"In which Rachel's eagerness to play gets the better of her"
Rachel glanced again at the clock. Where was he? She’d expected Bertie to be home almost an hour ago. She acknowledged that it could be traffic keeping her boyfriend out of her arms, but for this long? No, something was...
"A chance verbal exchange on an airplane leads to a spanking and more."
The woman in the seat next to mine glanced at my carry-on and asked, “What’s Black Rose?”I never check my laptop case, but I have a luggage tag on it when I travel. It’s one of those tags that has...
"Nothing goes right as Rachel plans for Bertie's upcoming birthday."
Rachel stood next to naked in the corner, considering her options. She begrudgingly admitted she’d put herself in this position, but by her count, she still had several hours to find a solution to the problem she’d created.It was Bertie’s...
"When Bertie has an unusual request, Rachel seeks out clarity from the last man she wants to see"
Rachel whistled. The volume of the snow outside her apartment window had doubled since the last time she’d looked out, less than a half hour ago. The sounds from other tenants spinning their wheels in the parking lot was becoming...
"Two friends from childhood discover they have something unexpected in common."
I had a fantastic childhood growing up in a neighborhood with over a dozen kids my age. Never lacking a friend to play a game, go for a bike ride, or explore the woods, it was idyllic. There was a...
"Lots more risky sex for fifty-two-year-old Louise and her nineteen-year-old house guest."
The next day was Good Friday, which meant that Tony would be home from work, as he would be for the following three days. The potential good news for Louise and Calvin was that there were two football games on...
"Richard meets this former teacher. It looks like he might get what he always wanted."
Richard was twenty-three, a PhD student at a prestigious British University. He was doing one of those PhDs that only someone else with a similar PhD understands. He had been in London, visiting some friends. They had drunk a lot...
"In which a walk down Memory Lane quickly becomes a slog."
Rachel had found herself in the dark, praying for illumination as to what could possibly be wrong with him. Bertie had been withdrawn for the last week, quieter even than usual, and while her boyfriend was a classic introvert at...
"In which a troll appears!"
She had spent most of Saturday afternoon picking the perfect outfit. She’d started one of her old band t-shirts as a base, but had trimmed off the sleeves and cut strips into the shoulders, which she had then braided and...
"In which a fire is lit under a temperamental young lady's backside."
“Rachel, we’re going to be late.”He spoke as evenly as he could, but Rachel could still sense the tension in his voice even with her eyes glued to the screen. Bertie could be such a stickler for punctuality. He stood...