"Touring Day Four"
SilviaI woke around one thinking about things I didn't need to think about. Mostly trivial stuff like what shorts to wear in the morning, if I should start learning Spanish, if I should get the bird song app on my...
"Days Two and Three of Touring"
SilviaAnother fantastic night sleeping in bed by myself. I was the last to get up, but not by much. Triana had made breakfast and, naturally, coffee. I would gain at least five pounds with the way that girl cooked. Everything...
"Things heat up with Molly and Jim on his second day back to work."
Tuesday morning, Molly found herself humming a tune as she got ready for work.“Well, somebody’s in a good mood,” Brad commented as he stepped into the bathroom and started undressing for his morning shower.“Well, somebody made me feel really good...
SilviaMegan and I were startled from our beds by a knocking on the door. We looked at each other and laughed. We'd overslept. Megan hurried to open the door for Ines, who stood there smiling. She walked in, not caring...
"Molly's friend is finally returning to work, and Molly realizes how much she missed him"
Molly happily clacked away at her keyboard. Today was the day!For the last couple of years, she’d been sharing a cubicle at work with a guy named Jim. He was a super nice guy, and they quickly became friends. His...
"Frequent Shoppers Get Perks"
At forty-five years of age, I had a reached point in life where I was fairly confident I had fewer birthdays ahead of me than behind. Not that anything in particular was wrong. I still made it to the gym...
"Silvia and Megan arrive in Costa Rica and meet their guide"
SilviaThe flight to San Jose was uneventful. It took almost nine hours, with one stop along the way. We brought plenty of things to read and listen to but ended up watching movies practically the entire time.The airport in San...
"Beware of the words you speak; they may be more powerful than you know at the time"
"Honey, I'll be home late, so don't wait up. I am sure I will be tired and will want to sleep." Were the words out of my wife Ellen's mouth when making it clear to me that our marriage was...
"Will Hazel give the hot firefighter the massage that he so desperately needs?"
A dish served spicy hot is more vengeful than any dish served cold. I figured that out one tantalizing day after I discovered my husband of eight years had strayed a little too far.“He started seeing her a few months...
"A married cleaning lady falls into an affair with the new CEO"
Jim Barnes was an arrogant prick. His entire persona was a lie. From the brash, daring facade of a ladies man, womanizer, and self-professed sex god to his know-it-all, mansplaining, rude and disrespectful tone, everything was just bluster and bullshit.Disliked...