"What? No 'congratulations'?" she asked her sister as she flaunted the huge diamond ring on her hand. "I'd feel a lot better if I knew you really loved him," her older sister said respectfully in reply. "I love him," her younger sibling said in a way that sounded like she was trying to convince herself it was true. "Can you tell me why?" Her sister sat t...
... continuing from the previous chapters ... Chapter 27 Road Trip - Idaho My Army buddy, Craig Olson, welcomed me to his home in Coeur d'Alene with a big hug and much backslapping. I had contacted him weeks earlier about visiting and emailed him with updates about my travel and arrival dates. I called ahead from Montana to let him know I'd be arriving ar...
Sunday Night Chapter 1 "I hope you don't mind......." They both turned their heads slowly to look at Jane, shaken out of their quiet contemplation. The sun was gradually sinking, casting long shadows. They'd all spent the day in bed, recovering from the night before. "I've got a couple of friends coming over tonight. I think they'd like to meet you." "...
This is a sequel to one of my earlier works, 'Claire's Cousin'. Although it could stand as a story in its own right, readers will get much more out of it if they've read Chapter One first. Chapter 02: Simon's Seconds "Oh God! Oh God, Tim!" My wife's aroused voice sounded hoarse and crude over the slightly crackly telephone line, filling my smart but cha...
I didn't have long to wait before being shown into Professor Larnham's office. The waiting time had been enough to increase my uncertainty. I wasn't a fully fledged psychologist and had really only taken a couple of years of an Open University course before I realised that I probably wasn't in that league. In spite of that, my experience with the opposite se...
The landing was rough. There's no delicate way to put it - I was scared shitless. I looked over at my associate, Lyssa, in the seat next to me and noticed that she, too, was trying to put on a brave face. I tried to give a brave smile. but I knew she wasn't buying it. Thunder and lightning crashed outside the window of the plane, the pitch-black skies turn...
Note: This story is set in England, during the '80s, when mobile telephones were still on the horizon, TV programmes were recorded on Video Tape and problems of 'erectile dysfunction' were kept very, very quiet . It is a work of fiction. All the parties represented are of a suitable age, ie., over 18. Please be aware that no authors were harmed during the wr...
With nothing better to do than watch it rain here in Ann Arbor, I thought I'd kill some time by putting up a tale I posted a while back on another site. Two thousand years ago Quintiles Varus lost three Legions and an uncountable treasure in the forests of Germany. Now, some of that gold has begun to turn up in Paris and the "Organization" is getting paid...
Christie jolted back to reality, "I'm sorry, I'm so tired I think I might have dozed off for a minute." She said looking over at Ed. "I asked if you liked the last week. I wanted to thank you again for letting Doug loan you to me." He grinned, "I mean as my wife, so I look a bit less wild. You sure were convincing." He looked at the beautiful girl in the sa...
I would like to take a moment to thank all of you who voted on the first chapter to this story. I had not seriously planned a follow-up. Thank you all for they great feedback and I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as you did the first. Hugh also known as Spiderman and Peter Parker, was standing in the darkroom developing pictures when the phone rang. Ah...