Chapter 16 - Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut Rose and Dave drove to Burlington and dropped off their luggage with the hotel concierge. They then prowled around Boston doing touristy things. The one advantage of having a motorcycle was that they were much easier to park than a car. Dave went into a garage near Quincy Market and parked in a series of...
Tonight was the opening of the new dance club, Lotus, and against my better judgment, I let Kelley talk me into going with her. I typically hated going to clubs, as they're just meat markets where guys went looking to get laid. Normally when I went, I enjoyed talking to my friends and maybe dancing a little, but with so many guys hitting on us, it made it ha...
Chapter 15 – Office Work Dave arrived home at six o'clock, given the time difference and the time for the flight from Phoenix to Tampa, plus the drive home from Tampa. He had slept on the plane and felt greatly refreshed. No one was in the house when he got inside, but he guessed with certainty that everyone would be in the core starting the Saturday night...
Chapter 11 -- Another Star Lights Up Roy sat in one of the more comfortable chairs on the patio with a circle of friends around. Elise returned to her chair with a glass of water for Roy, and a Southern Comfort Manhattan for herself. He looked longingly at the alcoholic drink as she sipped and talked to Pam. Dave said, "So, what is your physical therapy al...
Chapter 6 -- Loose Ends Have Beginnings Bret found Dave cooking omelets on Sunday morning. He was laughing as he approached the cooking area Dave normally used for his morning service to his fellow Circle members. He said, "What did you do to my wife?" Dave smiled, "Good morning. I assume she's all right?" "Oh, she's better than all right. I don't know th...
Chapter 11 -- Foursome Date Thursday just after five o'clock and as expected Dave brought Pam back to the house along with her luggage. He 'officially' situated her in the guest room, but they'd already talked about her staying in their bed. Alice had come home a half-hour early to be there to greet Pam. After their initial greetings, she told Dave she had...
Chapter 10 -- The Other Woman "Yum. You taste good. What'd you just eat, something with peppermint?" "A life saver. I wanted to be kissing sweet for you," Karen crooned as she sat in Dave's lap. "This is an unexpected visit." "I have a challenge for you ... maybe even kind of like some of the challenges Dori gave you years ago to get you to loosen up."...
Chapter 21 -- A New Normal "I can't get over how 'normal' you all appear to be," Joyce exclaimed after Alice, Julie, and Dave had responded to her various questions for the past half-hour about their life and marriage. Dave wondered about her excessive curiosity. There was more there than simple prurient interest. Dave teased, "Despite?" Joyce nodded and...
Spark the Runner 2The continuing adventures of... Author's note: This is a continuation of last year's Geek Pride event story, Spark the Runner. It isn't necessary to read the previous one to enjoy this one, but you might find it entertaining... In the spirit of fair warning, whereas the previous story was mostly about running the datanet and working out...
Chapter 16 The following week was very upbeat. I let it be known at the clinic and at the partnership offices that I'd gotten engaged, so I was feted and congratulated by many of my associates. Several people wanted to know what my fiancée looked like, and so on Tuesday when I carried my iPad around, as I usually do to do doctor things on; I had Jasmine's p...