"Hey, honey,this sounds interesting!" Jenna said, as she read the small ad buried deep in paper. "It says they are looking for contestants for a new show. Big cash prizes!" "It's probably some kind of scam." he said matter of factly. But the fact was, they were deep in debt, and on the verge of losing their home, and they would jump at any chance, no matter...
Chapter 6 - The Story of Fantine It then passed to Fantine to tell her own tale. She spoke in her broken English and lapsed into French for the more difficult parts. Liz' French was rusty but she was able to keep up. ---- Fantine told of being born in the south of France in 1866. Her father was a captain in The Gendarmerie. Her mother was a merchant's dau...
As June, my wife of seven years, and I drove home from the movies on a Saturday night I hit her with the same old refrain: "I guess the Mission Impossible movies are entertaining, otherwise I wouldn't keep going to them; but they are so coincidental and far-fetched I wonder how it can hold my interest." June said the same thing she always does, while tappin...
"If you're both sure this is what you want I'll try. You do understand I'm not a professional but I've done this for some time so if you're sure I'll be happy to give it a try." Carol nodded and Bill smiled and nodded. Richard looked into Carol's eyes and smiled. A few minutes later after getting Carol to relax and go into a deep sleep Richard ask Bill wh...
So, I decided to treat myself for the weekend with a friend of mine, Luis, by spending it in Martha's Vineyard. Neither of us had been there and we decided it would be a fun place to go as two single guys at this time of the year. We rented a room for the weekend, two bedrooms, kitchen, living room with a fireplace (not that we would be using it during this...
Copyright 2011, All Rights Reserved Thank you for opening my third story. I hope you enjoy it! Special thanks to SoCalOvid for his fine editing. Without his skill, the read would be tense. **** Honkkkk! blared the car horn. Mike Merrill jumped back, his mind on other things completely unaware of stepping in front of the red minivan. Looking up at the yo...
Note- My alternate take on the Batman tv show episode 'Marsha, Queen of Diamonds' with the addition of Batgirl. I do not own any rights to Batman or Batgirl. I did not gain any profit from this fictional tale. * Another sparkling day in Gotham City and Marsha, self styled Queen of Diamonds relaxed on her chaise lounge and contemplated her reflection in he...
A/N: Sorry for the wait guys, I've been battling writers block and life has caught up with me. The story continues. Enjoy :) Read/Rate/Comment ~LateNightReader121 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 2 – Oranges Gail fumbled with her keys as she tried to unlock her door, but she just couldn't get her fingers to work. Until finally t...
Seth made me wait for just a couple of minutes before he showed up, wearing his warmups and a t-shirt. He looked hot. I was leaning against the wall by the door, wondering just where the hell he was planning on hooking up this time, since the school was locked and I didn't think the football field was a suitable hiding place. "Ever been in the football loc...
Allie was over the moon when she arrived at eleven thirty that morning for an interview for an Assistant Editor position for Young Publishing firm, one of the hottest up and coming small publishing houses in New York. She was even happier that she's hopefully get one foot in the door and have her passion for writing finally go into print. But first, she need...