"Following an argument with August, Dove worries she'll have to give up the search for Tanya."
I tried again to convince August to let me come along. "I'll wait in the truck while you talk to the guy.""We're not having this discussion again," he said while pulling on his shirt. "You're staying here.""Well, where are you...
"Happily ever after with my little sister's bratty best friend?"
I push lower this time, getting my chest as close to the ground as possible, and my spine creaks. With the amount of running I'm doing lately, I have no choice but to take stretching more seriously.Across the walkway, an...
"Intense Swelling Eased by My Nursing Pro."
My bee stings had definitely been put on the back burner. Lying on Kat’s couch, all I could think about was the erotic display I just witnessed. Underneath the sheet covering me, I had swiftly regrown my own stinger. My...
"Little sister’s bratty best friend won’t let go."
“Hey,” Paige grumbles as I plop down beside her at the kitchen table.“Rough morning?” I keep the chuckle in check when I see how wrecked my little sister looks.“My head hurts,” she says, hunched over a steaming mug of coffee....
"Gwen helps Patti with the house tours"
Black Friday, Patti slept in until seven. She took a shower, got dressed, and headed down to eat breakfast. When she passed Amber and Darcy's room, she heard one of them snoring. Listening at Gwen's door, she heard nothing; the...
"Romance, sex, and drama between two jaded professional elves"
You really hurt my feelings, you know. That first time you invited me over to your mom’s house.It was Christmas time. Real Christmas time, not the endless, unnatural jingle hell that you and I live in every day, working for...
"Husband discovers that his wife is cheating on him."
Roy Willis woke up, checked the clock on the nightstand, and felt a sinking feeling in his stomach. It was 3:00 AM, and still no sign of his wife, Roxy.Until now, Roy had been patient and willing to give his...
"When the truth is revealed, choices must be made. Series finale."
On the Sunday before Labor Day, I stood at my living room window and stared out at the line of cars parked in front of Myles's house. I'd wanted to avoid being one of the first guests at the party,...
"Fallout"
The inevitable never came.After what felt like hours but was probably closer to a minute, I unclenched just a bit and opened one eye. The bright light was still there; it hadn’t been a flash after all. Trying to locate...
"Revelations"
Everyone screamed. Some screamed louder or longer than others, but we all cried out. Eventually, only a few sounds remained: Heather’s keening wail in the kitchen, Mari’s sobs, Tyler’s stream of profanities, and Lakshmi’s renewed, desolate moans. The heartbeat pounding...