When I stepped off the plane I was so nervous and excited I felt dizzy. I stopped at the men's room to freshen up; I wanted to be at my best when she first saw me. It had been over one month since we had seen each other, held each other, or kissed each other. We talked almost every day, for which I was grateful, but that left a lot to be desired. My heart wa...
Chapter 20 - Told you so and a funeral Rain ran as fast as she could to the main room where the battle had taken place. When she made it to the room she discovered a mistake the party had made; a fire was beginning to burn in the room caused by the fireball spell Lou used to burn the vampire corpses. It was a small fire at the moment but was spreading to th...
Isonei's stomach was knotted as Daeira took her into her rooms. Draeseth was going to be beside himself until she was back in his sight. If he'd just let her- "You look worried, Isonei." Daeira smiled warmly at her as her maids bustled fetching a gown and shoes that should fit. "My father may be able to shorten the time you spend with the Torgan further if...
A thousand thanks to Todger65 for editing yet another chapter! ***** Left alone in the room with Krouth, Isonei felt uneasy. The slim Torgan kept his eyes averted as he moved around the room fetching her clothes from the day before, including mended small clothes, and a basin with a cloth. Afterward he left briefly to fetch the breakfast she had been tol...
Many thanks to Todger65 for helping me with editing! ***** Isonei bolted from the bath giggling. Draeseth had put his clothing back on with the exception of his outer tunic and belt. Those she had put on and grinned impishly at him, but she hadn't tied the belt well. He'd pulled it free and held it in his hands making the doubled belt snap with a wicked g...
Fiona had been to Ireland many times. One can't visit Ireland just once; once you fall in love with the place, it is impossible not to return. Fiona was partial to the countryside, where the people were genuinely friendly, the fields rolling and green, and herds of sheep were likely to block the narrow roads for half a mile. The drivers seemed reckless to he...
Silvia could not wait to be out of the car. After a nearly four hour drive with Dad, only twenty minutes separated her and her new college life. Twenty minutes until she was a fledgling adult, responsible for herself and no one else. It had been bad at home since her sister, Carrie, went off to college two years ago. Her parents spent that time wavering be...
Father Brown had nothing like the famous Chestertonian character. He was quite young yet, he was not an Englishman, and his face absolutely did not remind the Norfolk dumplings. If it remembered something, it was the wind and the sea of the Aran Islands. A place the priest-detective would have found uncomfortable, but he was nostalgic about it. Especially si...
The still night air, soaked in the warm breath of a summer's twilight, caressed the shining jewel of Shorehaven as the city sparkled with its every present life, whether from the hum of the people, the twinkling of the neon lights or gently street lamps, or the sparkle of the clear, blue waters to the west. Tonight was no different, though most within the C...
(c) by fanfare - present -[date=2006] "....... Robert, I swear to God that I would never betray you with another man......." - flashback -[date=1998] Hospital scene when I first saw Byron, my son, suckling at Megan's breast in the hospital bed. Our young daughters were oohing and aahing at the sight of the newborn. Our close friends, Deborah and Penel...