"Two people needed saving..."
Ba-Ding!I checked the display… three minutes away, thirty-five-minute trip, and a decent rider rating. Of course, I accepted the trip. It was 2:15 am, bars closed fifteen minutes ago, and I lived a half-hour south. With any luck, this passenger...
"A Friend joins the party."
Friday: Ten Days laterTen days… ten days!That’s a long time to be away from your new lover. What made it worse was that my new lover was so close by, so very close. The only thing that stood between us...
"Ghosted again"
The hours turned into daysAnd my concern grew to rage,The realization finally set inYou had already turned the page. You told me days before you leftYou would never give up what we had,Not for anyone, but apparentlyI’m the one that was...
"Once is not enough for either of them."
Sunday Night“Honey?” my wife, Blaire, called out to me. “You coming to bed or staying downstairs?”“I’ll be up in a few minutes, hon. Gotta do the Oreo thing with Ash.”The last season of Game Of Thrones was in full swing,...
"A father comes to grips with his feelings"
Saturday MorningFrom my seat on the couch, I watched Ashley come bounding down the stair steps, making enough noise to rouse the dead. I didn’t think a hundred pound girl could make that much noise. Her older and bigger brothers...
"Our couple goes hunting but ends up with a different prey"
“And so, I decided not to wear a bra to Brooke’s birthday party. I didn’t know she was going to have a water balloon fight. I was just hoping to get Tommy Marston’s attention.”Mel rubbed her breasts as the night...
"Doesn’t rhyme or have any sex!"
The drumming on the roofGrows from a whisper to a loud roarWash away everything Please God, wash it awayThe bed is chillyI am in it alone but there is someone in it with meBut our fire washed away long agoAnd I don’t...
"She wanted to be alone, but found something much better"
The wind caught Cheryl’s map as she tried to orient herself to the little town. She knew that almost everyone had cell phones with navigation on them, but she still had an old non-smart flip phone; the kind where you...
"Adult brother and sister in crisis... finding a way to cope."
- - - 6 Months Ago - - - "Mr. Adams... Mr. Adams?""Yeah, sorry.""Mr. Adams, we just need your signature right here."Done. Signed. Sealed. Divorced.Well, there went 24 years. My wife and I waited until the kids finished college, at least....
"He darkens their doorway, and is more than either of them expected..."
The rain beat down hard on the roof. Cindy and Will waited anxiously in the living room of their suburban Houston home. Although the heater was on and a fire was burning in the fireplace, she felt goosebumps on her...