Jared and Jennifer, Part 2

"There relationship goes to the next level, and they never look back"

My mind was racing. Did that really happen? Did Jared really kiss me? Why would he do that? And why did I kiss him back so passionately? I wasn't falling for this kid was I? I was. As I drove...

Jared and Jennifer, Part 1

"All he wanted was good grades, he got so much more"

I wanted to get straight A's my senior year of high school. I knew I'd need help so I signed up for my high schools tutoring program. Little did I know I'd be leaving high school with more than good...

What A Massage

"A massage never to be forgotten"

So I answered the ad in the “Body Rubs” section of an online trade forum. The price was about twice the going rate for a therapeutic massage, so it sounded like it might be quite more enjoyable as well. When...

His Mother’s Best Friend

"On the day of his mother's funeral, a young man spends some quality time with her best friend."

“You’re only 29, gotta lot to learn. But when your Mommy dies, she will not return.”The Sex Pistols, 1977 On the day Daniel Congress buried his mother, it rained like hell. Absolute buckets. The morning had broken bright and clear,...

The Circle of Life

"Old friends and their losses"

My wife died suddenly. The little hospital waiting room, apparently reserved for those who will get bad news. Empty except for me. I dreaded the door opening, but it finally did. “Mr. Rogers? I am so sorry. Your wife never...

Surprise Waiting, ch. 3

"Amie has yet one more surprise."

My life had changed so dramatically since that day the voice on the phone said simply, “Hi.” Prior to that I knew I loved Amie, but the age difference was likely to get in the way of any lasting relationship....

Meeting for the First Time

"On line friends meet for the first time"

We had been chatting on line for a few weeks now, and the conversations which had started as getting to know each other had begun to turn sexual. Annie was married with children but unhappy and knew life was meant...

Probation Frustration

"I met her while I was in a rehab program."

I was twenty seven and had been in a rehabilitation program for two years. It was an experimental program, and we had people in the field visit us to see what we were doing and how we did it. We...