It was Friday morning in a sunny suburban neighbourhood when two 17-year-old step-siblings, Julian and Sophie, decided to throw a pool party while their parents were away at a doctor's conference in San Francisco. Excitement buzzed in the air as they planned every detail for that same night. They invited their friends, set up colourful decorations, and stocked up on snacks and drinks. Their parents had no shortage of alco...

My husband, James, and I have hosted an annual Fourth of July BBQ and house party for as long as I can remember. It’s a tradition that brings together friends, family, and acquaintances, and each year becomes livelier as fresh faces join us. About five years ago, I started noticing a curious trend: James would disappear toward the end of the night, often with one of the guests he’d personally invited. We’ve always had an...

Chapter 4: The Party Chloe was glad she and her parents could work something out for her birthday. Before going out to what ended up being more of an early dinner, they had given her their big birthday gift: a brand-new computer for college. Her father had proudly listed off all kinds of statistics about its memory, graphics, and processor speed, which she didn’t fully grasp but that he clearly found impressive. Regardles...

I had to go to work on New Year's Eve but only until two o'clock. Many workers would spend the rest of the day in the pub but that wasn't really my style. Once two o'clock rolled around, I was going straight home to prepare for the big night with Carole. The paperwork tasks were mostly carried out during the time between Christmas and New Year's Eve by me and my skeleton staff and had been completed. Just a few hundred bu...

I hit up Emma and Trey’s housewarming party tonight. Or “cocktail party” as they formally named it. Whatever it was, Emma said I needed to wear my tiny black dress, so it was an excuse to get a new one. But it was the first time I was this dressed up to give someone a customized welcome mat. The Uber dropped me off in front of the largest house I'd ever seen. First, we had to call back through a gated entrance. Then, we r...

I woke up and glanced across at Jade. She was lying there, looking at the ceiling. I leaned across and kissed her. “Morning. How long have you been awake?” “About half an hour. Just going through things in my head, making sure that I have packed everything.” Jade was going through the list again. Today was the day we were heading down to her parents because in two days, we were going to get married and she was understanda...

Mrs. Forde parked up on the driveway of what was to be her home for the next few months. It was a rental that her company had paid for, and Mrs Forde hoped it had everything she had requested. “Kelly, wake up, we’re here,” Mrs Forde said as she got out of the SUV, looking the house over from the front. Mrs. Forde wore jean shorts and a white T-shirt. It had been a long drive all the way to this mid-sized town here in Ariz...

Well, this happened fifteen years ago. Since then, almost every time I jerk off I still think about it. I was twenty-nine and had a twenty-six-year-old girlfriend. We had been dating for a year at the time, and we were living together. One Friday night, we went to a party in an apartment of a friend of hers in Recoleta, the most chic neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There were about thirty or forty people, all you...