Not that it was something earth-shattering, nor would it change their relationship, but he had expected her to follow through. Now, she had disappointed him. Let him down. Certainly there were extenuating circumstances, yet were they enough to counter the infraction? She worried what he would say: what he would do. He was due back in three hours and retribution would be swift. She knew the penalties for disobedience, but...

The world encapsulated in darkness Soft velvetblinding my vision The soundsmusic thrumming in the backgroundHis voicereassuring and comforting His touchwarming my skin with each movementThe heatas his palm settles and squeezes The pressurerope biting deliciously into my skinThe stingwhen he slips it between my thighs I am helpless before himBound and blindedLoved and adored as he ties meHelpless and trusting with each kno...

Pale blue eyes coolly surveyed the crowds of people that crossed the Pavilion in a spat of free time before the next Shift. Black-gloved fingers twitched inside her pocket as the Conduit watched the milling throng, placing dark grey digits against the edge of her holo-goggles. “Conduit K to Base.” Her voice was unemotional as she watched a rowdy group of men and women in varying shades of blue and green cavorting fifteen...

Samantha gaped up at Diondre, her eyes trying to focus while her body trembled beneath him. ‘Did we just…?’ Her mind raced, heart pounding in her chest as she allowed her hands to fall from his shoulders, dropping limply onto the bed. She licked her lips, eyes wide as she stared. Her cheeks were pink, and Diondre held himself in check, curbing the desire to lean down and again take her lips with his. “I should-” Samantha...

Inside my chest a staccato beat, the rhythm thumping in time with yoursEyes shining like the brightest diamonds,shimmering in the night sky Never had I felt so complete, contentas I do when my fingers restEntangled in yours, entwined with mine,bodies thrum in perfect harmony Blue-black waves stretch as far,farther than even our eyes can seeDark waves slamming against the reef,the waters churning as our desire flares Flami...

He coughed and put the empty shot glass down on the bar, blinking rapidly as the whisky burned its way into his stomach. Shaking his head, he turned and blanched as he watched her at the opposite end of the bar. Hannah tossed her long blonde curls over a bare shoulder with a laugh, her blood-red dress making her a beacon of beauty that men just couldn’t seem to resist. Joel slumped onto a barstool as the surreal angel del...

I was on one of my many Greyhound trips, traveling from some hum-drum city in rural Missouri to go back to California to visit some friends for the summer, on a bus somewhere in Montana that was mostly empty. If I recall correctly, there were only about fifteen of us on that particular bus, so I was sitting sideways, with my ankles crossed over the aisle. Most of us were, some were even laying down, sleeping even though t...

The room was nearly quiet in the flickering torchlight. The breeze slid in through the open windows, fluttering the sheer material she had for curtains, wafting around the old bedroom to brush over the big bed in the corner, where two bodies moved in ecstasy. A gasping cry from the bedclothes drew the beady eye of a large crow which floated outside the cold windowpane, and it turned as the young woman’s body arched. She p...

Dark coffee slopped over the side of the wimpy styrofoam cup as Trish banged her fist on her desk. “God, I can’t seem to make a break on this case,” she groaned. While tangling her fingers in her hair, long tendrils escaped their braid to rest along her forearm as she leaned over the case file. She’d been working with the police department for two years, and they’d finally given her a “biggie.” ‘ Well, if you can call a s...

Samantha stared at the RA’s door with a look of disbelief on her pretty face. She shook her head and blinked, looking again at the placard on the door; it read the same thing as before. Diondre Freeman, Resident Advisor. She’d returned to school after a week of successfully avoiding time alone with Diondre, fearing what would happen if he got closer to her. She’d longed for the start of class, when both of them would retu...

The scene at the dinner table was a tense one, with the older couple on one side of the table. Sammi tugged on her skirt and slipped into a chair opposite from her mother, and gave Quentin a quick smile when he playfully flipped a napkin at her. He was a good man, and he’d been amazing to her mother. They’d been together for two years, and the entire time both Janine and Sammi had been aware that he had a son of his own w...

the sun filters downward through the trees  rays of color dancing on leaves flickering greens and yellows before finally reaching outward it stands alone, apart from the rest stem bending, browning purple leaves curling inward darkening on the edges once upon a time the flower stood tall bathed in bright sunlight caressed by the breeze fluttering and swaying, dancing light as a feather creatures stopped and admired it sni...

The night air was heavy with the sounds of drums, lightened by the flicker of burning lanterns and tiki torches, and voices floating on the air with the scents of roasted pig and fruity cocktails. It all mingled together to create an atmosphere as exotic as the colorful flowers that were centered upon each table in little coconut-bowl vases. The dried grass bundles hanging from tiki booths and the corners of tables flutte...

“They’re moving in with us? Mom! There’s hardly room for us, let alone those two!”Samantha huffed and leaned back in the deck chair, crossing her arms under her breasts, and bounced up when she felt the slight adjustment of the heavy plastic under her considerable weight. “Sammi, baby, I love Quentin, and Diondre lives with him for the same reason you live with me; it saved you money for your tuition to stay at home.” Jan...

Have you ever, ever, everBeen adrift on open sea? Had someone closeShy awayFor forces that were unseen? Soft, muted whispersIntimate, quietExchanged in the silent night Warm hands caressedShared sighsA passionate exchange of touches Fingers trembling, shakingSubtle movementBody shifting, twisting on sheets Skin growing slickFire burningStrangled groans and moans erupt Sharply uttered whimpersBody archingFingers flying, ca...