I’d lost her at some point during the party. The place was full of her work friends. I’d been in the kitchen talking to one of her colleagues about football when I realised I hadn’t seen her in ages. I headed off to look for her, thinking she’d be in the living room. I don’t know what made me glance out into the yard, but there she was, half-hidden in the darkness. She was on her knees with her dress hitched up around her...

While I was going to college, I had a part-time job at a local “mom-and-pop” retail shop. They sold a bit of everything, but in the later hours of the day, we mostly did movie rentals. My first few months working there were pretty nondescript. I didn’t particularly like the job and I felt like I didn’t really belong there. As the months went on, there was quite a bit of employee turnover, and I very quickly became the vet...

Chapter Fifty They say all good things must come to an end. That might be true, but sadly the same isn’t true of all bad. Although in hindsight the outcome was predictable, its beginning came from an entirely unexpected direction and at a time when everything else in my life seemed to be running smoothly. I should have known it was just the lull before the storm. I should have guessed that when the storm arrived, it would...

She walks through the door with attitude written all over her face. ‘Fuck,’ I think, letting out an unimpressed sigh and go back to drinking and watching the game. I’m tipsy, I had a bad day and don’t need her shit tonight. That seems to be all I ever get from her anymore.I look over and she stumbles, trying to kick off her heels. “I was working late,“ she says, rolling her eyes.I barely get out, “Yea sure,” before she sn...

A couple of weeks passed. Jackie and I saw each other a few times but I suspect she was wary of me and my part in her ‘evening of shame’.Her fertility treatment continued though and to my fury, she looked even more gorgeous. Almost as if she was already pregnant, her hair simply shone and her skin took on a fresh, bright complexion. I hated her for it! It should have been me with the warm feminine glow; me waiting for Joh...

"That's the guy from our, Toronto, office. He’s kinda hot," Shelly whispered to her friend Amber. I had been tasked with reviewing all the IT projects presently in development, and to identify any redundancy. Our IT headquarters was located in, Vancouver. Amber and Shelly were strategically seated at the highest trafficked area of the bar. Dab smack in the middle of it. When a cute guy would be waiting to order a drink, t...