Sadly, Bob and Ted felt a little neglected through all these preparations, although at times Jennifer and Peter joined them to all go out together with Ruth and Karen who seemed to be the permanent partners for Ted and Bob. Things were changing in Peter's apartment, too. The place was subtly altered and Jennifer's clothes seemed to take up all the available...
My wife and I had dropped the kids off at my brother and sister-in-laws house for the weekend and headed out of town for the wedding of my best friend's daughter. The wedding was in a small country town a few hours from home. We arrived in town the night prior to the wedding and crashed at a local hotel where we had made reservations. This would allow us tim...
This is an event that took place fourteen years ago. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed living it. Last week my friend Tom invited me to attend his friend's wedding, which was supposed to be a very lavish affair. Tom didn't have a girlfriend, so as a favor to him, my husband and I both agreed that I should be his date. Tom is the type of guy a...
*** The night on the town was in nearby Mexico on the border to California. They were going to Tijuana. Even though it was his last adventure as a single man, he missed Lynne. He texted her a few times and sent her pictures of the road signs on the way. He knew she'd never been to Tijuana. He couldn't wait to take his baby back with him. That was how he kne...
THE CONCLUSION: Twice divorced, unemployed computer technician Victor Haig is searching for a real soul mate when he rescues Nina Raymond from two louts who either mistook her for a hooker or an easy opportunity. Nina (20) admits to 37-year old Vic she's sexually inexperienced. He learns the young woman has been abused sexually by the few men in her life inc...
"Jessica... so good to see you again." Harry took her hand and helped her out of the car, leaning down to press a warm kiss to her cheek. He inhaled her sweet fragrance, lilies of the valley. His wife had planted them all around the foundation of their house when they married. Elise was gone but the flowers continued to bloom every year, just when it was tim...
About thirty years ago I did marriage counselling. A good number of my tales arise from those sessions, suitably doctored to preserve confidentiality. This little scrap of nonsense arose from an aside made by a client I was counselling. It was an additional little niggle in their troubled relationship, a side issue: he would play practical jokes on her, and...
My wife and I had been married for six years and we had recently moved to Hawksville a bigger town or small city in the south and were finding it hard to establish friends in our new location. Other than that, life was the usual routine of work for us both, looking forward to the weekends when we could drive to the beach, or just hang by our pool. I had mar...
"I met a guy," Ella said. "A really great guy." "Did you now?" Elizabeth said. "That's news. It's been quite a while, hasn't it?" "Yes it has. But the moment we were introduced, it just felt right. Instant connection." "What's his name?" "Max." "And how did you meet Max?" "I met him at a friend's house. We clicked immediately, we talked for hours that...
Chapter 21 - A First Date. Epilog: Months Later Samantha let herself into the girls' apartment with the key they'd given her about two o'clock on Sunday afternoon. She was wearing her casual shorts and top, along with the expensive-looking sequined sandals the others had 'approved' during the dress and 'date' tutorial and critique with her Saturday morning...