"Ron comes to Becky's defense, and earns Syl's admiration."
Hi, I am Syl. About two-and-a-half years ago, on the Sunday evening of the Super Bowl, my husband Ron and I had as guests at our home his sister Becky and her charming and handsome new boyfriend Carl. This was...
"Jennifer's first day working for Mr. Bellfort starts with a bang, and some roles are established."
The verbal struggle with John, my boss, was short but heated. It ended with my threat to saddle my horses and ride away with my clients in tow, which left him no other choice than to assign my upcoming sales...
"The seduction of Elizabeth."
“Good girls don’t do this,” she whispered in his ear. “But you are good. You’re just a little naughty,” he whispered back. “I’m married. Married women don’t want other men.” “Yes, they do. They just behave like they don’t. Unless…”...
"What's on the outside only masks what's on the inside."
The intense heat of the day had given way to the, crisp, coolness of night. Silence was the lullaby of the surrounding countryside. Within the city, however, it was the exact opposite. On the corner of Wendel and Avery was the epicenter...
"Dinner with Fiona."
Ben and I enjoyed each other's company and the crossing of the daylight through the great windows of the master bedroom. I wanted to feel bad, but I couldn't. It was irresistible, being there with him. In my heart, I think,...
"The semi-true story of my first time."
“You guys look good out there,” I say. It’s been an hour since football practice ended and the team’s been scrimmaging without gear since. It’s off season but the team is still hitting it hard. “What do you know about...
"Gone, never forgotten."
"Sappy damn movies," Amanda muttered as she mopped the tears from her eyes with the back of one hand and pressed stop on the DVD remote with the other. The old Sandra Dee movie, Imitation of Life, always made her...
"An older guy, a young girl and a well-timed snow storm."
Sometimes I can’t help but be disgusted by my own stubbornness, or maybe I should say, my own stupidity. Why, just an hour ago I was sitting in my car shaking my head at myself, wishing I’d listened to my...
"Anna meets Drew from across the pool and can't get enough of him."
"Meet us back in the room at 5," my mum called as she walked away from our lounge chairs. "No problem," I thought to myself. It was noon and the guy across the pool would not stop staring at me. I...
"Whose mercy do I need most?"
I was absolutely shocked. Baffled. Bamboozled. Confused. Non-plussed.Any of these words, and more besides, described me. I was sitting on the toilet. That was not why I was so shocked and confused. I knew how I had gotten there and...