I looked across at her as we drove home from the restaurant. The split skirt she was wearing had come open a little, just above the knee. It showed a glimpse of her lovely tanned legs. My God, I love this woman. I placed my hand on her leg as I drove and the skirt fell open a little more. I let my fingers trail up her thigh, she moved slightly in her seat...
Based on real life experiences and emotions. Foot on the accelerator, waiting to put his foot to the floor. Green. He slammed his right foot down and pushed the gas pedal to its farthest limit as his Mercedes sedan reached its red line and shifted into second gear, then third. Before long he was bounding down the highway 30 mph over the 70 mph speed limi...
The empty shell of the townhouse still smouldered as the fire crew carried out the charred remains of another victim. The corpse soon joined the line of black body bags behind a parked ambulance, hidden from the gathered TV cameras. No doubt an effort to give them a dignity in death that they didn't have in life. So… what happened at this old townhouse? DC B...
The night has finally come. The annual company Christmas Party. The venue is beautiful. Big, and yet somehow very intimate. I am one of the first ones there, and have found the table I have been assigned. I gather a few before dinner drinks, and settle in, curious to see who will be my companions for the evening. As lots of couples begin to walk in, I begin...
Note from Slick: Please read Midnight Bowling Ch. 01 to get up to speed. All rights reserved. * Allan and Betsy went bowling twice that week to improve their skills and by Saturday their games were on. On their way to the bowling alley at 11:45PM she clutched his hand. "God, I'm so nervous. I wonder who we will bowl." Allan too was nervous. They parked...
All the characters have their part to play in this romantic crime thriller. Will Patrick escape from Snake and will Rachel go with him? As with all my stories there is not always a nice tidy happy ending for everyone -- life is just not like that. * Rachel stared up at the man standing over her, the empty wine bottle in his hand. He was like her worst n...
The next morning Julia was surprised to see Rachel about so early. It was just before nine when she walked in to the small office to hand in her key. "Morning Julia," Rachel said. "Good morning, you're about early today," Julia said. "Yes I woke up early and couldn't get back to sleep so I thought I may as well be on my way," Rachel replied. "Well I hope...
Lindi took Jack off for his ice cream, buying him a disgustingly huge triple decker of bubble gum, chocolate and praline pecan. She didn't even have to ask old Mr. Andrews, the owner and sole employee of the old fashioned soda fountain, to go heavy on the whipped cream and cherries. He took one look at Jack's split lip and swollen nose, then turned away to...
Chapter 01 – Beginning the new job While there are probably similar stories, written by others, this original work of fiction has not been copied from anyone else. Don't get obsessed with any possible errors in grammar, just go with the idea of the story and enjoy. Where it begins . . . At age 19, Julie Smith was broke, and about to be homeless. She had...
The knock at the door had arrived amazingly fast; amazingly fast but not surprisingly fast given that Ian had a pretty good idea what was waiting for him at Lynn's. "It's my day off and I'm a bit bored," Lynn had told him on the phone, barely ten minutes earlier. "Fancy coming round for a bit?" she had asked him almost apologetically. She knew Ian was at w...