To celebrate our fifth anniversary, Charlotte and I decided to return to the place we'd spent our honeymoon and went to Paris. It had nothing to do with rekindling the passion or looking for romance. We enjoyed the city so much and wanted to revisit it and explore new corners, and meet again with some friends, not to mention having great food and wine. Ins...
I've been in bed with a lot of men -- but I've not kinky. One man, one bed has been my general rule. Only for a few months did I participate in what might be called group sex. I was 38 and I had been divorced for many years and had learned, slowly and painfully, to enjoy sex for what it was -- recreation -- and not to anticipate true love. I became friends...
The sun was setting and the sky was turning in gentle hues from a bright blue to a gentle pink, and finally a dark navy blue, as night often is. It was a clear night, the stars shining brightly down and the moon was fully lit, glistening off the lake. The trees were a dark green, and the stillness was so peaceful and calming, it made for a very pleasant sett...
Step one, I exit Loblaws, where I just spent the past eight hours. Working the eleven to seven overnight shift isn't easy. I yawn as I exit the store, my dark security uniform getting wet fast as it starts to rain. Wonderful. It was dry all night and as I head home, it starts to rain. That's just the kind of luck I've got, ladies and gentlemen. I walk out of...
I watched her from the gloom of the marquee as she approached, the weak winter sun becoming summer through her orange dress. She was one of those hazy relatives only seen at special occasions and all the other wedding guests ignored her. The murmur in the marquee swelled as she entered, something that stiffened her neck immediately. 'Excuse me,' she said, p...
She sighed. Closing her umbrella she took a long look out the main door of the apartment building that she just entered. Dark, gray, and raining: typical California November weather. Water dripped off her clothes. Even with an umbrella she always managed to get wet. She opened her mailbox and pulled out a giant pile of papers and pressed the button to the el...
Thank you Tigersman for editing this chapter. This chapter and 2 and 3 have been revised and edited so all my mistakes are now covered up. - The bar was packed as usual on a Saturday night. It was the place to be, whether on a date, looking to make new friends, or just unwind after a long week. The Brownstead Brewery always felt like a welcome to place to...
"Jim," Destiny cried, "Say hello to your daughter and son." That phrase brought my life to the spot that I had wanted to be for quite some time. But lets backup a bit. I go back two years. My name is Jim, I am thirty two years old and a widower. My wife Sheila passed away three months earlier from cancer. Thank God it was quick and she didn't suffer. We ha...
The warm morning sun spilled through the window and unto Brady's bare back. He shifted comfortably half awake and reached a hand over for the even warmer body that had been next to him and underneath him throughout the entire night. His hand came up empty. Brady opened one eye and looked to where Erin had been not that long ago. At least he thought it was...
The cold blast of air had sharpened Mendoza's mind, he was astounded at what he had just done. Surely she was bewitching him. How strong he tried to be, how much he wished he wasn't in this position, it didn't change the fatal attraction he felt for Ava. He shook her from his mind, determined to focus for the safety of the crew for at least the next few days...