On my 40th birthday, our family doctor, and long time friend Sally Mathers told me I was heading for an early grave because of my “gutless drunken” lifestyle. She pointed to my heavy smoking, excessive drinking, poor diet, and lack of exercise as the cause. “A few years ago you were one of this countries leading footballers, you were an all round sportsman...
The bigger the line, the greater the temptation to cross it. To tell the truth, she hadn't run into much temptation in her young life. That was about to change. He was not tall, dark, and handsome, the way a romantic hero was supposed to be. He was tall, and yes, also dark, but handsome? Try heart stoppingly sexy. Try so hot she felt the soles of her shoes...
I lifted the lid on the trashcan and tossed the bag inside. The night was winding down but I could still hear trick-or-treaters in the distance. The door to the side of the house opened, letting light cast its way across the concrete. Whoever it was quickly closed the door behind them. I couldn't see him in the darkness but I guessed it was Brian. I waited f...
Chapter 1 Their bodies were slick with sweat. What they were doing was forbidden and they both knew it. If anyone found out about their stolen hour once a week they could lose so much. But to be together they would have risked much more. To them it was more than sex though that's what started their meetings. It was love that bound then to each other, the ki...
Living in a college town in the South is my ideal lifestyle, at least while I am still young. Of course, I graduated from a big university several years ago, but the atmosphere of college life still attracted me when I made my decision where to live. I have settled down in the arts district of downtown, replete with the bohemian air and mix of cultures that...
I'd been watching him for weeks now. The first time I saw him I nearly swallowed my tongue and since I was had been running on the treadmill, I had to quickly watch my step for a real fear of tripping and completely humiliating myself. The man was the most amazing thing I'd ever seen, and really I honest to god couldn't tell you why. Here I was in a gym, su...
It was one of the golden warm California days and I was in good spirits. As a college student I was always in need of cash and was now between terms. Mr. Young was an owner of an apartment complex and needed some part time help. I had done work for Mr. Young in past years, knew many of his tenants, and was good at doing a variety of odd jobs. When he found o...
My two year internship at the University of Rhode Island Public Relations Office paid off. Two weeks prior to graduation the director – Rob Paradin – called me into his office and offered me an entry level job as a writer / editor. "We really don't have a position, Johnson," he said casually. "But you're such a fine writer we don't want to lose you. And you...
Mary had been up late the night before getting everything ready for the get together at the lake. So, when the alarm sounded she stretched over and hit the snooze button thinking to herself “just 9 more minutes” as she lay there half awake. She drifted back to sleep just as the alarm went off again and the phone was ringing. Shutting the alarm off, she rolle...
I took a few steps into the room, and I guess that I must've had a slack-jawed look on my face. In the background, I could hear the cheering of some of the other students on the floor; obviously, they knew what Sheila had done. "You two have fun" was the last thing I heard, before someone pulled the dorm room door closed. I'd stopped short, so my roommate t...