It was another day in the I.T. hurricane, and Jeremy wasn’t sure how many more he could take. It can be an exciting field to work in, creating engaging experiences for internal and external customers, using code and configured applications to do seemingly...
My husband and I have a trip to the Caribbean planned for our twentieth anniversary and he told me he googled 'topless beaches' during the trip planning. At first, I didn't like the idea and thought he was joking. When he detected that I wasn't protesting...
It's eight thirty on Friday morning as I write, and just twelve hours ago I was enjoying a vigorous sexual encounter with my husband. Over dinner, we realised it had been three weeks, and made for the shower and the toothbrushes at once. We took our time,...
My husband, Ben, was online reading the Times and its product review site, "Hey, look at this," he exclaimed, "Wirecutter reviewed vibrators!" Now you would think that, given my history, I was a longtime user, but my shy side has never let me go into an a...
You switch off the lamp so that the only light in the room is the moon's reflection on the water. The gulf is peaceful tonight, its waves quietly lapping the shore. We lie naked on the bed, ready to use and be used as we embrace. Your lips brush against m...
My partner and I are fairly well known in the swinging community, not because we sleep around, but because we have solid vouches from the people we do choose to play with. We talk deeply beforehand about consent, boundaries, playing safe, how we keep safe...
Chapter Sixty-Nine As people began to board the plane, Damian checked the passenger list to see if he had any regular customers on board today. He and his co-worker and friend, Marie, were flight attendants working in first class as typical, and it wasn’t...
Chapter Forty-One While Mac was making love to his wife in their bedroom on the sixth floor of their home in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, their guests, Max and Virginie Becker, were about the business of making a baby on the fo...
The oil lamp, with its tall glass chimney, emitted a soft glow in the living room of 13 Roseberry Street in the Sydney suburb of Balmain. Afternoon had given way to evening, and the balmy air of the Australian summer wafted through the open window. Leonar...
Tim pulled the garage door shut, and slowly washed the grease from his fingers. Wheel bearings and axle seals were dirty work, but the hand cleaner did its job. “All done?” He smiled as he heard Mary’s voice echo down the hallway. “I sure am. Your mustan...
Lorelei rolled gently as she dropped off another load of dishes. Her calves ached, but she had to hurry. They needed help on the floor. Charlie had been sick for a couple days, so no one was surprised when he called in. Then Gerry couldn’t be reache...
I remember trying to read an endless spreadsheet printout. The paper roll was draped over my office windows and ran out the door into the hall. All the office was a buzz, everyone talking about the ‘Malaysia option’. Thank heaven Jackie woke me. “Wake...
I had been away at the summer house for two weeks, just me and the kids, my wife was stuck in the city with a big project at work and now, finally we were driving to the train station to collect her for the last two weeks of summer. We had all had a great...
