I was looking forward to this summer. I had just graduated high school and I was going to stay with my grandparents down in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania for a few months. When I was younger I'd always go stay with them for the summer, but then my parents got divorced and my father and I moved to California for his job. Money was always tight and we couldn'...
Christiana loved being in Navarro's arms. She relaxed, and let his strong scent wash over her. This was good. This was right. For years, she wished for someone special and now she had him. Then the threat returned. Her time was being cut short. She needed to do what was best for her husband. "Navarro, if I don't survive this, please find a new wife. You've...
As you have finally graduated from college you are finally free again to do what you want. You are 23 years old and there's no need to hurry and find a job. You inherited a lot of money from your grandparents, and you could live off that for a while. You live in a largely populated city, the residence of the aforementioned college you just graduated from. It...
Ch.12 Pay the Piper The meet with Jimmy's men went easier than they thought, the stacks of money fitting in the bags with room to spare. The exchange made, the ride to I-99 was a short one, before they opened their bikes up and cruised the highway south. Despite being a man short, Tom recovering with the help of the girls tender loving care, the club rode...
The following is a story that took place in 1981. I had turned eighteen at the time. Looking back being a young man growing in the eighties things were simpler that they are now and we were naive and trusting without considering malicious out-comings of meeting total strangers on the road. Now a days being a 55 year old man with grown up children, I would co...
Chapter 4 Meeting Brian's friends and his family. Ginny Driver Stapleton was not your typical widow. She didn't have any gray hair, her skin was wrinkle-free, and she didn't pal around with other widows. Once she stopped wearing the silver band signifying that she had been married, she looked like any other single girl, carefree and happy. She didn't try...
Family Oriented It was 6:00 am and Carrie could not sleep. The room felt incredibly empty since Courtney had been the one to leave last night. No one was more surprised than Carrie herself when at the first of three ring rituals, Courtney had been the only one left without a emerald ring. The shock on her face was matched by the shock on the others' faces,...
Shannon stood on the front porch of Gina Marie's house and watched Butch drive away until he was out of sight. She had tears in her eyes, feeling overwhelmed by all the dramatic experiences that had struck her in the last 12 hours. She moved to Montana in the hope of positive change but never expected anything remotely close to this. She was very happy, but...
Sunset on the island of Svaarka was always beautiful and Karin had spent many evenings watching it. Today he wanted to share his favorite evening pastime with Bella. Her golden hair shone in the orange light. Her blue eyes shyly looked into his and then at the ground before looking into the horizon. Her cheeks had the slightest hint of a blush. They had be...
Here is the next installment. ***** After reuniting with family at their grandparents, Rory and Camirra rode to their mother's home. Gunther and Christy were staying with Dawn and Derrick for the first night, and then they would stay with Nick and Jasmine before returning home. Marvin invited Brandon and Brian to stay with him. He did so to keep Darius fro...