All characters are at least 18 years old **** "So how much trouble am I in," Jessica asks as I join her at our biology table. "Pardon," I ask. "Roxie's mad that I told Ray and Staci they could sit with us isn't she?" "She's worried." I share. "Are you?" "Not really. Ray's always seemed like a decent guy and Staci seems to have to changed this year,...
Part 3 - We Find a Lawyer - Chapter 7 - A Lawyer with a Cat As Anna and I parted after her advice about Emily, I realized I needed to call Sam before he left the office for the day. He was a serious rower from college days and was out on the Charles every afternoon at four except in the worst weather. "Sam, I'm glad I caught you. Can you talk?" "Alec, i...
"Jeff, I'm unhappy. I want a divorce." Although Jeff was somewhat shocked, he wasn't totally unprepared. Darlene, his wife of almost 20 years, had spent a lot to time lately talking to her friend, and so-called marriage expert, Miranda. Miranda's expertise was based on having gone through three divorces. "Jeff, did you hear me? I want a divorce." "Yes, Da...
Thank you so much for the comments so far! I can get stuck into a much bigger re-write than I'd envisaged now. I'll post all the chapters to the novel. If you have any further feedback, I would be very grateful. Diolch yn fawr! ***** Clair stood with his hands deep in the sink of soapy water, staring mindlessly out of the big scullery window at the sunny k...
The bachelor party with a twist. Story codes: M f, exhibition, romance * My name is Brian and my fiance Judy and I live in Eastern Canada. Judy and I have known each other since high school. We are both in our early 40s now and have lived together for 15 years and dated for years before that. Judy and I waited too long to have kids and she had medical pro...
Tuesday came and Peter found himself pacing his office. It was 3:30 in the afternoon and he was waiting for a client to get back to him about a new contract. He moved to the window, tapping his pen on the windowsill. He hated waiting. He was trying not to think of Maria moving around his home, doing all the domestic things that he loathed to do. He pictured...
Peter waited till his body calmed before showering quickly, wishing he could linger to savor the dream. But the job he was tied to for a few more years meant he had to hurry through his shower, dress quickly, and stuff a sandwich into his briefcase that he would swallow hurriedly before class. Thankfully, the coffee machine had made his two cups, so he trans...
She had forgotten just how opulent the Kellner world was. At school when she'd been sent away, the people she met wondered why she didn't revel in money the way they did, like bloated pigs at a never-ending troth. She hated the rich, and hated them because of every cruel lesson learned at the hands of Ferdinand and Michael Kellner, and the final, most painfu...
God Digger 5 Miles loved riding the scooter in the first light of day. For the first hours of his trip it was just him, the scooter, and mother nature alone on the road. He was between towns when the morning traffic of jerks hit the road. It went from peaceful to just plain dangerous in a few minutes. His scooter lacked the speed to hit the super duper hig...
Nancy's POV "Nancy, can we talk on the porch for a bit?" My stomach flipped, my heart started pounding in my chest and my mouth got dry as my body warred against itself. Shay stood in the doorway, and he took my breath away. I'd never seen an Alpha who was so physically intimidating. He had to be six-foot-nine, he had to tilt his head a little to go thro...