"So you think there's something wrong with Auntie Flo? I was at the house yesterday and she looked okay to me. So what if she when to the church bingo Saturday then the church picnic on Sunday?" Jessie told Danny and she carefully emptied some flour into the large bowl Chad was mixing furiously. It was late Tuesday afternoon, three days after her fall at th...
"We're here." I heard Lucas' voice announcing our arrival and opened my eyes to a beautiful log cabin nestled in a grouping of trees, like it was meant to be a part of the forest all along. While Lucas was busy getting our bags from the back of his SUV, I decided to take in my surroundings. The cabin faced a dirt road that went on for who knows how long—how...
We pulled up into the lot in front of Lab Works Inc., a local Medical lab facility with a good reputation. Beth still had not spoken to me and I was so not in the mood to be ignored. Not with the questions I had and the answers I needed. The only thing I could figure was that I had misread things, no matter what Josh had said. With a dejected sigh I looked...
Chapter 01 First time is Family Time All characters are over 18 years of age. "Oh Happy Days! " Dave Grace sang out with gusto. Then acting as his own back up choir, Dave quickly echoed the verse an octave lower "Oh, Happy Days!" Dave did not normally sing old Gospel songs in the shower, but today was a special day. His daughter was home. Dave had gotte...
Three days later Mei-Lien arrived punctually for her next lesson. When she removed her coat, I saw that she was dressed as she had been for her last visit, only now she wore the rope belt which I had given her. Guiding her once more to the hall mirror, I took up my position behind her and placed my hands on her stomach. Curious to know how she had found the...
The innocent Deirdre continues her slow journey, deeper into infidelity. For an introduction, read Chapter 1. Just click on my name and go to the link. Don't forget to vote! I didn't utter a word to my work mate, Mandy, about my brief tryst with Jack Taylor on Wednesday when I'd been working alone in the dental office. The fact that I'd followed her advice...
This story follows on directly from the previous chapters, which in turn follow on from 'All Thing Come...To He Who Waits'. Some characters from the first volume reappear, and Luke's personality and abilities are assumed to be already known. It could (just about) be a stand-alone story, but if you get interested in the characters I suggest you read volume 1....
It was a beautiful summers evening and I was cruising down the highway in my silver mustang with the top down and music blaring. Being a single woman with not a care in the world, I was enjoying life to the fullest. Just starting my two-week vacation, but had not decided what I wanted to do yet. Therefore, I am taking a long drive along the coast to clear my...
Chapter Seven: Obstruction Hawk By the time we got to the medical center, Ted had to help me walk. I didn't fall behind Gretchen and the paramedics, but I would've without help. Gretchen went straight into the first room, and the doctor consulted briefly with Sandy before he came in. "Miss Hawkins, I didn't expect to see you quite so soon," he said bland...
==== Wednesday ==== "shit ..." Claire mumbled, tuning out Dr. Robbins and rubbing her temples and willing her head to stop spinning. Though she'd deny it to her last she knew she was a mess, and not the good kind. At twenty-six she'd managed to beat a hundred other applicants and was admitted to medical school. Three years later the giddiness of the first...