Thick snow covered the streets, and even at the late hour, full of shoppers out looking for those last-minute gifts. Katrina was busy texting on her phone when the car pulled up to the curb in front of her building. She thanked the driver before stepping out and heading up the walkway, moving slowly so that she didn't fall. The building super had done a good...
Mandy sat quietly in the corner of the school room as the other children were laughing and eating cookies with kool-aid. She stared out the window looking at the snow falling on the playground wishing she could have stayed home from the Christmas party. Mandy's teacher walked up to her smiling knowing the child did not have a gift to exchange today. "You le...
Richard heard a knock at the front door, glanced at the clock to see that it was just after 1pm, and rose from His desk in the study. Passing a photograph just taken the weekend before of Himself and His 3 girls at Thanksgiving, He moved with a firm, confident step to answer. The photo showed a tall, dark haired man with deep emerald eyes, 50 years old, yet...
(fictional story about fictional characters) * Debra Barone loved Christmas, and was usually very adept at selecting just the right gift for every person on her list...she was famous for it. But this year she seemed to draw a blank when it came to the Barone men. Her, NY Newsday sports columnist, husband Ray seemed to have everything he wanted; and if he...
Thank you to everyone who has sent feedback and suggestions, it is truly appreciated. I will keep working on this series until I finish it. If you have ideas or suggestions please let me know. I am always open to feedback. Thanks as usual to my editor LadyCibille. Chapter 11: Duet I sat across from Tuyen and my mind raced. How to tell her all that had h...
Before the day progressed further, her heart compelled to once again view the video tape. As she pushed it into the machine she said to herself, "I must transfer this to DVD before it gets ruined." Though she had viewed the video eight times over the last five months, she viewed the ceremony as if it was her first time. Each time she noticed something new....
bruary 14. St. Valentine's Day. Jonathan Ames laid the bouquet of red roses on the passenger seat of his car. He took off his suit jacket, checking (for the fourth time in the last ten minutes) the front pocket for the package he'd placed there, folded the jacket in half and hung it over the back of the seat. He spent a long moment convincing himself that t...
As floor manager for the executive suites, presenting the gift was an opportunity Sophia simply couldn't miss. All she knew was that the CEO's eldest son had recently been hired as a Director for the hotel franchise, and that a special gift was being prepared upon his arrival. It was almost 10 pm and he had just checked in. Normally the role of gift giving...
I hope you all have enjoyed this series so far. This is the chapter that sets the resolve for Mike on how to use his gift, and what it means for him. He discovers the depth to which he can hurt or heal, and he must make a choice. For those of you waiting for some sex, chapter 4 should please you. As always, praise or constructive criticism is welcome. Thanks...
He stood before me, silver hair glistening in the moonlight. I'm not sure what made me think he was a male but I knew that he was. His yellow eyes staring at me, yet they were softened and full of expectations rather than curiosity one would find in most wolves. From my position on the ground, he stood tall and proud, only his head inclined towards me. I als...