It was New Year's Day in southern California. 80° and not a cloud in the sky. Anna and her husband were coming over with their kids. Allen and Michael would head out for a round of golf, my nanny would take all of the kids to Lego Land, and Anna and I would sit out by the pool sharing gossip. This time there was a lot to share. Our friend Kelly had a miscar...
Friday, May 15, 1992, 8.50am. Rachel Lindsay: Arrive at Anderson Fashions and report to reception, Another temporary secretarial job. It's not expected to last. Friday - what a day to start! To the loo to check I look OK. I'm dressed for business. Dark blue suit and shoes. Half heels. White blouse. How much cleavage? My breasts are always a problem. Nobody...
After their trip to the beach Anna and Tony are both hot, tired and covered with sand. They flop down into chairs, smiling at each other and brushing sand off onto the carpet. "I've got sand in places I didn't even know I had," says Anna, smiling. Tony just smiles back. Thoughts keep entering his head about what will happen when they return to Forest Glen l...
Last summer, a group of us got together after too many months apart. The place was my hometown, a Texas tourist Mecca on the Gulf of Mexico. We started at a little beach bar drinking beer, listening to acoustic guitar and watching the sun go down. An excellent dinner of fresh seafood and wine followed, then on to the nightclubs for dancing. Around eleven we...
-Jill- I'm still not a morning person, but when I must get up I've always been able to. When I don't, you need a catapult to launch me out of bed. Derek already left for work, saying goodbye with a kiss and receiving a slap in the ass from me. I finish making Jesse's lunch and put it on the counter as I finish my coffee. I miss six-year-old Jesse. This th...
Tom's standing at the altar. It's the first time in ten years that I've seen him and my stomach leaps up into my chest cavity. The faces on either side of me blur into a mass of toothy smiles as the church organ roars into life. I try to focus on my job as maid of honour. I straighten out the train of Zoe's dress and press my lips together into what I hope...
I awaken the next morning to the smell of freshly brewed coffee and a pang of guilt, I look at the space next to me in the bed which is empty. I sigh with relief, relief that is short lived as I turn my head towards the door. Scott is standing in the doorway wearing those pj bottoms and no shirt, holding two mugs of coffee. "Good morning!" He says brightly...
The lab was not strange in and of itself. It was, in fact, quite what you would probably expect. Sterile, tidy, and cold stainless-steel counters. Rows of cabinets containing elements and compounds with complex labels and glassware fill every corner, maintaining a packaged but orderly environment. Tall beakers filled with brightly colored substances giving t...
This story is about a wife planning a surprise for her husband, only to have the tables turned and is surprised herself. A special thanks to dragonmann72 for feedback and support. London Treat It was on a trip to London, to surprise my husband on his business trip that ended with a night neither of us will ever forget. He'd recently been promoted and...
As far as Tuesdays went this one sucked big time. I was ten minutes early and not even at my desk yet when my boss hollered at me to come into his office. I was no sooner in the door when he threw a piece of paper at me and said: "What the hell is this shit?" I looked at it and saw that it was an e-mail from the XYZ Corporation telling us that we were bein...