"Joanna, put that back!" I was never one to yell in public places, but this situation warranted the attention. I had recently moved from my hometown with my little sister, Joanna. It was my parent's idea: they figured since Jo was starting college and I was graduating that it would be better, safer and most of all, cheaper for us to live together. I wasn't...
"Gosh, there's so much to tell!" Justin replaced instead of 'hello', his arms wrapping around his best friends shoulders, pulling her in tight. "Good! College life is busy, hm?" Becca asked, returning the cuddle. It was not the following Saturday, but the one after that since the incident with the scars on the Thursday, and Justin remembered he hadn't see...
Chapter 3: Swap MONDAY EVENING AFTER JENN LEFT Talk about clairvoyance! When I got back to my room, there was a note on my door from Dianne asking me to call her. The note said she had to check her research, but that she would be back by dinner time. She asked if I could stop by her (and Jenn's) room around 9:00. Somehow I had missed her at dinner, but I c...
Even Steven My mother got sick on her Asian Simmered Halibut with Rice Wine in May, 2002. Because of that, Bradley and I didn't have sex that Friday night. We didn't get it on until a Saturday night in June, 2012, ten years after college and five years into my marriage. When that Saturday night finally came I think I was certain I was going to do it, but if...
Tears began to swell in her eyes as she saw her small hometown of 48 years in her rear view mirror. She knew this day would be coming but not sure when. She would be moving in with her long time friends, Pam and Rick until she found substantial work and a home of her own. She knew it was time for a change in her life. For her, this was a fresh start after...
I hadn't seen or heard from Liz in a good, long while, so running into her in the mall was a bit of a shock, given how much it was out of the blue. It was also a little jolt to see the engagement ring on her left hand, not that I resented her presumed marital bliss. I hadn't been invited to her wedding yet, but I would have been more shocked if I had. Old fl...
The big day had finally arrived. In fact, for me it arrived so fast that I was on pins and needles all day until Sarah came home a little early from work. I had the house work done and was just sitting in the living room waiting when she walked in. "Hi babe," I said as I got up to give her a hug. "How was your day?" "It was good. We weren't too busy today s...
John had been buoyantly cheerful as we walked to my house, and I sincerely hoped he would remain so once our subterfuge was finally revealed. I unlocked the front door and stepped inside, surprised to see Mom smiling expectantly just inside. "Hey, Mom," I greeted with a smile as she stepped up to embrace me. "Hi, Mrs. Kirk," smiled John as he entered, and M...
My heart was beating just a little too fast and the butterflies in my stomach fluttered a little too hard. These were old feelings that I had not felt and didn't think I was capable of feeling. Since Phoenix, I had not slept with anyone. It was silly, I admit. Katie and I had no official titles for our relationship, but I had lost interest in other women. Ka...
I know my traveling is hard on you and on our relationship -- I know that. We both agreed that this was the right job for me to take. Somehow that just doesn't warm the lonely nights in our bed while I'm away and you're stuck home attempting to carry on with our life. I call you one evening, after the kids have gone to bed and can tell by the husky tone in...