With great relief, I finally walked into my large and well-appointed hotel room with stunning views of the city. It should have been a pleasure. I had been travelling since the early hours, but my feet ached in my heels and I had the start of a lingering...
None of it made any sense.Her one true love was the Lord.Who did this random guy think he was, traipsing into her life, captivating her with friendship, then tantalizing her with something more?She could not even.Early that morning, seated on her threadba...
None of it made any sense.Her one true love was the Lord.Who did this random guy think he was, traipsing into her life, captivating her with friendship, then tantalizing her with something more?She could not even fathom it.Early that morning, seated on he...
Keys click. Deserted welcome. Scalding tears and suds purge her dutiful whereabouts. Beloved mom. Finite, fading. Just like his understanding? Last week's soiree haunts the steam-curled solitude: carefree flirtations, a predator's perfume...amuse-bouche...
She made her way up the lane her case trundling behind, bouncing over the bedrock where it broke through the hardened tracks, a bag of shopping bouncing against her knee. She thought of her Da sitting in front of the hearth forever re-lighting his pipe; t...
“‘You never open your mouth--’”“‘--until you know what the shot is.’ I got it, Abbey.”“Are you sure you want this job? I thought you wanted to get out of the field, take a seat in the front office.” Abbey rested her full bottom on the front of the mahogan...
Thunderclouds quickly cleared the park of people, before spitting their first drops, just as he reached the old boathouse. “Lucky you.” The feminine voice startled him. Huddled on the bench along the rear wall, was the young lady he’d watched at lakeside,...
Chapter Three The house was quiet. All the stress and noise of Monday morning’s pantomime was over. And now I could finally afford myself the luxury of my first hot cup of coffee in the now peacefully empty kitchen. In truth, the morning’s routine plays...
Jason Last night my wife slept with another man for the first time since we were married. It wasn’t really infidelity; I had, over a period of time, encouraged her to do this. On her return, Emma had told me all about it – initially shyly and with guilt...
January 2027I was in the basement of our house looking through an old box I had stored years ago in a crawl space left over when we built the house. Due to the house’s design, this was just a small area of unusable extra space hidden behind a plywood wall...
She is the apple of his eye.Her curls cascading down her back,Lips painted crimson, hertongue flicking over them,eyes are glistening like a serpent.‘You’re late,’ she offers. An hour later, the smellof sex permeates the room.A dark must lingersand fills t...
How could I have realizedOn that day of surpriseWith illicit kisses stolenAnd sexuality shreddedThat I was surrounded by walls that have eyesSnared by irresistible baitAnd shackled by ropes of fateTumbling into an unknown abyssOf frenetic and wild abandon...
When Lauren arrived back in the house Renee was dressed and ready to go to work. She asked about the trouble at the restaurant but Lauren wouldn't talk about it. All she said was that it was a conflict and it was now resolved. Renee let it drop as she pre...
As Maddie lay between the two women she thought about how Cynthia would react if she discovered the relationship with her mother. They had been friends all through college, and Maddie didn't want to ruin that. She quickly tossed that thought aside, catchi...
