CHAPTER 11 His husky promise sent an inexpressible tingle all over her body. The breath caught in Alexa's throat as her hazel eyes stared undauntedly into the piercing blue of Grant's unyielding ones. At once, she could see how the desire within them engulfed the irises into that dark indigo color that almost seemed black. She shivered in knowing that she...
CHAPTER 6 "Get the hell away from her...now!" Grant kept his firearm aimed unfalteringly at the bastard who would dare to force himself upon her. Grant was trying to remain composed in the face of this utter wrong, but it was hard as hell to see behind the wall of red. Grant was wholly infuriated. They were on the floor, the bastard's hands locking aro...
Author's note: Thank you for all of the kind words from chapter one. There will probably be one more chapter after this, but there's also some other stories percolating, so the final chapter might be a while. * I woke up completely disoriented. Strange bed, strange sounds. I've always been a heavy sleeper, working a rotating shift of days and nights for ne...
Chapter 2. "First" "When I was younger, I liked these to be slightly toasted, but now that I'm older, I like 'em... charred." "You obviously have a thing for flaming balls." Bella's laughter, sweet and melodious as it was to Jason's appreciative ears, filled the late morning air all around them. A rare, precious gem, his bride was brimming with spirit - u...
Samantha Trying to overcome her embarrassment at being caught masturbating in the locker-room by the daughter of the proprietor of Verdant Mountain Vistas, Samantha had elected to go for a run. Verdant Mountain Vistas was a nude recreation center about fifteen minutes out of town. Samantha had been recommended the center by her cousin Ethan, a fellow nudist...
Previously on "Come As You Are" -- Four lifelong friends reunite for their ten-year high school reunion -- professional chef Brenda Lattimore, celebrity video game streamer Sadie Green (nee Bedford), recently engaged ski instructor Michelle Min, and local business owner Collette Hansen. Over drinks and dinner the night before the reunion, the girls discover...
I pulled up to Leah's apartment; a small, blue and white Cape Cod-style house with heavily weathered shingles. It had inexpensive rent and overlooked the parking lot for a hair salon and a cheap Chinese takeout spot we sometimes ate at after a late night of drinking. I fondly recall all the times I sat across from Leah, watching her interrupt a silly grin by...
This is the tale of a man in his 40's, who loses his wife. Then, he meets a ghost (which, depending on your point of view about ghosts, may or may not require you to suspend your reality checks). That leads, in its own strange way, to him meeting the woman of his future, who is also in her 40's. This is primarily a romance. It just comes about in a bit of a...
I used my newfound freedom poorly. I stood, hand on crate, staring at the sealed ship before me until at last a robot responsible for the dock came over and ushered me outside. The bay's doors closed resolutely behind me, leaving me in a small awning that opened out to the bustling throng of people on the thoroughfare. Reddish dust caked the broad roadway, c...
Love and Sex in the Time of the Plague Chapter 2 Paul learns more about John's visit Spring 2020 "When you are shut off from the world, every day is exactly the same as the one before. This sameness has a way of wearing down your soul until you become nothing but a breathing, toiling, consuming thing that awakes to the sun and sleeps at the dawn...