Chapter 13: Reclamation and Loss I had been sure the shaking of the walls in Hades was surely Lucifer coming to rescue me. Even as Hermes, Eros and I scrambled into clothing once more, I could hear the sounds of shouting and battle. I don't know how I knew what the latter sounded like as I had never so much as been in a bar brawl, but it was unmistakable....
Elunara headed down to the training yard and sat down on the platform. Gerald walked up and flicked his hand on her anklet. "New?" She rolled her eyes. "You're the sixth person to ask me that today. Jordan gave it to me." He snorted. "Finally found that wedding present?" "Of course." Jordan grinned. "I had to find SOMETHING." Elunara laughed and leane...
"Now that's what I'm talkin' about," I exclaimed. As I walked out of my 'new' doctor's office I had good reason to celebrate. I was going to live, live I tell you. That may sound stupid to you but just one year ago, well; I thought I had less than six months before the permanent dirt nap. Yeah, it was all some screw up at the lab. I can't even remember wha...
The economic meltdown of 2015 hit Roger particularly hard. He had been a fairly successful mortgage broker in Houston before the crash. It seemed like the steep rise in health insurance premiums hastened the death of the forty hour work week which in turn hastened an irreversible decline in the number of prospective buyers applying for mortgages. If that was...
Hazel fidgeted as she sat on the sofa. Trudy seemed to notice her discomfort, and reached out to hold her hand to reassure her. Thankfully, Trudy had been even less skeptical than she had expected. When she had told her about the incidents on the beach and her concurrent dreams, Trudy had laughed at first, but then she seemed to suddenly switch tack and beco...
Last chapter, gang. Thanks for reading. * * * Sixty hours ago "I won't be home until late," Jackie said. Derek's eyes blinked open, expecting to see floating gloves or pajama sleeves. "My uniforms are in the dryer. Be a dear and hang them up for me when they're done?" He smiled and nodded. It was really nice to see her beautiful face first thing in the m...
Copyright 2004 hammingbyrd7 Chapter 1. Stacey awoke about two hours before dawn. All the frustration of the earlier night had disappeared and she found she could finally think clearly. She turned over and gazed at the young man sleeping by her side. "Oh, Stacey," she thought, "What were you thinking of? He was so embarrassed already, why did you have to st...
This is a Romance series that starts with a disastrous BTB chapter. I was watching people in their late teens to 30+ years live in their smart phones. I see many have a minimum of security on them. Somebody really pissed could do so much damage quickly and easily. What surprised me was that it wasn't going to take money or high level technical smarts to do t...
My boss stuck his head in the door and told me to pack my bags. Sales had hooked a big fish and wanted someone from Tech Services to come to the final pitch to answer all of 'those' questions. Apparently it was my turn and no amount to complaining was going to get me out of it. The salespeople were leaving in the afternoon so that they could have the evenin...
He looked around the house and cursed. "That fucking bitch! Damn It!" The whole house was a mess. The pots and pans from dinner, the night before, were still on the stove and the sink was full of dishes and pots from dinner two nights ago. The dirty laundry, in the bedroom, was stacked higher than the hamper it was supposed to be in, there was trash everyw...