Helen slumped into the comfortable chair and surveyed the marina. At least the restaurant had a decent view. She'd dropped off her phone to be fixed hours ago and was bored and exhausted. She'd traipsed around Corfu Town for hours, killing time. Unlike her father and Jessica, she had little interest in ruins or art, so many attractions didn't interest her. When the waiter arrived, she ordered a drink and some food. She sp...

“What do we have here?” I asked with a smile. Rich and Jeff looked a bit shy. Rich, as usual, was the first to speak, “We thought you might like to hang out with us and watch the movie. We tried to make it as comfortable as possible. Mom helped and everything.” I looked at her standing behind the loveseat with a grin on her face. “Maybe your Mom would like to hang out with you or possibly Steve? I don’t want to be selfish...

“Hello! Anybody home?” I called out as I entered the house. There was no response. The backyard was also empty. I poured an iced tea and crashed on the living room couch with a sigh. It had been a long Thursday with two classes and a lab. Now I had a lonely long weekend ahead. I jumped when I heard the door. A female voice called out, “Hello! Anybody home?” I chuckled at the echo of my own entrance. “In here,” I called ba...

I awoke far too early the following morning. Daybreak had arrived, sending piercing beams of sunlight through the cabin windows and into my eyes. Yesterday had been a long day and I had only gotten about four hours of sleep. Chandra noticed that I was awake and made a playful comment about my “morning wood.” She asked who it was that I was dreaming about last night (as if she didn’t know). It was her way of apologizing fo...

It was Christmas Eve, the day that Mila had looked forward to for so long. She was to be released from prison and be free for the first time in over two years. She hugged her cellmate Greta tightly. Mila would miss her friend terribly, but what could she do? She desperately needed her freedom and would fly to Kyiv the next morning, She was a proud Ukrainian woman and would join the Army and serve her country. Her brother...

“Hello, Antoine.” Breathless and barely a whisper, Brigitte perched on his desk. The rasp of the keyboard did not waver. Easing forward, displaying her tanned cleavage, she toyed with a lock of her chestnut hair. He paused, peered at his handwritten notes, and started typing again. “Antoine? Do you like my new top?” Her husky timbre appealed for a reply. There were eyes upon her but not his. She glanced at Celine and Eva,...

Holy kamoly. Donald Stanlick lifted his gaze and met Lindsay Anastacio’s eyes as they crinkled at the corners. “Welcome to my humble abode.” She motioned toward the all-pink bedroom before shifting her focus to Donald’s paunchy arms crossed tight against his chest at the entryway. “Why don’t we go over to the bed, sit down, and make ourselves comfortable?” Nineteen-year-old Donald’s heartbeat was on overload and his body...

Nathan stared at the clock in the lower right corner of his monitor, waiting for it to read 11:30 AM. For some unknown reason on that particular Friday, he was completely famished. He worked at a processing center for a regional insurance company. Occasionally he would be contacted by an agent in regard to a claim, or even more rarely by a customer, but normally he simply stared at his computer screen for most of the day....

Am I sitting on the gate waiting for you? Maybe… this blazing hot day is made for these exciting thoughts. This thin cotton dress is almost see-through with enough unfastened buttons. You know us, life is tough, and no one has much. I have this, so look and think about my sun-kissed body naked. And look at you, covered in the dust from your toil; those beads of sweat are from such arduous work. My smile says it all; I hav...