For Robin and Grace, with love Tim Clarke took just a second to remember the moment. His daughter Grace sat beside him on the couch in front of the empty fireplace. She was looking at the cover of the book on her lap with the kind of concentration that only a seven-year-old can muster. He could smell the cookies that had just finished baking; a plateful was...
Chapter 2. Cat and Mouse Games. 1st May 2016 "All I'm saying is that, if you play with fire, you're going to get burnt," Jordan shrugged, but the concern in his voice was very real. "You can't be working three jobs at once and not get burned out, even if they're all successful." "We still have a business to run, things are coming together nicely at the mu...
Urban Oddballs: Ivory Manor Edited by Thegreat_pretender "Whew, okay, it's all put together. Here we go!" Annry said as she struggled to lift Oeno's left breast onto the rolling high-handled cart. "Thanks for putting this together, Sarah. I'm not sure what we would have done if you weren't here," Oeno sighed as she grabbed onto the cart's handle. "Oh...
Aria woke up. It was Friday morning, she smelled like sex, her hair was sticky and tangled, her vagina was sore, and she didn't want to go to school. Devon lay next to her, sleeping through the alarm she had set on her phone the night before. He was cute, lying on his chest like that, a little bit of drool wetting the sheet by his handsome face. Aria liked h...
He was wheezing by the time he reached the fourth floor. It was an old building, too old for an elevator. And in this part of the city, no one was worried about building codes or disabled access. At 53 years old, he thought he was in better shape. He should be able to walk up three flights of stairs without breathing hard. More exercise he told himself. He...
"Sir Val had forewarned me of things to come, however, I didn't realize how quickly they would spiral. A small part of me hoped it wouldn't be as bad as Elias and Val had told me to expect." I give you a sad smile and shake my head. "I talk a big game, but I just simply wanted everyone to get along and be happy." "You want to know about that first encounter...
You click the mouse a few times your amber eyes catching something on the search engine screen. 'Have a deep dark desire you want fulfilled? Post here and find someone to match you.' It was an In Search Of ad, but not the typical one you'd find in the newspaper, this one was filled with the desires of men and women. You smirk a little at the listings of foot...
A Holy Knight Asks for Help from Another Meanwhile Bernard searched for an Inn to spend the night. There were a few Inns in Berry but none were close enough to the la Fère estate, Bernard wanted to be as close to Monique as possible in case she needed help. The stubbiness of a lover's heart can take over the brain and make its own decisions when faced with...
Steph had worked at the same ambulance company for several years. She liked the work, the different kinds of calls, the people and her co-workers were, overall, pretty great people. Though she was an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, and normally worked a truck, she had been rotated into dispatch for a couple of months. It was actually a blessing since win...
ACT II * * * * * Not so long ago, not so far away... "Hey..." a quiet voice whispered from behind her, slightly to the side. "Eydva, can I borrow a quill?" the voice continued, desperation tinging its words. Eydva looked back, seeing her classmate, Ronaria, with her hand stuck out expectantly. She nodded, reaching for her bag that was resting on the floor...