Down came the windows, though she knew that the interior would have a fine coating of gravel dust by the time she returned home. It was the first truly warm day of the year. The office had hired a couple of people to reduce her workload. She'd finally come to her senses and returned to single life after a string of two bad relationships. She meant to enjoy...
I was fucking tired of Blair's teasing. That young woman had enjoyed tormenting me since I moved in next door. She would wear the tightest, skimpiest outfits that she could squeeze her body into. After a night of partying, she would come home and start undressing by the window, "accidentally" forgetting it was open and facing mine. She knew that I was on the...
A New Beginning August in Florida: The combination of heat and humidity is enough to make anybody a little bit crazy. On this particular night, the usual breeze off the water was almost nonexistent. I lay alone in our bed. My husband was away on business. That seemed to be happening a lot lately. Dave was working on a very important proposal and had been...
The first part of Dr. Michaels' and young Jason's unusual, sweet romance. Much, much more to come. And if you do want more, feel free to shoot me an email. 1 "What is rhetoric?" said professor Michaels, thumbing the underside of her glasses as heat continued to bloom ever deeper in her cheeks. "One may as well ask, 'What is communication? How does one t...
"At last! Two whole weeks without having to deal with Shauna and her new boyfriend!" Claire dropped her bags on the floor and flopped onto one of the twin beds. She peered up at her older sister, narrowing her eyes in a mock-glare. "The only thing that would make it better would be not having to share with an old lady." Lauren shook her head, setting her ba...
Copyright @ calibeachgirl All rights reserved, 2012 Thanks to estragon and deepblue... Chapter 4 The call of the rooster woke up Jack the next morning and after shaving and showering, he went to the breakfast room to eat. Bill was already there, a plate of eggs and bacon before him. "I cooked breakfast, Jack. Give me a minute and I'll fix you up." "Take...
© Pandemos, 2010. All Rights Reserved. Fair warning to those who find this story familiar - I published this under another member name in 2010, but am moving it to my new member name. * Lira had longed to escape to the woods of Maine since even before the long cold, snowy winter had begun some four months ago. Being stuck in her 5x7 office and her 15X17...
Authors' Note: We want to thank everyone for their patience as we continue to write Kennice and Cyrus' story. * Deep within the forest Rhys panted with exhaustion, sweat and blood dripping from his body from cuts and bruises. The battering Nyelene had been giving him as part of his training was wearing him down rapidly. He had at first tried to block one o...
Anna heard the sirens in the distance, their warning wail muted by blocks and blocks of wood framed houses. Automatically she listened for the nuances in tone and pitch that would tell her if they were drawing closer or would pass by into another part of the city. The sound grew louder, overshadowing the muted TV and its unfunny sitcom. They had turned off G...
Chapter 13: Where do we go from here It was a couple weeks before Dave and I had any real time to talk about our weekends. Unknown to Dave I got a surprise call from Tina. It is always Sandy that calls so I was very surprised when I answered the phone and it was Tina. We had a nice long talk all about how much she loves my husband and how I feel about her's...