"Love has a cost..."
The Present...“WHAT THE HELL DO YOU TWO WANT?”After my yell there was silence outside our door. Amber and Brie were no doubt wondering whether to answer or flee. Perhaps I overreacted? My only excuse was that I'd reached my limit...
When my boss told me another security officer would be assigned to work the night shift with me, I told him I didn’t need it. I had worked graveyard for the last ten months and could map out the construction...
"A massage table is supposed to be a place of relaxation"
March 2021 - The TableHere I am again. Almost completely naked, lying under a sheet waiting. Just waiting. This is the worst part, the waiting. My mind trips over itself talking myself in and out of what is about to...
"Maggie and Scott share stories about the amazing abilities of Eric the masseuse!"
I felt a strong sense of relief, but also a jolt of anxiety when I heard Maggie's news, as she continued to kiss me passionately. It appeared to me that our marriage wasn't in jeopardy, but what the hell was...
"One hell of a tasty taco"
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, between eleven and two. That's the weekly lunch schedule.The food truck would pull into the lot, open up the panel on the side of the van, and light up the OPEN sign in the window. In...
8 Months Past...Dawdling in the hotel's hallway I felt as nervous as I had the first time I'd been sent to meet a client. Glancing at my watch I saw more seconds I was being billed for tick past. Mustering...
"Fate - A power believed to control what happens in the future. Sometimes fate can be an attractive woman."
After finishing my workout at the gym, I wait for my coffee at the Grind'in Coffee shop. That's when Eve and I first noticed each other. The shop is extremely busy with no place to sit and little standing space....
"Love has a cost..."
10 months ago...I thought about Marla's offer all week while at home or my temp job. My boring, brain-numbing temp job where for eight hours a day I scanned old paper files from, like, a gazillion years ago into computer memory to...
"Love has a cost..."
The Present.Danny and I couldn't talk much in front of Stan on the drive to the hotel. Nonetheless, as I sat in the front seat I could feel Danny's eyes staring at the back of my head. Now that we were alone...
Andy had just moved into his first house. It was only a small house, but he liked it and it was his.The one thing he was not though was a good gardener. His efforts to make his garden look good...
