Chapter 10 THE PICNIC The rope reins hung loose in my hand as I hiked along the trail down to the spring. I walked slowly and carefully, giving her time to consider and place each step. She was painfully harnessed and loaded. I had no intention of allowing her to be injured and any misstep could end in a fall. I spent as much time looking back to check her...
Chapter 9 PONY Taking the interstate north, we quickly left the city behind. After about forty-five minutes I exited the highway for a two-lane country road. We passed the rolling hills of the great valley and started to climb into the mountains. It was a glorious June day, . I was enjoying the day and the drive, and hoping to build her anticipation of...
Felicity woke next to Amy, the eighteen-year-old was still sleeping, her blonde hair still in braids and held in place with pink ribbons. Amy's sleeping face was mere inches from Felicity's, her soft lips slightly parted, showing the slightest hint of her cute overbite. She looked adorable and Felicity moved her face a little closer, so tempted to kiss tho...
I had heard of the Marquis Rockwell from the other girls, but only in passing. None of them had been with him except in conversation at one of Alex's parties. He was proper and old fashioned, he used french pomade to slick back his hair and he looked like a european cowboy. He never spoke to me and I figure he didn't care for my somewhat non-prim ways. I lau...
For years, I've had this yearning to do something special for my 'mate' for the holiday season and this year, I vowed, was going to truly be the year. The week before Christmas was a hectic one for me. Working, buying last minute gifts, and of course, making the preparations for my 'surprise' for 'Daddy'. There was the hair cut, the manicure, the pedicure......
Lance glanced over at Wesley as he hopped in the truck, eyebrows furrowing some as he noticed one less person. "Where's Lacey? Thought she was gonna come see us compete tonight?" he asked, swiveling his head to see if she was walking up to the truck. The slant-load trailer was hitched to the back and both the Hell-Bitch and Gunthar were loaded, ready to head...
Sir Jeffrey Trailson, Knight of the Land, surveyed his estate with a broad grin. He had been given land when he had been made a full knight and he looked over it now. A large manor house stood at its centre with a stable to one side and the expertly looked after gardens were the envy of the whole town. He had more money than he knew what to do with, too, so...
Dear LIT Readers, however many you are, I decided to try my hand at a longer story with an ongoing line of events. Since I’m an artist living in a small New England town with many remnants of its failed industrial heritage in evidence, it seemed like an apt setting for a longer story. The invention of “The Art Factory”, a large industrial complex converted...
It was a cool, grey Summer afternoon. Adeline had spent the day checking off items from the farm's 'To Do' list. In the stable, she spent her time scrubbing off dirt patches from Lark, one of the family mares. Adeline brushed one of the long, blond hairs that had strayed from her braid out of her eyes. Bailey was supposed to be back from his afternoon ride s...
When he told me to come to his house I had no idea what was going to happen. It was a beautiful fall day with warm golden sunlight. Perhaps the last beautiful day of the year. When I pulled into his place, he stood out to meet me on the porch. "How are you feeling?" he asked. "Are you tired?" "No," I said. "I'm really happy to see you. I'm not tired at all....