I was sitting in a cozy chair by the fireplace in the hotel lobby, trying to finish my novel. I was giving an early morning presentation at the conference tomorrow, and always have trouble sleeping the night before a presentation. It was late, around midnight, and I figured a change of scenery might help. My job had become my life during the past few years. In my twenties, I had a pretty active social life. I went out wit...

Once upon a time… There was this girl and this guy. He was a gazillionaire and his company was in a 100-story building, his office on the penthouse floor. One fine day, he wanted to take his girl out on his private yacht. She packed a picnic, dressed in a cute little skirt and tank top. They drove to the office to get the key to the boat. They rode in his convertible Ferrari and parked in the parking garage. And because t...

I saw you weakAnd hated youThe way you clung to meYour need so claustrophobicI could barely breathe And yet I felt responsibleNot able to break freeEach time that I would take a stepYour grasp dug into me As though I held the key to youAs though you lived through me You feared that I’d abandon youYou said you’d take your life I’ve become indenturedTo care for you just likeYou were my child and helplessNot partners in a li...

Gracie sat at her desk. It was after 7 pm, and she was still working on the Rockman file. Frustrated and mad, she sighed heavily. It would take another two hours to go through all the compiled data, which meant no social life for her…again…this weekend. With luck, she might get home before midnight, but the way it was going, that was hardly likely. “Damn him!” she growled, referring to Mr. Bradford Rockman. Slamming the d...

Feeling that this was yet one more day of her punishment, I finished my breakfast and walked back to my room to get ready for 'Our first girls day out at the mall', as my wife called it. She told me that she had taken care to lay out a 'really pretty outfit', sure to turn some heads. She was right about that! Laying on my bed was a a complete hot pink silk lace panty, bra, and camisole set, with a matching lace garter. A...

It was seven a.m. in the morning, and everyone in the building was preparing work. There was barely anybody in the building, really-just the janiter and some other secretaries. I was the head C.E.O., so I didn't have to come here early at all, but I had to since MTV was interviewing us for our work. I was the founder and owner of Paws Pets, a huge chain of pet stores specializing in cats and dogs. In the work building, th...