped up on the bench and nuzzled some cani...
Sometimes, you just have to suck it up and try and make the best of a situation. Things are what you make of them. I kept telling myself that I needed to make this into a fun evening, even if I didn't want to go. The ink was still wet on my divorce decree and I really wasn't up to a search for new romance. I was only going because Mel and Megan had almost de...
I was sat behind my desk when the call came. "What?" I shouted down the phone, "You mean now?" I jumped up with a mixture of surprise, delight, fear, and anticipation. At that exact moment, Janet walked through the door with one of the pool girls. I stared at her wide-eyed and scared witless. She put a hand to her mouth when she realized what was happening...