What is Cheating? Part 2, Shopping engagement rings.

"Cheating does not have to be having sex with someone other than your spouse, but rather cheating your spouse out of something."

As we continued to date, I was falling in love. We had our first sweet kiss. Athena gave me my first sensual haircut. I needed to buy an engagement ring from the Italian mob, but I needed to learn to...

Parallel Lives: A Tale Of Almost Love

"Two souls, perfectly matched but perpetually misaligned, dance through life in parallel, their almost-love shaping decades of longing, what-ifs, and bittersweet almost-encounters."

Chapter 1: The First EncounterSarah Brennan's heart raced as she approached James Foster in the university library. His tousled brown hair and striking green eyes made her breath catch. As their eyes met over his copy of "Pride and Prejudice,"...

What is Cheating? Part 1, Hooking me up.

"Cheating does not have to be having sex with someone other than your spouse, but rather cheating your spouse out of something."

I was reminiscing about what I used to have before I was married, romance, sex, and giving the loves of my life more sexual pleasure than I wanted myself. My anticipation once married starts well then gradually but all falls...

A May-December Romance: Part Two

"An older woman’s handsome young nephew makes a huge impression."

Part TwoThe morning, then early afternoon, passed uneventfully. As the hot Andalusian sun began its first, late afternoon moves towards dusk, Beth spotted Lucas through the vented shutters of her guesthouse, wandering back from the beach.He was wearing the same...

A May-December Romance: Part One

"An older woman’s handsome young nephew makes a huge impression."

Part OneBeth and Claire had not crossed paths, except for phone calls, FaceTime, and email exchanges, for almost half a decade. Despite the long intervals between in-person visits, the two sisters remained close. It had been that way since their...