I laughed when I finally saw Ty's car. It was hard to miss. It stood out like a stripper leading a church service. It was a sleek black muscle car with a supercharger rising like a chrome fist from the center of the hood. I didn't know who manufactured the original chassis, but it was obvious extensive work had gone into it since then. It looked fast, power...
Chapter 6 After the excitement of the attempted break in, Ken's life at the lodge settled into a routine. Ken started each day with morning exercises. After that he would do the landscaping. Every day he expanded the cleared areas by a little more. The lodge occupied a little less than 5 acres just south of Point Lobos on Hwy 1. On Hwy 1 meant that you ente...
DISCLAIMER: All characters appearing in this story are at least eighteen years of age. TRIGGER WARNINGS: drunkenness, feet, bodily fluids, adultery ***** All that was left was the pool table, the TV, the kitchen appliances, and about a dozen bottles of wine. We'd packed up the rest—the furniture, the china, the antiques, all the hunting and fishing gear a...
Kari sat at the table by the entrance to the vacation lodge with her dad's number one assistant, and looked at the men gathered around her. She still didn't know how her dad had done it, cut down all those e-mails and questionnaires to these fifteen men. Marie, the lady seated next to her had told her little about the selection process, but she had mentioned...
Brooks needed to stay detached. He had to keep busy. If he let his mind focus on the fact that his world was crumbling for even a second he was wasting time that could be spent finding Helena. He stood in the middle of the bar, a group of Betas were tearing the place apart searching for the phone Helena had been using. "What if Helena still has the phone o...
I remember, as a child, when my mother explained to me that the best way to pick a gift for someone was to think of what you yourself would want to receive. A nice sentiment - and a good lesson, and a helpful one for the best friend's 10th birthday - but one which some people take a bit too literally. My boyfriend, for example. His Christmas gift to me was a...
SUN Their trips always began the same way, long flights, but at least in first class so that they could have some rest. Alexanderia and William had taken the overnight flight. Despite the comforts of first class, the airport time and then the trip to the lodge in the hills had been long and tiring. They arrived at the lodge at lunchtime, and were greeted...
The next morning Cade drove her uphill and far into to wilderness. At least that was her impression as she looked out on the surrounding scenery along the narrow road they were driving on. She had never ventured this far away from a shopping centre in her life. The road was barely drivable at some places and she wondered how anyone would want to stay at this...
Friday The seaside city of Chester Bay was just awakened by the bustling horns of ships entering the harbor. Summer was upon them as school was out for all the children. The downtown area was hustling and bustling. The beaches started to fill on this early summer morning with joggers and bikers. Soon enough they would enjoy all the illicit behavior that was...
I drove to my father's studio near the university, getting there just before 10:00. The light was good outside — not too harsh, but with plenty of brightness. My father would be happy with the opportunity to paint today. In addition, he had become a morning person, and was more accommodating before the afternoon. If Diane was not at his studio, I hoped he wo...