Normally, he decided, any woman looking like she did now, combined with
her sense of humor and the ability to keep up interesting conversation would be
near to impossible to resist. How come he hadn’t noticed her before? Abigail took
off her jewelry, two rings and a necklace and dropped it in one of her boots. She
turned her […]
They still had a couple of weeks before they were expected to show up in Carlin
and meet the others. They could make the journey in seven days time, but they
were in no hurry. Avoiding towns and main roads, they were more concerned with
keeping a low profile. On the fourth night they camped at the edge […]
Amanda was nervous, I could tell, she kept on scrunching up the tissues
that she was using to remove her makeup, this was her big night, and I, as
per usual was there providing a shoulder to lean on, someone to let steam
off to, after all, wasnt that what best friends were for.
[…]
After the play. We get into the cab. He has secretly told the
cabdriver to drive somewhere (however far the money will last). He
slowly begins kissing my neck and his hand on my knee slowly working
up my thigh. I can feel the heat from the passion and rest my hand
near his […]
The sun streamed through the tall, thick panes of glass to fall on
half a dozen canvases in varying stages of completion. The angle of
the late afternoon light set a diffuse golden tone in the
high-ceilinged room that made the paint colors deeper and more
intense. Haley glanced at her delicate watch, […]
The three matrons marched her in to the punishment room while Sara
kicked her legs and cursed. Fortunately the three were a match for the
young schoolgirl, but it was very
obvious that she would need to be strapped down for her discipline.
The three matrons hoisted her over the sturdy leather sofa, and […]
For the past thirty-some minutes Reverend Thomas Peterson had
been looking in astonishment at the latest packet of pictures of
his wife with someone else. But unlike the ones earlier where she
had been on a filthy mattress in what appeared to be a skid row
bar surrounded by a group of seven black men, this setting was
different. A […]
When I first was invited to lecture at a scientific conference
in the Caribbean, I assumed that it would be just another boring research
meeting. But since the location was desirable, I agreed to go, and hoped
to enjoy the screnery. It turned out to be better than I anticipated. […]
*Gone. He’s gone. Oh Lord, how will I live through this day? And, after that,
another. Then another. Years without him. Will it always hurt like this?*
James T. Kirk sat on the edge of his bunk, utterly defeated. Although it was
just after midnight, ship’s time, and he knew that […]
It was late, closing time to be precise; the Bar staff began to clean
away the day’s business as the final punters finished their drinks.
Couples began to retire for the night and drunks stumbled off into the
great beyond (sleep).
It was only a short walk from the bar to Susan’s house, which she
walked with her friend Jon, […]
