The house was dark and quiet when Dan returned home that evening. At first, it worried him, but then he saw that Heather's car was in the garage. Seeing her car reminded him of what Heather had said to him in the bathroom, "...just a taste of what will be waiting..." he smiled as he opened the door from the garage to the kitchen. All the lights in the house...
Grey used her key to unlock the door to Robert's apartment and let herself in. She closed the door behind her and hung her purse from the door handle, then slipped off her open-toed heels, enjoying the cool tile against her bare feet. Reaching behind her, she unzipped her pale blue dress and gracefully slipped out of it. There were hangers in his closet se...
Debra came home early today. Generally that's OK because we always call each other to let the other know we are on the way and to make plans in case we want to meet in town or need to pick something up from the store on the way home. No big deal. But before I tell you about that let me talk about my day up to that point. I was off work this Monday morning...
Love Thy Neighbor (Part 1) Spring had sprung and it was time to get my yard in shape for the coming spring and summer months. I take pride in the landscaping of my property. Being retired military, as a former Navy commander, I like my yard to always be in good condition. Ship-shape so to speak. That, and mostly due to my competitive nature, I also want to...
Author's note: Although this story is a sequel to 'Revenge,' it is not necessary to read that story in order to understand this one. If you want more detail about what happened with Laura and Kevin in Denver, give 'Revenge' a try. ____________________ The call came in at 10:40 PM. My heart rate increased sharply as I lunged for the phone. I had been anti...
"Okay," Karen had said. I was confused, "Okay? Okay what?" She had looked straight at me, "Okay, we'll go." "Go? What? Where? Out that night?" "To your girlfriend's, to your little game." That was Karen, the night before, right after I'd told her about Lush, my stories, Pauli, and the planned strip poker game, shocking the shit out of me. I remembered w...
Saturday night has become our weekly get-together night with a pair of other couples we know. Lauren and I are board game aficionados, so it's an excuse to crack open new games, revisit old ones, or just socialize for the evening. Since we have the biggest house, we've been hosting the gatherings for a few months. We have a little conversation, a little drin...
The local dish was that he ran a Home for Wayward Youth- sending them wayward, that is. I was sandwiched in age between his two sons, who echoed to varying degrees his devil may care good looks, but neither could channel James Dean quite so well as Daniel. As an exchange student, it was his older son that I met first. He'd seen my confusion in the taxi queu...
"I have a surprise for you tonight," he says, while crunching the lettuce in his salad, a dot of ranch dressing clinging to the edge of his bottom lip. We're sitting across from one another at the dinner table and I watch the little white blob as it dances up and down as he speaks, wondering if I should tell him it's there, or just lean over and kiss it off...
The evening had been going very well. It was to celebrate Tracy & Adam's 6th wedding anniversary. They had invited all of their old friends; most had gone to school with them and had married others in the group. As I watched from across the room, I noticed Adam bringing another drink for Tracy. This had to be at least number 6. I wondered why he was plying...