Chapter 3 - The first date The next day Jason and Ken joined Mike and his girlfriend for breakfast. Jason was a bit nervous, wondering how Mike and Lisa would react to the sight of him standing on the chair the previous night. Jason had to retell the story of how he had locked himself out of his room and the RA had caught him in the hall, then how she made...
------ Part Three - History ------ Over the next two months, I made morning coffee visits two and mostly three times a week, and we met for lunch more than a few times. I found myself padding all of my purchases, giving my wife inflated numbers each time I'd put gas in my truck or make a purchase at the hardware store. It wasn't a significant amount of mone...
"YOU MOTHER FUCKER!" Hugh could actually hear Lisa capitalizing her words into the phone. "You mother fucking son of a bitch!" Lisa continued "This is the third time you have cancelled my birthday dinner AND this was to celebrate our anniversary too!" Lisa was on her customary Saturday bike ride but had pulled over and was panting into the phone in anger....
I finally felt like I had made it, I owned my own successful nightclub. Coming into money after a relative passed away and the perfect venue in the middle of the city became available. I took the plunged and risked it all on my dream. We were now a year on from the opening and we are still busy every time we open. Through the year I had come across a lot of...
Part One Jenny was almost twenty years old and a high school senior. It was embarrassing. By all rights she should have already been in her second year of college, but at a young age her mom left Jenny's biological father with her in tow. They drifted from relative to relative, feeding off their kindness until they grew weary of the burden. When they wore o...
All of her life, Geri was very much a girl enamored by romance. Growing up, her mother suspected that Geri was a bit idealistic about love and how commitment went. Geri, on the other hand, had a very deep secret: she didn't believe in love at all. Geri went through life as a very good actress, giving performances worthy of several Oscars. She giggled at th...
"Alex! Vite...viens voir," the elegantly dressed blonde called out. "What is it?" he asked, hobbling over to the window by the apartment's front door. "Regard. Over there...on the corner of the block." There was no missing the sparkling figure standing on the pavement. "Wow...you don't see that every day..." he started. But they were wasted words, the...
The country club I had pulled off of Interstate 5 (I-5) near Sacramento and was following my GPS to a country club restaurant that was supposed to be an excellent dining experience. For a Wednesday night the parking lot seemed abnormally full, so I self parked just shy of the boon docks and walked to the club house. The lobby was mostly empty as I walked...
"Kerothen Philoi Aei" ("Friends from the Heart, Forever") I may be the only female DKE. That is not a misspelling of a sexist slur. Delta Kappa Epsilon is the college fraternity of U.S. presidents, legendary CEOs, and Hollywood stars. It does not admit women. Baboon tribes do not adopt puppies; they love them, but only for lunch, with a side of tubers and g...
The proprietor of Dominion Books looked at the window at the deluge beyond, wondering if it would ever cease pouring. Unseasonably chilling too for spring, but the heat and humidity would descend, so best to enjoy this now. But still, Colin Dominion thought, does it have to flood us out? Truthfully, he wasn't worried. In 40 years, since his beloved father...