Spanky's was a fine establishment despite their measly one-star on socials. Their human resources department had more important things to worry about than employing seventeen-year-old girls. Their philosophy was that after enough time it would work itself out, just like it did in my case. I'd made enough money by the time I turned eighteen that I bought myself a car. It was a shit car, but on most days the engine turned o...

We were living in Fort Lauderdale and decided to check out the shops along the beach. We found a parking lot across the street and parked the car there. Greg always had a doobie rolled, so he fired it up and we listened to Kid Rock on the radio while we smoked. It was that crypto weed again and soon I had a good buzz going. We browsed the shops along A1A across from the beach itself. People were there from around the worl...

Passing the welcome sign on his way into town, Nick couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief at the sight of his old stomping grounds. It had been a while since he’d last been home. Driving down the main street through town, he gave a glance up at the old water tower. The high school logo painted on the side, time faded with help from the weather. Leaving home for college was something Nick looked forward to. A new adve...

Casey woke to the warm Florida breeze drifting through one of his condo's open windows. Rubbing his weary eyes, he rolled onto his side and reached for his phone on the nightstand. Groaning that the time was only quarter to six in the morning, he rested his head back on the pillow and stared up at the ceiling. His mind drifted about, playing back the events of the past couple of months in his head. Casey's life in that sh...

As I approached the sprawling estate, my grip on the steering wheel tightened until my fingertips grew numb. Under my breath, I cursed my father for sending me to do his dirty work. I couldn't stop glancing at the passenger seat, where a plain manila envelope, stuffed full, was hidden under one of my jackets. "Take this to him," Dad had told me earlier that afternoon. "He'll know what it's for." I started to shake my head...

Anna sank deeper into the warm, bubbly water, her long blonde hair cascading down her back like a golden waterfall. The warm glow of candles flickered softly while rose petals floating around her released their subtle scent into the air. It was the perfect oasis, and Anna felt her tension melting away with each passing moment. As she closed her eyes, she sensed movement behind her. She opened them to find Linda walking in...

The blonde girl dropped her backpack and shrieked. Keisha and Jennifer jumped apart only to shriek right back at her. A second ticked by. Then, another. "P-p-penny?" Keisha asked. Penny raised an eyebrow. "Ally? Is that you? What are you doing in here?" "Ally?" Keisha mumbled under her breath. "Wait, what are you doing in here?" The blonde girl held up her phone. "You said I could change in here, you said no one would be...

“Happy Monday!” Jess greeted Sophie when she saw her. Sophie had arrived early to get a workout in before the day started and to try to clear her mind. The last few days had been a whirlwind of emotions since Richard had unexpectedly come to the clinic. “Good morning, Jess,” she responded as she paused her music. “You’re here early.” “I wanted to come in and get a few files organized this morning before patients started t...

“Hey you agreed to the bet,” Mike reminded his wife. “Now you have to live with it.” Ever since he had won the bet with Ashley he had been waiting for the perfect time to remind her of their deal. “Babe, I told you I’m at the store!” she answered him. “I don’t think that the deal included any exceptions,” he told her. “I’m not going to be able to shop here anymore if anyone sees,” she told him emphatically. Mike almost la...

“I’m so glad your back is feeling better Mrs. Wilson. Just keep doing those home exercises like we talked about and it’ll keep feeling better. I’ll see you next week. Have a great afternoon!” Sophie said to the elderly patient she had just finished a session with. She walked back to her office in the back, hoping to knock out the rest of her notes quickly since her last appointment of the day had canceled. She wanted to g...

James sipped his coffee as his students filled the classroom for the first hour of his Monday morning. The sound of their chattering interrupted his effort to grade papers. He stacked up the pile of papers and put them into the drawer of his desk, then set his cell phone on top of them before he closed it. The students were mostly in their seats now, but a few stragglers were still up and talking to their friends. “Matthe...

The sweltering heat was brutal as Mike reached the sweet relief of the air conditioning. His team was in the process of inspecting the warehouses and loading sites which had made for excruciatingly long days. Mercifully, it had been an early day. They had been at it for hours and being able to get out of the heat and off of his feet was all he had been looking forward to. Mike plopped down on the couch in the small studio...

Richard folded again with a sigh. They had been playing for nearly an hour and he was down several thousand now, while James was up only up a few hundred. They certainly weren’t doing well despite the amount of attention that the men were paying to Sophie as she strutted around, getting drinks for anyone who needed something. The lewd banter about his wife had continued but tended to die down whenever she entered the room...

“Any luck with Sophie?” Richard’s text read when it popped up on his phone while he sat in bed, scrolling through his phone before trying to go to sleep. He sighed. He hadn’t attempted to bring it up since his try the day before. There was now less than a week before the game. “Not yet, it’s taking some work,” he sent back. “Did you tell her?” he texted back to James. He wasn’t sure how to answer that. He hadn’t brought i...