The next morning, I got up before Cynthia. Perfect. I snuck into the hall bathroom and freshened up. I’ll shave later. I pressed the button on the coffee maker and got out a box of breakfast cookies we usually have on Sunday. So what, today is Saturday an...
Dr James Kirkham smiled as the young widow was escorted from his Harley Street consulting rooms. He accepted her thanks humbly. A lot of his clients were widows. He himself had been trained in many of his most successful techniques by his young, widowed l...
The three of us got into the truck and headed for the house. Beta yawned the entire way. At the house, I helped Beth out of the truck as we watched Beta, tail dragging, head for his door and his room. Beth brought our beer into the living room. It was alm...
The witching hour was approaching and the bottles were upside down in the chilling buckets. Sometime during the night, Carl and I decided that my life with Beth had been planned. He finally convinced Cindy that he had to go to work in the morning. He gent...
Clatter – crash – thud scared me out of my wits Saturday morning as I rushed to the bathroom. “Loretta, Baby!” “DON’T COME IN HERE! I’m fine. My crutch fell, I’m okay,” Loretta reassured me. Then I noticed her crutches were not in their spot. I sat on the...
I fought against the restraints, but the cuffs circling my wrists and ankles held me firm. Strands of my auburn hair clung to my face, which was damp with sweat. "Please, Jane, just give me a minute!" I begged. I lay spread-eagled on Jane's bed while she...
When I woke up on Sunday, I didn’t smell the coffee. I thought we forgot to set the timer. I thought I set it for nine, but it was only seven-fifteen when I looked at the clock. I growled at the coffee pot and headed back to bed. Loretta was coming out of...
I spotted her walking alone on the side of the rural road, but as I drew closer in the truck, she didn't stick her thumb out for a ride. Her long red hair cascaded down her back, and the shorts she wore revealed a lot of leg. I tried not to stare, but one...
On the way home from work the next day, I phoned Frank. I asked him if he and Alice were free on Friday the thirteenth. It will be our six-month anniversary, and I wanted to have a little party for Loretta. I hoped to have him and then ask Travis and Anni...
Jack was always good for his word. At five-thirty he pulled up in front of Loretta’s apartment. Loretta was upstairs filling up the empty tubs we brought with us. Jack and I carefully carried the chest of drawers down to his truck. He had borrowed some mo...
“Umph, oh, umph, damn it,” Loretta was trying to get to the bathroom. “Wait, Honey, I’m here,” I jumped out of bed and grabbed her. We walked to the bathroom, I closed the door. I heard Loretta sobbing. Finally, she called to me, “Michael,” she was sniffi...
The next morning, Valerie was visibly sad. Jeff dressed poured her coffee and took it into the bedroom. He stopped and watched Valerie arrange her gown and his robe on the bed. The bed was as they left it when they got up. He heard Valerie sniffing. “What...
The next morning was all sunshine. The couple went to the restaurant and had the Bridal Breakfast including mimosas. Valerie was on top of the world. Sitting across the table with real linen and the elegant setting was something she had never experienced....
When Valerie got to work on Monday, she was still all aglow. Her best friend, Crystal, met her in the lunchroom. Valerie was putting her lunch in the refrigerator and her left hand was on top of the door holding it. “Well, how much longer are you going to...
The Saturday before Halloween was the date for the company party. Since this was to be the first one, Andy and Jeff were hoping for a good turnout. Most of the workers on the project signed up for it, but no one knows for sure until the party starts. The...
