The things she does, sometimes unknowingly, make me seethe with anger. My petulance gets the better of me, but her ability to work me up into a testy, touchy, and snarky bitch is beyond belief. She’s been home all day and nothing has been done. As I look around the room my brain adds up all the negatives. The dishes left on the countertop even when the dishwasher is empty, not a sliced vegetable in sight for the evening m...

“Way to go, everyone!” Pam said in her usual confident tone. “This was big and we exceeded every goal. Great teamwork!” Pam was one of the executives at the bank I’ve worked for the last five years. She loved to be up front as the center of attention, especially to give one of her cheerleading speeches. There are plenty of stories of how she “worked” her way to the top over the years, but none of that matters. She’s my bo...

“Leaving a little early today, Corey?” Corey stopped in his tracks and turned around to face Bret, his boss, who was hanging onto a cubicle wall while glancing at his watch. “Less than ten till,” Corey replied, looking at the wall clock that showed 11:52. “I have an errand to do over lunch time. I'll be back well before one.” “Okay, well, we have that call with Vikram at one.” Corey rolled his eyes in his mind, though loo...

Marco had just logged into his workspace and ticketing system after starting up his computer Thursday morning when he heard the front door chime. “Shit.” No problem that his utterance was out loud. He was the first one in the office that morning, so no one else would hear. With a huff, he locked his computer and pushed back from his desk. If this wasn't someone with a key, he'd have to let them in, or if it wasn't an empl...

Harold and Ellen were up at first light on Saturday morning, spending a few minutes listening to songbirds enjoying the dawn in the unfamiliar backyard before heading inside in search of breakfast. Married twenty-nine years and having gone through a few seasons of their own, they were now helping their daughter, Vivian, start a new chapter in her life. Viv had married Shane a year before, and now the young couple were jus...

"I'm not scared. Are you?" Craig stood with his arm around Kerri, looking at the newest addition to their household. "No. We've talked about this for months. I'm sure we're ready." "We better be. No returns now, right?" "Right. No turning back now that we've set up our new little bundle of joy!" With a touch of the power button, their new espresso machine came alive. After a long time of wanting to cut down on the time an...

Darlene Tellemay was in her element, introducing Blake and Shae to the home she just knew would soon be theirs. Twenty years of experience in real estate had taught her to help the prospective buyers see themselves in the house, so she knew just the right features to point out to the young couple. The house was completely empty, not staged with simple furniture like some she would show, but she was an expert at presenting...

Beep-beep-beep. Beep-beep-beep. Beep-beep-beep. Dominic checked the meat thermometer. Perfect. The aroma of the roast wafting into the kitchen brought Renata to his side just as he set it on the counter. “Mmmm, smells amazing,” she sang, inhaling deeply. “I'll make the salad while that rests.” The fact that her nipples were forming pronounced peaks in her t-shirt top didn't escape her husband's notice. Dominic admired his...

“Aww shit, we’re out of mayo,” I moaned, rifling through the condiments in the fridge door. Jeff grabbed his dick out of his shorts and held it out like a squirtgun. “I got your mayo right here.” “Gross. You do not.” On this particular Friday, my buddy Jeff and I were making dinner at his place. Just burgers, nothing fancy.  We were more than buddies, actually, although we were certainly that: we hung out regularly, and d...