"A pastor forms an intimate bond with a member of his congregation."
I was in my office, preparing the sermon for next Sunday's service, when Anna appeared in the doorway. "I'm all done with the cleaning, Reverend," she said.Anna and her parents were longtime members of the church. She was twenty and...
"Following a painful loss, Garnet and her cousin take comfort in each other."
"This would have broken Grandma's heart," I said.My cousin Shane and I sat beside each other at my grandmother's dining room table, watching in horror as our family engaged in a screaming match. We'd returned from Grandma's funeral earlier that...
"A man struggles with conflicting emotions while secretly watching his cheating wife."
I fully intended to beat the shit out of Wyatt when I arrived at his house that evening. While keeping a white-knuckled grip on the steering wheel of my truck, I imagined what I was going to do to the...
"With each passing hour, desire grows stronger."
All day I wait to hear your moan.Though winter's sun can't warm my skin,memories of your murmured wordsmake me burn with shame and yearning.Morning drags its feet toward noon.All day I wait to hear your moan.While you and I, with...
"Sometimes anonymity encourages the most powerful intimacy."
It started innocently enough with anonymous chats. You and I were both members of an online group of amateur artists, though you were, and still are, far more talented than I could ever hope to be. I liked the mellow...
"Elliott has a threesome with his fiancée and his best friend."
What were we trying to prove? That we could be wild before settling down into monogamous matrimony? It was my idea to invite Kyle into our bed, and Laura was reluctant at first. She liked my best friend well enough,...
"A married man has a risky night out with a much younger woman."
As dusk fell, the shadows deepened in my car. Morgan sat in the passenger seat, and when I glanced over at her, I found she was watching me, a smile playing upon her glossed lips. She seemed perfectly at ease...
"Esme submits to forced orgasms at the hands of an older woman."
I fought against the restraints, but the cuffs circling my wrists and ankles held me firm. Strands of my auburn hair clung to my face, which was damp with sweat. "Please, Jane, just give me a minute!" I begged.I lay...
"A young man is seduced by a free-spirited stranger."
I spotted her walking alone on the side of the rural road, but as I drew closer in the truck, she didn't stick her thumb out for a ride. Her long red hair cascaded down her back, and the shorts...
"Two roommates engage in mutually beneficial stress relief."
Though it was well after midnight, I remained awake, my restless movements tangling the sheet around my legs. Insomnia, which had plagued me since I started grad school, was becoming more and more frequent. Swearing under my breath, I sat...