"Amanda gets her way."
The week after Amanda's overnight date with Glenn passed quietly. They tip-toed around their memories of the weekend and Sy felt a chill between them. Mandy seemed solicitous and distant, and a trace of formality drifted into their relationship. She's...
"Dual aftermaths"
Downtown at the Savoy Hotel.Amanda awoke before Glenn. It was early morning and sunlight played across the walls and ceiling of the hotel room through gaps in the curtains. She looked at the ceiling and recalled the events of the...
"Sy in prison."
***The ride in Amanda's SUV to the downtown Savoy Hotel was not what Sy had prepared for. He had imagined his wife, Amanda, and her boss, Glenn, sitting close together in the backseat while he drove. He would have had...
"A confident woman"
The next Sunday, Amanda returned home following morning Mass to find Sy just as she had found him the previous Sunday; still in his bathrobe, sitting at the kitchen table with the Sunday newspaper, cup of coffee in hand. But, what...
"What do you want?"
Sy didn't hear the garage door go up and didn't know Amanda was home until she shook him awake. "Wake up, Babe, I'm back," she said. She noticed the open whiskey bottle, the baby oil, the scattered tissues, and Sy's open...
"The Main Event"
All day long, Sy was useless at work. He could think of nothing but his wife, Amanda, and her boss, Glenn, going on a date tonight, a date they all knew would lead to sex. It was really going to happen! He...
"Terms of Audultery"
Amanda kept her luncheon meeting with Tiffany a secret from Sy. Tiffany's proposal was simply too outlandish for Amanda to discuss with her husband. At least, not yet. First, she must think it through for herself.Tiffany had proposed that Amanda...
"Amanda learns the truth"
Sy and Amanda awoke just before noon, showered, dressed, and got a late start on the day. During breakfast, neither spoke of their frantic sex of the previous night. It seemed like a dream to them, a crazy burst of...
"Mandy had always been a good girl."
CHAPTER ONE The sun had set and the western Colorado sky was a deep indigo. Already, the brightest stars were visible and soon the whole expanse of sky would be black and thousands of stars would sparkle overhead as in the...