I smiled all the way home from the bar. I arrived home and slept soundly that night. The first good sleep in years. I woke up and went straight to my computer to see if Red had sent me an email. My mind raced with memories of the night before. The last thing in my inbox subject line was Dear Mr. Fantasy, "Well," I thought, "That's a creepy name but I opened...
Chapter 7 One evening Di rushed home from work with exciting news. “Nick, guess what! Al Black is finally going to marry that gorgeous secretary of his.” Al Black was one of the VP s at Di’s firm. He’d been carrying on an affair with Lisa, his secretary, for several years. The affair had even caused Al’s divorce. Lisa was so beautiful and such a hot...
Author's note -- This is a work of pure fiction. There is no connection to any real people or places. Any resemblance to real life people, events, or someone else's writings is coincidental. It is for entertainment only and is not to be reproduced without written consent. **************************** My name is Egan (25), and my great, great, great grand...
It was hard for me to believe that in just a week Jacqui was getting married. I couldn't believe it was arriving so quickly. I was more than a little afraid of my emotions watching her being married to another man when I knew I was still in love with her. There wasn't a thing I could do about it though. We'd both known from the beginning that she and I had n...
I was sitting in the lobby of Sea-Tac Airport, reading my Kindle waiting for my flight to be called when this woman stumbled in front of me. "What the hell you do that for?" she yelled at me. I looked up at her, "What are you talking about. I'm just sitting here." "You fucking well know, you tripped me!" God, I hadn't expected to meet the Wicked Witch of...
The first of my friends to get married, Russell, did so when I was a senior in college, and he married a wonderful girl, Vickie, from a small town in North Carolina, where the wedding was. Vickie told me before the wedding that she was setting the stage for me and her former roommate and good friend to have a good time. She thought we'd be perfect, and even...
In North Carolina, the coldest and dreariest part of the winter is between January and March. That is when we usually get snow, if it's going to snow at all. That is also when we tend to get more of the rainy, cold weather that I hate. I don't remember the weather bothering me much that year, though. It was a very happy, satisfying time for both of us. Alici...
As I mentioned in Ch 6, these final chapters depict the characters in a series of role-plays, rather than one extended scenario. This allows them – and the writer! – a bit more scope than feeling unduly constrained by a set of "ground rules". Early on in this chapter I have flagged up the role-play by using inverted commas or a word like "supposed" when ref...
I fell in love with my wife on a holiday in Italy. I was visiting Florence for a few days five years ago. It was high summer, blazing hot, and I was walking along the Arno towards the Ponte Veccio when I first saw her. She is a stunning Florentine beauty. Mocha-skinned in the summer, with flowing raven locks and musty dark eyes. She also had curves to die f...
I arrived the following Saturday and had a half gallon of butter pecan ice cream that I gave to John. He laughed and thanked me. Jen looked great dressed in jeans and a western shirt, but she always looked good. We went to the motorcycle races and had a fun time. A lot of bikers looked at her; she was the kind of woman that attracted attention. I didn't lea...