Thanks to everyone for their feedback on the previous chapters, with a special thank-you to my real-life editor. Remaining errors, if any, are mine. Reading the chapters of this story in order is highly recommended. All geek culture references are properties of their original copyright holders. ***** Cassie woke up to the sound of her cell phone's alarm, o...
The story might seem slow to build up, but hopefully the reader will be satisfied by the end. Please note that it shifts back and forward between times. ***** It's a windy day in June, 1956. The clouds chase across the sky as a woman walks among the rows of crosses in the American war cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. Next to her is a boy, about el...
**Readers: I highly recommend you read chapters 3 and 4 before this one if you're not familiar with my work on this series.** Sienna's almond brown eyes fluttered open as the golden sun kissed her face through the lace curtains of the cabin. She inhaled deeply through her nose. Reaching out, she found Mike to be missing from the bed; however, her hand brush...
It was nearly 2 p.m. when the doorbell rang. Mike sat on the couch and did not move. The mix of excitement and nervousness was almost too much to bear. Two weeks previously, he has placed an advert in a local paper looking for "Special Amateur Models - glamour - all ages welcome!". He didn't think he would get any response and was surprised when he received...
Chapter 2: A new beginning Two weeks have passed and Amy is finally feeling a little less anxious around the house, and around Mike. Since moving in, Amy has felt uncomfortable about her and Rob staying with Mike for free. Rob doesn't seem worried about the future at all. This is clear to Amy as she looks over at him. Rob is watching TV, completely lost i...
Author's note: First, I would like to acknowledge and thank Wagoneer88 for his efforts in proofreading and editing this story. This is a continuation of a long story separated into several parts. For it to make sense you really should read the whole thing, in order. Lastly, if you haven't read the Author's note at the beginning of Part 1, PLEASE do so. Th...
A roar of laughter came from an open window of the small house on Baltimore street. Saturday nights here in the cul de sac were quiet and, in the summer, when the air was still, sounds would echo off the houses along the street. Inside the house, Joanne and Todd, a couple in their mid-forties, were entertaining their neighbor Mike, a tall dark-haired man, wi...
The Plan Julia and Mike watched as a group of armed people proceeded into the room they had just vacated. "I would love to know how they keep being able to find us," growled Mike. "Come on. Let's get out of here," said Julia. 'God damn it, even his voice arouses me,' thought Julia as her body flushed with aroused heat. Mike groaned and moved away from he...
Outside the gymnasium the sun had nearly fallen completely away past the horizon, handing over the sky to Luna for the night. The wind had let up some although the breeze continued to toss brown and gray leaves randomly about. Mike and Eli where slowly walking toward the bus stop in the mystical evening twilight. The temperature had fallen a few degrees and...
After an increase in the global sea levels lead to worse flooding than usual in the centre of America, crop production in the southern states was severely affected. In an effort to increase the production of crops without needing to import more, more land across the Great Plains was ploughed, deeper than usual. Echoing events of the dust bowl, this disrupted...