I couldn't help but feel a little nervous while we walked to the beach. There was a thick grove of palm trees that separated the hotel and pool area from the beach. As we walked down the cobblestone path through the palm trees, the distinct smell of the salt air became more prominent. James securely wrapped his arm around me, which gave me a measure of confidence. Regardless, there was a churning nervousness in my stomach...

I opened one eye and quickly closed it. I was trying to force myself back to sleep, because subconsciously I knew it was way too early to be awake. Fresh, clean salt air from the ocean permeated my nostrils, and it smelled divine. Both of my eyes were now open, and I came to the unfortunate conclusion that I'd never get back to sleep. James's arm was wrapped securely around me, holding me tight as we slept. I'd always lov...

As I drove into the town of Santa Ana, I was excited about the opportunities today might bring. My new position in the cartel meant I now had greater respect from the various people I supervised. Many of these people were young women whom I termed ‘Sinaloa Sirens’. They were the wives, fiancées, or long-term girlfriends of traffickers, logistic workers, falcons, and sicarios who worked directly under me. I had now worked...

It had been years since I had been on vacation and I was happy as all get-out when the wife planned a visit to the Emerald Coast of Mexico. The drive was going to be a long one, but I didn’t mind, since we were saving on airfare. (This was all pre-COVID19). We spent the night on the Texas-Mexico border and then a night in the mountains of Saltillo, Mexico outside of Monterrey, where we picked up my father-in-law and start...

“Carlos,” Cassie said again, her finger running in circles on her bare thigh. “Shut that thing down and come for a swim with me.”Her husband had his short beard only inches above the keyboard, hunched over like some sort of deranged goblin, biting his lip at the screen. “In a bit, honey. I’ve still got a few things to sort with the Chinese—plus some client emails.”Cassie pouted, her chest deflating in time with the respon...

If you think the Megabus is bad, you should try taking the bus from Oaxaca into Chiapas, south-east Mexico. Twelve hours of trying not to vomit in the blistering oppressive heat. When the shaking and rolling finally stopped, I staggered away from the road and lay in the undergrowth for a while, enjoying the stillness.According to the map I still had to trek down into the valley where I would be met by my hosts, so I shoul...

My eyes slowly opened and I blinked in the harsh caribbean sun. I glanced around and remembered things the way you do after waking up from a deep sleep. I was in a hammock slung between two palm trees near the beach of the resort my family was staying at. I gradually noticed that my arm was asleep and I looked down to see that my girlfriend Kelly was sleeping next to me, her petite body nestled into my bulkier one and wed...

Several months after my last story took place my family went on Spring Break to Cancun, and they decided to let Kelly come along. Obviously, we were really excited, even though we knew we were going to have to find more creative ways to have sex, as my little sister was staying in Kelly's room and my 11-year-old twin brothers were in mine. Still, we were excited. On the plane ride down, Kelly sat next to me and rubbed my...