*Author's Note: Hello again, beautiful people! I told you we'd be getting to the good stuff, didn't I? This chapter continues in the same vein as the last one, so I highly recommend starting from the beginning. As A VERY IMPORTANT NOTE, most of you will have figured out who Luke is by now. Before I start getting panned for blasphemy, heresy, or any other som...
"Let's play a game." said Sharon, holding up the cards with an impish look on her face. Her husband, Manny, nodded and chimed in, "How about poker?" Audrey and I looked at each other. This was our first time entertaining our new neighbours in our house and after only an hour of chit chat and drinking it seemed like we were all hitting it off. We didn't have...
Deborah Am I insane? Why am I doing this? I'm a good girl who grew up in the Midwest and good girls don't do what I'm thinking about doing right now. My mom taught me not to show too much skin and always keep my legs crossed and my hands folded in my lap when wearing skirts. I'd pretty much listened to her advice, except during a few rebellious phases, and...
Bill lugged his overnight bag and two suitcases down the short hallway and into the bedroom. Rumpled sheets on the bed and bath towels strewn on the floor greeted the tired and grubby guest. "Bev must be a little behind schedule today." A search of the premises turned up nothing resembling clean linen, so he decided to at least change clothes before lunc...
BUTTERMILK FALLS, 1999 Tessa came into the library to talk to her Daddy. who was so understanding much of the time. Tessa had been living with her Mom for a while, but missed Dad so much, and he was really good about not letting her get lax with her schooling, as she did have a scholarship to hold on to... Daddy smiled at Tessa, and when she came to where...
Author's Note: Let's take a step back. Before the island from Creamy Island, before the characters lose themselves, and before the point of no return is reached. This series will aim to be a more lighthearted take on Tasha and Aiya. I've had many ideas, as well as suggestions from readers that I wanted to get out and play around with. For those that didn'...
Author's Note: This chapter is a continuation of story begun in Chapter 12. All errors are strictly mine. * * * Aiko and Gerald slept until late into the morning. So did everyone else. As they got dressed, Aiko decided to answer the questions she knew her husband would ask. "It's hard to explain why I went through with it," Aiko began. "It was my fault. I...
Alex sat at his mahogany desk, feet propped up on one of the corners, one leg crossed of the other. He was reclined in his chair, arms folded across his chest. To anyone passing by his door, he would have looked relaxed, calm. He was anything but. He felt tense, restless. This was new state of being for him. Normally he wasn't prone to getting wound up over...
Pamela stopped her car in the driveway with a jarring lurch. Her mind was spinning. She had no recollection of the drive home, but the soreness between her legs was a vivid reminder of the previous twelve hours. She glanced up in the rearview mirror and wiped a tear from the corner of her eye. 'At least John isn't home,' she thought. 'Saturday morning's are...
Chapter 17 -- The Royal Estate As she exited the main chamber of the Central Courthouse, Criminal # 101025 cast a final forlorn look over her shoulder at her former Spokeswoman and her former housemate. That moment was just as she had envisioned, but she could not have foreseen how jealous the Royal House was of any contact between its property and the outs...