"Her unruly mouth earns Miss Winslow another lesson"
It wasn't even a week later that Miss Winslow acted up in class again. I had prepared a pop quiz and as I began to hand the papers out she was fussing at her desk, chatting with her neighbors. I...
"It’s my decision to stay. She makes it worth my while"
Tammy got up from the breakfast table and went to the back door of the house. I felt my stomach sink, knowing what was coming. She opened it and stepped aside, her arm extended to the outside, palm up. She...
"Andrea loves her husband and devotes herself to helping him succeed"
"Darling, I'm just going to run to the ladies’ room." "But," Winston stammered, "but you'll miss my speech." "I've heard it, remember?" Andrea said with a smile, collecting her clutch purse and pushing back from the table. I can almost...
"Passionate fantasies of our babysitter, Debbie, become reality."
"You know dear," I blurted, "if you’re going to ogle my husband like he's a piece of meat, you may as well get a closer look." Debbie, our babysitter for the last two years, blushed scarlet and averted her gaze....
"When she disrupts the class he makes an example of her."
I tried to maintain my temper, gritting my teeth and keeping my voice low and calm. "Miss Winslow," I announced with displeasure, the pace of my words steady and even. "If you need the attention that badly, please move to...
"Luke and Lorraine meet with the Guild Business Agents to exhibit their skills"
He’d left Lorraine in the bedroom while she finished preparing, per the instructions. He waited in the den, dressed and pacing while mentally rebelling and anticipating the night. Despite his anger and resentment over the last days he’d begun to...
"Luke’s first attempt to Dom his girlfriend leads to unexpected consequences"
Luke grinned and flexed his hand as he left the conference room, working out the residual ache. He was still feeling pretty damned good despite the early meeting schedule. Not about the meeting itself of course, that had been the...
"Gina gives her team a party, and they show how partying is really done!"
"Hey, boss," Lance interrupted as she watched her group mingling and celebrating. "Just wanted to say thanks, for all this." 'Boss' was how they all addressed her, even Lance, although she knew they referred to her as Gina behind her...
"He shows her what he knows."
"I have one more thing for you," he said, rising from the couch where they sat. It was their tenth anniversary, and they had exchanged gifts; for her, earrings, and she had given him a new watch. "It's a surprise....
"She'll keep my secret safe from Mom. For a price."
There was a railroad spike being driven into my forehead, and my stomach clenched with the sudden urge to vomit. I opened my eyes and regretted it instantly, squinting against the dim light in the room as my empty insides...