Thanks to papaya_lynne and OVERLAND for help with this story. Feedback, positive and negative, is always appreciated. 7. Payback When Kelly pulled up to the office on Tuesday and saw Bob coming out to meet her, she knew something was wrong. "Hi." Bob flashed a winning smile that didn't fool her for an instant. "Hi yourself." "You look nice today." "Wha...
"Ma'am?" Tabitha started and gasped. "Yes! What? Yes!" "I'm so sorry," the pretty brunette flight attendant said when Tabitha awoke so violently. "We served dinner while you were asleep and this is my final pass." "Oh, okay. I'll have the chicken." "What would you like to drink?" "Water, please." Tabitha glanced around her. The cabin wasn't very full,...
Jesse Benson had been up getting ready long before the rest of the household. After yesterday's pool party he had time to think about his future. First thing, he needed to keep his promise to his Father. His grades would step up. He would toe the line the remainder of the year. Graduation wasn't that far off. Secondly, He had a bone to pick with his so-cal...
In the morning, the bright sunlight did little to lift Bela's spirits. She was still saddened and horrified at how she had defiled herself the previous night. She kept berating and scolding herself, and would have kicked herself hard, had that been possible. For a while, she even contemplated going to her mother and confessing to everything. Maybe her mother...
"It can never happen again," she had said. The words rang in his head like a bell continuously as Tim Wallace went to work every day. In a lot of ways his job at the Seattle marketing agency, Branson Tanner, hadn't changed much over the past several weeks. He continued to fulfill his role as an Art Director, he continued to prank fellow co-workers, and he re...
It had been almost two weeks since Daniel had met his new Mistress, but hadn't heard from her since. He was a bit surprised and wasn't quite sure what to expect when she called him out of the blue and told him that he was to be ready for her arrival at 3 AM. She said the late hour was required for what she had planned. When she arrived, Daniel quickly let he...
Chapter One: Patient Zero Infected: 0 Healthy: 7,186,238,691 Day: 0 Celia Corbin was a thief. She didn't like to mince words, and she definitely hated artifice in all of its forms, and she really hated flowery titles and overdone corporatotalk. Her first boss might have called her a 'retrieval specialist,' which was the exact sort of thing that made he...
This is a story about something that happened to me about two years ago. I was living in Chicago with my two roommates – Mary and Anne. We were young professionals with good jobs living in a great apartment in Lincoln Park. I worked as an accountant for a major firm downtown. I had a boyfriend, Jeremy, and we had a lot of fun – not to mention great sex. We...
"Just kill me now," I thought as I dragged my aching feet to the supply cart and hung up my duster. It was the end of my first week at Corporate Cleanup and I was wrecked. I had no aspirations of being a janitor, believe me, but as an actress it's tough to find good paying night jobs. I needed my days free to go on auditions. You're probably wondering why wa...
I put the finishing touches on my makeup and step back to get a good look at myself in the hotel bathroom mirror. "Not too bad..." I say, smiling at my reflection. "This oughta get somebody's attention." I step out of the bathroom. You're standing by the window, your back to me, wearing only your boxers. "Well, what do ya think?" I ask. You turn to look at...