The morning after her stroll down memory lane, Dessi got a text from Gina, suggesting they meet at The Noggin Shop after lunch. Before responding that it was OK, Dessi arranged for her oldest son, Alex, to drop her off there and pick her up later, since he wanted to use the car that day. Alex was a lifeguard at the YMCA that summer- a job that left his hours...
(This is dedicated to my Princess, my encourager and my editoress.) * Some people would say that Paul Steele was destined to become a mechanic - or something of a similar nature -- from a very early age. If I tell you about him, you'll see why.... Imagine the horror of his parents when their little three-year-old took the new toy car they had given him as...
The woman didn't just enter the restaurant where I was having lunch; she swept into it, filling it with a sudden infusion of energy. She walked up to the table where the two ladies she was meeting had been sitting – she was fashionably late – greeted them warmly, then headed to the ladies room. I couldn't keep my eyes off of her as she walked by my table....
CvsN 18 -- Business Complications ================ Amie's Dad shows up and makes a deal. He's a welcome new addition around the house, especially for one of our friends. ================ The weekend was a hectic one. I'll say one thing about living with a bevy of beauties: it was never hard to find friends to come over, particularly of the male variety,...
It was strange for me, with my almost military education (and my bad experience), to find myself in an unfamiliar bed, naked with a naked man, and happy of it. Yes, I knew that man would have married me (we had already started to run the paperwork for it), he loved me, he wanted to live his life with me and to die the same day, as we say in Russia. But it wa...
"So you tagged my baby girl." "Morning to you too Rock." Zach Pedigo stepped into the front office of Teleki's Vinyl Siding and Insulation. For once Rockwell "Rocky" Teleki's wife Angel wasn't greeting him at the door. Zach, priding himself on being early left himself a target for just such a greeting. Mano to Mano. "I overheard my kid bragging to the wif...
This story is inspired by real events. The characters' names have changed, but they are real. ****** Adnan, 20 years old, and his family immigrated from Syria to the United States in the late 90's. He lives a happy and loving life with his father Hassan, 50 years old, and his good-looking mother Jumana, 42 years old. They are the Khoury family. They live...
It would be a good career move, my managing director told me. I'd overseen the drawings and costings for the project, so why not see it through to its completion, he insisted? So, I packed my bags, left my girlfriend behind and relocated to a comfortable hotel on the east coast. It took me twenty-four hours to realise that the hotel the company had chosen w...
Chapter 2. "Origins" ---------------------------------- Here's a helpful hint for this novel to help avoid any confusion: Each chapter takes place in a different time and place than the one before it. Chapter 1 was set in November 2018 whereas chapter 2 -- this one - takes place eight years prior in June 2010. So, this chapter is a "flashback" and explor...
Holding to my word, I didn't let the incident with Billy and his friends scare me away from Bailey; I kept seeing her, even after the beating I took. To be honest, I'm not sure if he was trying to lay low or what, but Billy seemed to keep his distance from me for a while...thankfully. Bailey and I continued hanging out, going to parties, playing video games...