Friday rolled around and I was really looking forward to the evening. I had a feeling everyone else was, too. It was going to be awesome. Right at 7, Shiri and Christine rang the bell. I welcomed them in. Christine was carrying a salad, and Shiri had brought a bottle of wine. They were both wearing tight-fitting t-shirts and skimpy shorts. I hugged Shiri an...
Jerome couldn't stop smiling. He hadn't been this happy in years; the last time he could remember feeling this way was when his youngest child was born, twenty years earlier. When his wife had left him several months earlier, Jerome had believed he would never be happy again. How could he be, when the woman he'd loved for three decades suddenly told him she...
Author's note: Many thanks, again, for the uplifting comments I've received. This is my first real writing effort and I'm pleased that it's being enjoyed by so many. *** It was with a mixture of joy and trepidation that Grey met Robert at the Toronto airport. Her heart cheered when she saw him come through the gates. He looked strong and handsome and perf...
"Let's go to Chinatown." "Why?" I asked, cradling the phone between my head and shoulder as I finished stirring some guacamole. "I need to do some research for my ethnography class. We're supposed to interview someplace every week for the entire quarter and then write a paper on it. It's boring by myself. Come on, go with me. All the really cool kids are d...
Ch. 04: The first football loss It had been a very quiet two days following my "date" with Amanda and the subsequent extracurricular activities. I had two days of relative peace and quiet in my office getting some serious coding done on the order tracking system. Even Celia, who seemed to always be out to try and entice me into sex had left me relatively al...
The next morning as I left for work, a crazy impulse struck me and I grabbed the "WeddingX" CD from its hiding place. I knew the idea was completely insane, but I had decided to show Jason the nude photos of Judy! My self-esteem needed for him to know that my wife was hot. I walked into Jason's office with the CD - nervous but determined. "Jason, would you...
Mina nibbled her Saltine and squeezed her eyes shut. She wanted to sink through the floor and disappear. She just wanted it all to go away...and not just the baby. At the moment she was sitting in a place she never imagined she'd be in her life. The waiting room was so bright, the florescent lights, white walls, and beige plastic chairs came together in a...
The hand belonged to Jake Wallace. He lay sprawled, very dead, beside the bed. A bullet hole made a very messy third eye in the center of his forehead. Ty stood up and brushed his hands on his pants. "He hasn't been dead long. I'd guess he bought it just before we drove up here." "I don't want to sound callous," I said, "but screw him. Where's my Mom?" "S...
Megan suggested the last two weeks of July were best. That was the hottest time of the year and there's no better way to cool down than spending the morning in the breaking waves. This year they could do just that. Her mother had bought a house on Cape Hatteras after saving and investing for years. Now that she had the dream home she wanted, the only thing t...
Chapter 1: Setting The Stage For Action It was nearly 11:00 PM. Corky had just turned in for the night when Harry, his college roommate, returned to their room and prepared to do the same. This was their usual time to share news, rumors, and other trivial concerns of the day. "You already asleep over there?" Harry asked from his end of the room. "No, not...