As the sun beamed through the window to his face, Jacob slowly crawled out of bed. Walking down the hall, the reality of his situation hits him harder than before. "I'm a prisoner." He thinks to himself. "Trapped in an unknown land at an unknown location. So what if my bed feels like sleeping on a cloud? The best prisoners either don't know they are or don...
40. Taking Out the Trash They were only a dozen steps outside of the office, so they went back inside where Henry and the girls were still in the meeting room. They were doing just what Mark was going to do, looking up New York City's trash situation! Internet search results revealed that DSNY's budget was over $2 billion per year to manage over 14 millio...
"Thanks for coming with me to this party," Katie said. "I know you don't really know any of these people." Katie's boyfriend, Michael, went to State U., while she went to U. of City across town. The two schools were rivals academically and athletically, and Katie and Michael were going to a U. of City party hosted by Katie's friend Jeremy. Jeremy and his r...
Chapter 6 Jacob was at the table Tuesday morning reading the newspaper when Grigori came in ready for breakfast. As Jacob finished eating, he looked at Grigori and said, "I was wondering if you would take a walk with me. I have something I would like to show you." "I would be glad to walk with you. If you can give me about ten minutes, I will be done eatin...
The Doctor's Daughter: The Fall of York Thank you to searchingforperfection and catbrown for their hard work in editing and all of their suggestions. I appreciate all votes and comments, and I do read all the comments. This story is a sequel to The Doctor's Daughter. Both are set during the War of 1812. Since the death of Major General Brock in the fall of...
A1386G side story #1: Jimmy makes a Special Friend It was eleven o'clock at night, and my mistress had been sitting in the dining room with her lab partner Daphne for several hours, when the subject of their conversation had turned from their homework to comparison of their individual slaves. I had been bringing them a fresh pot of coffee from the kitchen...
"Coffee's coming, Elvira!" Jacob said cheerfully. Jacob smiled as he walked in Elvira's living room with two mugs full of the most bitter coffee he managed to brew. The blond man smiled at the slender, busty woman who sat on the couch and was completely focused typing on her laptop. It is not every day I can find such a hot chick to help me with things, he...
Several weeks have passed, and work continues in both cities. Tammy is making progress on her new toy...and an unexpected event alters the course for the future... (-) Confirming Carter Three, Changes Chapter One Interior-Robotics Lab, Central Tower 0610 Hours Sam walked across the living room and went into the kitchen, and was surprised to see it emp...
Just a quickie I tossed off. Everyone is over 18 * Cold rain whipped at the platform, umbrellas held low almost like shields to protect the passengers who waited in the shifting lines to board the train cars. Elizabeth Reynolds, sandwiched between two large men tried to maintain some semblance of propriety but the surging crowd made it impossible not to cr...
~~Jack~~ The meeting with the Invictus triumvirate went better than he expected. He told Julias first, about the werewolves, and then Julias insisted he tell the triumvirate as a whole; the problem was bigger than just him. So Jack scheduled a meeting to stand before the council, and like filing a report, detailed the issue with the werewolves. Convenientl...