Jim Dunkerly's daughter-in-law was what most of the community agreed was one of the prettiest brides the town had ever seen. She had looked, as one of the congregation at St Mary's had put it, 'like a million dollars', or, as one of the drunken rabble at the reception later had put it, with a leer, 'Good enough to screw a million ways!' In truth, Tracy Dunke...
PART ONE We finally arrived at our friend's house in Tennessee! What a long trip. We left our house in Cincinnati 4 hours ago and now were on the outskirts of Gatlinburg Tennessee. This was really the first vacation my husband and I have had alone since before our kids. Now we were "empty nesters" now that our youngest, Billy had started college at Ohio Sta...
It was the first Saturday of spring, and it couldn't have come soon enough. It is rare that the calendar agrees with the weather, and, indeed, that Saturday is the only first day of spring that I can remember where such a match occurred. I was ready for spring, as I always am by winter's ebb. My lifelong friend Jake was joining me for an afternoon picnic a...
Chapter 6 Alison's Friends Indulge MEANWHILE in AMSTERDAM... THE CROMPTON AFFAIR The Hotel Queen Wilhelmina Isabel Crompton awoke and for a few moments could not think where she was. Then the memories flooded back and Isabel was unsure as to whether she should be astonished, appalled and mortified or satisfied, satiated and smug. Her husband Edward was sti...
He'd worked very late. He wasn't surprised to find the house dark and quiet. He found a post-it on the outside of the bedroom door. It read, "I'll try to wait up for you, but I'm really tired. Wake me when you get in." He slowly opened the bedroom door and walked in. All the lights were out. She had opened the blinds. The bright winter moon reflecting off th...
I feigned sleep when Randy slipped out of bed and tiptoed to the bathroom. He pushed the door to, but it didn't latch. I heard him pee and shave. I heard him start the water in the shower and listened to him humming old rock and roll anthems as he bathed. I imagined him sliding the soap over his body and how smooth and slippery it was making him. I began to...
I woke at about 5 a.m., and looked around. Next to me, this sexy, sweet man, built like a brick house with a heart of gold, was soundly sleeping...and snoring. I picked my clothes up off the floor and walked into the kitchen. To say I was thirsty would be an understatement as I chugged two glasses of water before putting my clothes...well, Kimberly's cloth...
Serena was the first to wake up. Everything was still and peaceful. She looked over and saw Eric laying flat on his back. He was snoring quietly and she couldn't help but smile. She blinked and looked at the view. It was such a marvelous sight. The campsite was surrounded by water on three sides. One side showed a rock face with trees along the top. One side...
Many hours later, Sara finally woke up with a vicious headache. Lifting her head felt almost impossible as a sharp pain was coursing through her temple. With feeble eyes, she tried to scan the environment and found everything completely foreign. 'Where...am I?' Sara was inside a small apartment bedroom which was the equivalent of a filthy pig sty. A heap...
He knew I wanted to watch our favorite show on Netflix, he also knew I wanted to mess around while we did, it's our version of an inexpensive date, neither one of us having to put a whole lot of effort into it after a long day. But once again, he chose to go to bed when I wasn't ready to join him as quickly as he thought I should be. So I lay here, staring...