The two men immediately froze when Steve pointed the handgun at them. Steve risked a few quick glances around to determine if the two had any companions somewhere close. He saw no one else. By this time the girls were awake. Roxie was struggling to pull her shirt on while Sam clung to her. Steve carefully stood as he studied the two men. They didn't look li...
Throughout the world, researchers had gathered to review the findings of their fellow researchers and discuss what to do with the data presented. Begrudgingly they had agreed to hear an outsider speak. Many of them feared the woman walking towards the podium, if she could truly be called a woman was even part of the debate. Her ears set high on her head twit...
You're not thinking about going to Paris without Charlie and me, are you?" asked Jordan as soon as Gwen had announced her intentions. "Oh, Jordan! I hate to ask anyone to go to funerals. This isn't going to be a fun, romantic trip," pointed out Gwen. "If you'd like to come with us, we'd be extremely glad to have you! I should've known that you'd want to hel...
Sometimes things happen for absolutely no reason at all. When we least expect it, something or someone drops in our lap and changes our life forever. Such is the case with Lorey just happening to be where I was a couple weeks ago. Let me set the background a little. My life has had its share of ups and downs. For the past few years, more downs than ups. Af...
I don't know what happened. Maybe I wasn't the lover that she had dreamed of. Maybe I didn't listen carefully enough when she needed to vent. Maybe I hadn't sent enough flowers or call often enough. Maybe, just maybe, she met someone new. Whatever the cause, I was single and as lonely as hell. It was time to get away and go someplace my ex and I had ne...
The agent was worried. The KGB agent was lying next to her - she had taken him by surprise. He was meant to shadow the snipers, to ensure no one else was watching their operation. She just hoped no one was watching the watcher. From the top of a building two blocks away she scoped into the target, a warehouse in eastern Ukraine. Three squads of soldiers...
I made my way to the airport, and as always, it was packed like crazy. Luckily I was able to immediately join the line when I got there. There were about half a dozen people in front of me, and after nearly an hour, that doubled, as most of the people were holding the spot for others in their family. I showed my passport and ticket itinerary to the beautiful...
„Nur ein einziges Mädchen?“ Mr. Lorenz blickte den grobschlächtigen Mann, der vor ihm stand, verärgert an. „Was ist mit den anderen?“, wollte er wissen. Seine Partner aus der Ukraine hatten ihn augenscheinlich betrogen. Er hatte eine Anzahlung für fünf gerade eben volljährig gewordene Mädchen guten Aussehens geleistet. 12.500 Euro hatte er bezahlt, 50 % des...
*Note to readers: This is the second story I've written which has nothing to do with my own life. The first was Live Free or Die. All of my other stories are based on personal experiences. I work as an aeronautical engineer on a Navy base in Virginia supporting the F-18 Super Hornet. As such, I've had the opportunity to meet many fighter pilots. Most a...
My time with Jordan was great but it didn't last. Maybe it was the age gap but more likely the responsibility of being a mother didn't square with staying with me. She took our daughter with her to visit her family in Michigan and didn't come back. There were the requisite phone calls and I kept asking her when she'd come home and then one day she informed...