"An unexpected bonus!"
Christy was a girl I worked with. I was forty-one at the time and she was about to turn twenty-four.I say 'worked with.' She was in my department, which numbered about fifty to sixty people so we were not in...
"Amanda spins the wheel again to see what fate has in store."
Amanda hesitated, her hand hovering over the spinner. She desperately wanted this to be over, but she knew she had no choice. With a shaky breath, she flicked the pointer, watching anxiously as it whirled around the board.The spinner slowed,...
"Chance determines Amanda's fate when she returns to Mr. Reynold's house"
Dread bubbled in Amanda's stomach as she thought about tomorrow’s "appointment" with Mr. Reynolds. She had no idea what he had planned for her, but she knew it probably wasn’t going to be good. With a heavy heart, she approached...
"Amanda gets caught, forever changing her life"
The warm, lazy days of summer had arrived in full force, and Amanda, a bright-eyed young woman who had just finished her first year at the local community college, was out on her bike exploring the town. Her blonde hair...
"A friendly face appears when it is needed more than ever."
The constant stream of people seeking information was something she had come to expect. Their questions had changed little over the years. While the number of customers remained fairly stable, their expectations and lack of manners had become increasingly challenging.The...
"A mystery guest arrives to help Aiyana gain clarity"
I stare blankly at the wall, feeling the weight of the Admiral's arm still draped over me, his steady breathing tickling the back of my neck. The chaos of the past twenty-four hours seems distant, almost surreal as if the...
"Aiyana questions the Admiral's intentions"
I lie awake, the sound of Dallas’s soft, steady breathing the only thing grounding me to reality. A stark contrast to the chaos that pulsed through the Admiral’s room just hours before. My body feels heavy, and the soreness in...
"Bless me Father, for I have sinned, and will probably continue to do so"
In the dim confessional, the air heavy with the scent of aged wood and incense, a young woman knelt behind the screen. She was slender and attractive, her long blond hair spilling down her back. Her cropped white t-shirt offered...
"Trust develops, and pleasure builds, between Gale and Carter."
Holding my blouse together, I moved to sit on Darren's couch. Carter, meanwhile, remained standing, as if waiting for permission to join me.With a shy smile, I granted it. "Darren likes to rest his head on my lap while we...
"Summer unfolds, a nineteen-year-old girl discovers passion and secrecy when she loses her virginity to a seductive forty-five-year-old man."
As I sat on my bed in my cramped little room, the heat of summer seeped through the window, mixing with the frustration that simmered in my chest. My family and I had been at each other's throats for days...