"On the cusp of spring, a descent."
I find myself boundto you again. Five-leaved ivy vinescircle my wrists and thighs,for I am Persephonein reverse, abdicatingthe lengthened lightwhile pursuing your longer shadow."Is this not what you wanted?"Your voice, low and mocking as you lead me to my new...
"Marlowe helps out her anxious coworker in more ways than one."
I thought I was the only one still working in the office that evening. I'd stayed late, trying to reach a good stopping point, and my eyes were now bleary from staring at spreadsheets.At twenty-four, I'd found a job with...
"Fantasizing about what might have been..."
I came upon you sneaking a bite of late breakfast. You stood behind the shop counter, a hand lifted to your mouth. With your lips politely closed, you still managed a conspiratorial smile. I figured you weren't supposed to be...
"He can't be late. But she can't wait..."
I woke from a dream I could only vaguely recall, but it left me aroused and aching to come. If my husband had still been in bed with me, I would have drawn him from sleep with kisses and caresses,...
"What began as just sex evolves into something deeper."
I sense you startle awake, but I'm slower to open my eyes."What the hell is that?" you whisper.I listen to the eerie screams coming from the woods near my house. "Foxes," I say.In the darkness of my bedroom, you turn...
"The excruciating pleasure of being made to wait..."
"Touch yourself."Your voice: a murmur inaudible to those around you, but I easily hear it. You've called me during your break from all-day meetings.I slip a hand into my panties. You listen to my quickened breaths as I rub my...
"Libby learns more about life, and love, when Ryan takes her under his wing. Series finale."
It was a good thing I was practically finished with school, because I found it impossible to concentrate during class. I thought only of Ryan and when I'd be able to see him again. I continued going to his apartment...
"Ryan teaches Libby more about sex, and she proves to be an eager student."
I lay in Ryan's arms, a faint smile on my lips."How are you feeling?" he whispered while drawing me even closer to him.I struggled for the right response. Above all, I was still in disbelief that this had actually happened,...
"Libby falls hard for her older neighbor."
The pickup truck cruised alongside me as I walked home from the bus stop. Glancing over at the vehicle, I saw the driver push back the visor of his ballcap. His leer was unmistakable."Hey, sweetheart, need a ride?" the man...
"Carson longs to satisfy his friend's sexually frustrated mother."
I sat in Clint's living room, trying not to roll my eyes as he sent his girlfriend yet another text. The two of them had been squabbling about something dumb all afternoon, and though Abby was working at her part-time...