Intro This begins immediately where my previous story "A Night on the Town" ends. I suggest reading that and "Believe it or Not" before this one as you get a lot of backstory on the characters. Prologue Elizabeth text Jayne and told her about the night before. The comedy show, the napkin, her escapades with Stuart - just typing out what happened made her...
11. Dinner Conversation. Ben started up the truck and pulled out of the garage. He drove to the steakhouse near the edge of town and pulled into the parking lot, parking a short distance from the door in a spot that he could pull into and not have to back out of. Ben climbed out of the cab and came around to the passenger side, releasing the seat belt and h...
Julianne Smith dressed carefully in the soft blue blouse with the full sleeves and the white linen slacks. A black western-style belt with silver fittings and a pair of black flats completed her ensemble --- her driving ensemble. She applied minimal makeup and fixed her long, glossy black hair in a French braid. The day was bright and the forecast was for a...
"Janelle? You're my sister and I love you dearly, but please, please, please stop trying to set me up! You know how much I loved being a police officer's wife, but I just can't date another cop. Ever. Okay?" "Okay. Fine. It's just that it's been over two years since..." She still couldn't bring herself to say since her brother-in-law David had been killed i...
It was supposed to be a happy day. A day for celebration, and a day for looking ahead. But Tristan couldn't look ahead. At least not yet, not until Claudia broke her silence and decided to forgive him. Fifteen days. That's how long it had been since he'd last spoken to her, and although he'd sent her numerous texts and more than a few pleading voicemails, he...
This story is a work of fiction and all characters are over the age of 18. My characters have taken on lives of their own. I'm not so much creating the chapters as writing them down as the characters live them. Comments are welcome, especially if they give me direction on themes and what aspects of their lives I delve into as the story unfolds. I've edit...
Linda made another trip to the kitchen for another round of beer. The other five lounging and swimming in the pool all wanted another round since she was going anyway. She looked at her husband Todd who was in the pool with the wives of the two men setting around the pool. As usual he was flirting with the wives while their husbands set and watched. The cl...
This is the second version because for some reason the first bit was reproduced half-way through in the original, sorry about that -- this should be it mind you... This story started as a single concept and kind of got away from me, it's very long but that's the way it went. A large part of it is by way of a suggestion that I have often written stories and...
Note: This is an entry for the Valentine's Day Contest 2014. Enjoy! ***** The taxi came speeding down the city street straight at me, and there was no way it was stopping in time to miss me. My life began to flash before my eyes. In second grade I had pushed Emily down and denied the whole thing, I still feel bad about that. In third grade I..... Instinc...
"It's not just the money. It's the prestige, too. I mean, why go to all that time and expense if there aren't some really great perks, right? Sure, a lot of lawyers make good money, but no one really likes lawyers. But who ever heard a doctor joke? People love doctors and for good reason." He smiled at her then said, "And I'm not talking about driving a nice...