How we met Ellen was weird. There was nothing planned, nothing foreseen. We were at the Seven Seas for a night out, Simon and me, and we were having a good time. We had the halibut and fries, and a bottle of medium expensive red wine. Simon eventually had most of that, but over a couple of hours, so he was OK to drive. I just had a glass, but I'm never desig...
In the Spring of 2005 Erin and I bought the house next door. This left us in the position to rent out the house to anyone we believed would be stable renters. After doing some major repairs we began interviewing renters and decided on a couple who lived fairly simple lives and who also enjoyed the mountains immensely. I was hoping that perhaps I could find...
"Hey man, this is Trevor Trent. How're you doin'?" Daniel had assumed that it was Jimmy who was calling him so he didn't respond immediately. "Hi Trevor," he said, once he'd oriented himself. "I'm doing okay. Actually I'm doing a lot better." "That's great Daniel. I'm glad to hear it. I really am. You weren't doing too good the last time I saw you. Well, t...
Sally Carr could not have been more excited. She would graduate from high school in a little over a week. At the moment, she was bouncing along in her father's old Green Ford pickup on the way to interview for a job as the secretary to Mr. Jonathan Webster, attorney at law. She was wearing her Sunday finest, a dark blue dress, with a high white collar, and...
Gene spotted her the moment she walked in. There wasn't much of a doubt in his mind, it was Melissa. It did take him a moment to see what was different. The slightly too short dress with the touch too open bodice allowing the upper portion of a lace lined bra to show was the same. The long flowing red hair with about every possible color there is in it was...
Final Edition: Shannon Gets Her Revenge (Or Does She?) Jeff Emerson awoke with a start, soaked with sweat in his bed in the resort that he owned in Miami. Damn that was a horrible dream. Jeff thought shaking his head. All that crap about being a bum for five years, then coming home to his wife that cuckolded him for months then him taking her back and fin...
The neighborhood seemed neat, quiet, and well-established, a lot like Bette herself. The little apartment building fit the surroundings comfortably. I checked my directions one more time, and found her door, number three. I noted the silly coincidence -- this was to be the third time we'd been together. As I raised my hand to knock on the door, I noticed tha...
Ellie walked through the front door and straight to her computer. She switched it on and went to her bedroom to get changed. She threw her office clothes in the hamper and put on the satin robe that Luke had sent her. She loved the way it felt against her skin. She'd received it a week ago. She'd told Luke about how she'd tried it on in the lingerie shop, bu...
"Heavy decibels are playing on my guitar, we've got vibrations coming up from the floor. We're just listening to the rock that's giving too much noise! Are you deaf? You wanna hear some more?" The base line thudded through the speakers next to my ear. I could feel the beat shaking the floor of the club and I was eternally grateful to the roadie who had pump...
My name is Jack, and everything in this story is true, but the names have been changed to protect us all. I suppose everyone has had both good and bad experiences with landlords. Some seem very nice and reasonable when they show you the place, but can be totally uncooperative once you have put down a deposit and moved in. I did have one memorable experience...