Hi, my name's Mike. Last night my wife Monica and I attended Bethany's 51st birthday party. Her husband David had pulled out all the stops to make sure that it was a party that she'd always remember. Believe me, it's one that I'll never forget!We had arrived at Beth and David's home at 7:00 PM as David had requested. As we walked in, I noticed that there were already three other couples present, sharing small talk and enj...

Chapter Twenty-Eight - Greg’s Second Birthday At nine-thirty Laura reached for the doorknob and twisted it. She would not have been surprised to find it locked, but the door opened. Laura looked first in the kitchen. The coffee was made, pot full, with two clean mugs on a tray. Dan wasn’t in the kitchen. Dan and Artsy? Dan and I? She poured the two mugs full. She heard the shower running as she entered their bedroom. She...

The sun was shining through the windows as I opened my eyes. This was going to be a perfect day, I just knew it! The sun was shining, the birds were chirping and I was in love with the most incredible man ever. Not to mention, today was my 30th birthday! Thomas had to work today but promised an incredible birthday celebration when he got home this evening. I pressed him for details but he wasn't forthcoming. He kept sayin...

Chapter Two - Birthday Passion For Dan, once again ESPN and vodka tonic was vitamin W. On the sofa with drink in hand, he concentrated on a rugby match. Dan didn’t know a thing about rugby, it made absolutely no sense to him, but it wasn’t Laura. Laura wasn’t with Greg at the bottom of that pile. The match ended and Dan went for another drink. The clock caught his eye as he made his next vodka tonic, five after nine. They...

Chapter One – A Birthday Gift “Don’t bother to wait up for me, Baby. I know I’ll be late tonight.” Laura paused very deliberately for effect. “I could be very late if everything goes well.” Once again Dan heard his wife pause; he was about to interject when he heard his wife continue once again and her final words left him speechless for the moment. “I hope it goes well.” Laura’s announcement as they finished their breakf...

Zane walked up and down the wine aisles of his favorite liquor store. Tonight was Grant’s birthday party and he wanted to give him a nice bottle of wine. The problem was, he didn’t know much about wine as it wasn’t his drink of choice. He had only bought one bottle of wine and it wasn’t that good. That mistake was made about four months ago when he got news that changed his life forever. Six months ago, Zane had met Grant...

One week to the day after Kat and I first met in that lingerie shop, it was my thirty-eighth birthday. July 13, 2013. Kat picked me up at my place. We drove to a buffet where you could have just about any dish you wanted, fresh and hot. Fresh and hot, like us. You pay as you enter and take whatever you want to eat. All top quality cooking. We each picked out little samples of whatever food looked good to us. We needed ene...

“Mmmh! Valley High School,” I mumble. I stop and motion. “He is really hot.” “He’s a coach, and he’s probably like twenty four,” Ryan says, punching a number into the keyboard in front of us. “Please,” I say. “You honestly don’t think he’s hot?” “I do,” Ryan says. “But, as your best friend, I’ll let you call dibs. Plus, he probably doesn’t swing my way.” Ryan forms his best pouty face. We’ve been sitting at a score table...