I mentioned this girl, the one we call Ugly, in my last story. She's one of the instructors where my friend and I work out, but she's far from the ugly her name implies. Even when I first met her, when she was overweight, she still wasn't ugly by any definition. So, why do we call her that, if she's not ugly? Well, in Turkey, when someone is playing with a b...
***This is one of those chapters which need to happen now and again. I'm not overly fond of writing "meanwhile, back at the ranch" chapters, but there are a few logistics issues which will need tying up in the next chapter or so. Then again, I've just had the thought that some might like this sort of thing, so if you're one of those who like a tale with far...
Daphne Moon stared at the blinking, multi coloured lights of the Seattle night time cityscape from the balcony of Frasier's nineteenth floor apartment. She shivered slightly from the cold air as it whistled past her bare shoulders and arms but it did not matter to her. Life for Daphne Moon was just about perfect -- she had a dream job with the Crane family a...
His words are so unexpected, it takes me a moment to process what he said. "You're looking for me?" I repeat. The man smiles and nods. His calm demeanor only makes my sense of fear intensify. "It's going to be okay," he reassures me. "Can I come in and explain?" I don't move, not sure what to make of this. He makes a motion to go past me and I don't...
The Mob Invasion Fails After our visit to Sandpoint to recruit assistance from the Nez Perce, Marsha and the Youngblood women made their way to the Cooper Ranch in good time two days later. When they arrived, I was behind the barn, learning about packing from Joel. I had my used trail clothes on and looked the part. Meg gazed at me from twenty feet. "Look,...
Lots of things happen in this chapter. Teárlag finally realizes she no longer wants to help Blackthorne, even if it costs her the marriage she hoped for and his potential wealth, though she needs to continue appearing to work on his behalf. Isobel is finally able to consummate her marriage to Frang and make it binding. And Màiri is finally found with some ne...
Tracy's head lay on my shoulder in the back of the car. An Uber had just picked us up from Rob and Vanessa's insane Kick off the Summer pool party that had ended rather abruptly at almost 2 in the morning. As neither Tracy nor I were in any shape to drive, I'd ordered a car to take us home. "I'm sorry, Scott," Tracy murmured to me. "I messed everything up....
"This vacation is gonna be epic," Brian said as he threw his bag in the storage compartment of the RV. "The Meyers and Hunts finally joining forces to take on vacation." "Oh yeah, we're gonna have a great time," I replied. "Unfortunately I'm not sure our kids are as excited as we are. Grace loves your family, especially Naomi, but I don't think she's all t...
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It was Sunday November 22th, 2015 and I had taken my nine-year-old son to Disneyland to celebrate my birthday. He had finally reached the age where got excited instead of whiny when we had to stand in line for a ride. I was really enjoying the day when my phone buzzed in my pocket and, half annoyed, I pulled it out. As the next few minutes went by waiting fo...