===== DAY EIGHT ===== ===== (evening) ===== It was only one hour later that I woke up, but I felt like I had slept for twelve. I sat up in the bed, rubbing my eyes. Over a nearby chair was draped a set of clothes, black pants and a white shirt, and a note. I slid off the silk sheets and picked up the note, observing that the outfit of choice was a set of...
Who doesn't like the Big Bang Theory? We all know Penny isn't averse to using her natural assets to get her own way, so I decided to do a 'Sliding doors' alternative to a story we already know. The first part mirrors the actual show, but the after that the character move from CBS to HBO. For those impatient to read the plot search for 'So close' and skip to...
When my husband Jim came home with his friends, he must have thought I was at my yoga class, since I always was at this time of the day on a Tuesday. It had been cancelled, however, at the last minute because the teacher was sick, so in actuality I was in the basement, doing the laundry. Our daughter Hazel was at preschool. She's four years old. The men we...
Please vote. Please give me the support of your vote. I dedicate this story to Walter from Southern California. * Something that all women say one time or another, "How do you like me now?" After being unhappily married to his wife for more than 25 long, suffering, and sexually frustrating years, if Jay was to describe Ruth now, he'd say that she was a d...
Stepping up onto the staff veranda I greeted Ella. She was sitting on one of the comfortable wicker chairs, cradling the satellite phone in her lap. She had a resigned look on her face. I was prepared for her immanent departure but I couldn't really prepare for how I would feel about her leaving. For me she had gone from unneeded nuisance to pleasant company...
Chapter 20 When Jenny arrived at work on Monday she was feeling elated about her weekend with Bob. However, her feelings for him created a major dilemma: now that she had admitted to herself that she was in love with him, she didn't want to date anyone else. Being in love was a first for her. There were times that she thought she was in love but for one rea...
"Hello?" I answered my phone. "Hello, is that Nikki?" asked an accented voice on the other end of the phone. "Yes it is," I said, my heart skipping a beat. I didn't know many people with accents and if this was who I thought ... well, then, wow! "I don't know if you remember me Nikki, but I am Daniela." The words confirmed my suspicions and I was sure th...
This is a fictional account. Teisha got to Beth's house in plenty of time for the ride to the hotel where the interviews were being held. She had a good nights sleep and was raring to go. Beth applied a bit more make up as Teisha waited in her room. They went downstairs for Beth to get a quick bite to eat. Her mother gave her some fruit and toast with coffe...
Driving over to the hospital the police chief looked blankly out the window. Despite the very late hour, large drunken crowds continued to mill about the streets of the quarter as thirsty tourists continued their never ending quest for booze. They say New York never sleeps, but whoever said that obviously had never been to the Big Easy. New York may never sl...
XXIX. The morning following a peaceful sleep is a good time to think. Sitting with a mug of hot coffee, Jenn consciously chose to remain alone for a while. The urgent messages from Lisa could wait; now was the perfect time to re-evaluate her life, her direction, her performance. And it was an especially interesting collage when viewed objectively. How many...