Author's note: This story is fiction; all characters and situations are fictional and any relationship they may bear to any living or dead person is purely coincidental. This is part 2 or a series which is better understood if Part 1 is read first, but that is not essential. The practices and behaviors of people in this story are not meant as examples for...
I had a wonderful life with my parents and little sister, before being accepted in to College on the other side of the country. A virgin when I left home, I had kissed my share of boys, but never really done much more than that. At College I met Brad, and things progressed slowly, and at the pace I set. He was a wonderful man, and, on the night I chose to g...
The passenger jet taxied from the terminal, carrying away Mary's reason for living. The tears she held back a few minutes ago now streamed down her face. "Excuse me. Is everything all right?" Startled, Mary swiped her cheek with a palm. "Yes. I'm fine." In a whisper, the cultured voice said, "Parting is such sweet sorrow." She laughed, turning toward the...
Suzanne pushed Ian ahead of her into the bedroom of her apartment. She was wrapped in a large fluffy white bath-towel and the white towel slippers that came with the room, and nothing else. Ian of course was fully dressed. Suzanne flung open the doors to one of the large wardrobes that furnished the bedroom and swept her hand across the few clothes hanging...
In January this year BigGuy33 wrote a story called Just Accept It. The wife in the story confronted her husband with an ultimatum, one he couldn't accept. To solve his problem he enlisted the assistance of powerful friends with resources not available to a normal family man. My thought was; how could a normal family man solve it without these resources? I re...
*********** Rachel - Well, here it was Saturday again. Another weekend and I had absolutely nothing planned - business or social. All my girlfriends were either married and with husbands and even children, or single but still with boyfriends in committed relationships. I was separated from my husband and my own "boyfriend", Grayson Peterson III, well, tha...
Chapter One Lydia huddled quietly in the dark corner alley feeling the crisp cold air crush her body and nearly send her asthmatic lungs into a spasm. She coughed as silently as she could and covered herself more tightly with the shawl wrapping her body. She didn't know how she would make it another night on the cold damp streets. She thought maybe she shou...
"Did Keith give you that ring, Kathy?" Joni asked. "And is it what I think it is?" The two 21 year old waitresses were waiting for drink orders at the Sam Glance Saloon, a restaurant and bar that featured a heavy handed Western theme. Both wore cowboy hats and plaid blouses with the three top buttons unbuttoned, as the manager's dress code required. "Yes,...
CHAPTER 1 Driving a little too fast Nina Black spotted the radar trap up ahead. Too late. She slowed her pickup to within the speed limit. The cop got out of his car. Oh shoot. Another nail in her hide from her mom? The cop tipped his hat back as he reached her open window and said, "Hi Nina.' "Hi Jerry," she said in surprise. "How are Cindy and baby?"...
Among the perks of wealth is the contacts you make and control, especially in a small town. My contracting and waste disposal and recycling firm holds a stranglehold on the local economy. I control the roads, the trash, and the building construction. Through my significant campaign donations I own the local District Attorney, all the judges, the sheriff and...