Summer’s Heat Part 5: Intense Connection

"Derek and Summer's intimacy reaches new heights, but a surprise encounter leaves Derek questioning himself."

I took a sip of my coffee, the rich aroma intermingling with the tempting smell of fast food from the nearby stalls. The mall was bustling with chatter and the clattering of trays, creating a symphony of everyday life.I’d been...

Distraction

"He needed to work into the evening, but she had other ideas..."

“Thank you, darling,” he said. “That was lovely.”He patted his mouth with his napkin and leaned back, taking a sip of red wine.  The meal that they had just eaten together, poached salmon with hollandaise sauce on a bed of salad...

Breaking Through

"Sarah can't pull herself away from her thesis paper."

The tapping was incessant. Irritating. Ken glanced up from the football game to watch her. Sarah's pink fingernails drummed against the desk. From index to pinky, over and over, as if the typing motion would will her thesis into existence....

A Morning Workout

"As I moved through my Sun Salutations, he decided the show was more interesting than his phone..."

It's a nice lazy morning for us. We have nothing planned for the day, so we take our time getting going. I'm already up and moving around, while he lounges on the bed, playing with his phone.I'm still feeling a...