Almost as if by fate, things progressed even further after that. One day Nikki was getting curious, and brought up the 'top sites' list on my mac's browser, which is just sort of out of character for her. We've always had a great degree of trust and respect for each others' privacy and property. Anyway, she was getting curious, which I really don't mind. B...
A knock came at my door shortly after nine in the morning. I looked out the window from my upstairs room. Delivery truck in the driveway. Hmm? I didn't order anything? I was just getting ready to hop in the shower after a long shift at work and didn't want to run downstairs to answer the door. Maybe they would go away thinking I was not at home, or they wou...
Cooper and his girlfriend, Natalia, arrived at the Italian restaurant at 7:50 PM. The restaurant's manager greeted them at the door and escorted them through the mostly empty space. They were seated to a booth in a mostly secluded corner of the restaurant. His parents were expected to arrive at 8:00 PM. He thought the earlier they could get there the better...
Deep in the cavernous underground banquet hall, he pushed looked at the glass of wine sullenly and pushed it away for the second time, attempting a menacing look. It wasn't his strong suit. He actually would have liked a drink to get him though this evening but if it was sent by who he thought, then he wasn't interested. Instead he tried to pay attention to...
A late birthday dinner was arranged for Muriel. Beforehand, Prince Vidar asked her when her birthday was. On this year, they had already gone past both Muriel's and the princess' birthdays, and Prince Vidar was a little bit upset at her over it. "You should have told us long, long ago, Muriel! I feel so neglectful," he had said as he caressed her shoulder....
So there was Isabelle, spending her Saturday night in a sleek black dress and a black masquerade mask, which followed the theme of this exclusive late-night party. After being promoted last year to Executive Assistant Manager of the five-star hotel, she thought she was done with these sorts of sultry outfits, but apparently not. Having to flaunt her body r...
"I was too adopted, wasn't I dad?" My youngest came to me obviously trying to back up the wild claim she had made to her friends. "No, Brenna you weren't adopted. Is your brother trying to pull that stupid 'you're adopted' joke on you again? He's just trying to get under your skin. Ignore him and he will stop." "Troy didn't say anything. I learned it in...
The Malibu pulled into the unpaved parking space just in front of the office of the Traveller's Lodge. The ten room strip motel was just off the side of the roadway, located between here and there in the middle of the forest. There were only two other cars parked outside when Bonnie and Donovan had arrived. Normally, Bonnie was able to drive much longer in...
By 10 PM Kerry had given up on getting a phone call, email or text from her husband that night, other than possibly receiving a rambling drunk text sometime after midnight. She knew by now how the vacation Tony and a group of his high school friends took every summer would be going. Every year he and his buddies picked out a different city with a major leagu...
"Get in the cage, mutt." My Lady told me. "I've had enough of your insolence." She cracked the whip across my backside as I crawled on my hands and knees into my cage. I crawled into the large black crate that sat in the corner of My Lady and My Master's living room. They'd allowed me a soft pad in the bottom and soft fleece blanket if it was wintertime. Wh...