It was not a great Summer. The girl I was seeing decided to seek greener pastures and I fought with my buddy Dr. Radio about the way he ran his mobile DJ business. We had a verbal disagreement which ended with my quitting and stopped taking his phone calls. It was on the Friday of that week that I headed out to drown my sorrows at a well known and lively bar/ restaurant named the "Fast Break". There in the large back room...

Leann was in the process of getting ready for her first real night out with her friends since the birth of her daughter. Now her friends had not abandoned her during her pregnancy and after she gave birth. They all had dropped by often but they never lingered as there was no smoking allowed in the house. She had stopped smoking and even begged her live-in boyfriend James to quit, but since he wasn't ready to he was forced...

Paris … ah Paris … he had been in love with the city since that magical day in April fifty five years before when he had stepped off the train at the Gare du Nord and walked out of the station into the bustle of the busy streets of the capital. He was a country born and had lived all his life on his father’s farm and his mother had decided that now he was fifteen it was time he saw something of the wider world. He was a q...

At my desk for a little while I'm told to go into a meeting I remember how everybody smiledHe approached me with a greetingThanks for meeting me I have bad news to convey  I must let you go you see You'll get your severance pay We're letting people go Our company is downsizing You'll get your stocks in escrow I know this is rather surprising All accumulated vacation days Will be given to you in a check I wish there was an...

Loni glanced quickly at her watch and true to his promise only half an hour had passed since they parted company, but then he was always a man of his word. He stopped at the bar long enough to place his drink order before he slid into the booth from the opposite side. He then slid himself around until he was next to her.Then without warning, he placed one arm around her shoulder and pulled her in closer to him and kissed...

It was the longest and warmest hug she had gotten in a long time. The moment he wrapped his strong arms around her she felt safe and happy. When he slowly relaxed his grip, she stepped back, and he drank in the figure before him."Wow, you look great," he finally said."Me? You're the one that looks really great."They stood there staring at each other for the longest time, both unsure what to say."Can you join me for a drin...

Two days later the Baroness summoned her staff to her private sitting room after breakfast and gave them all explicit instructions."I have a guest staying in the room across from mine. She is the daughter of an old friend of mine and she is not to be disturbed for any reason.""How long will she stay?" one of the maids asked."As long as she wishes.""What about meals and cleaning her room?" another inquired."Not necessary f...

It was a ten-hour flight from Paris to Naples, Florida and the residence of the only man to explore Castle deWinter and live to tell about it. Vince paid the extra expense to secure a seat in first class so he could grab some shut eye. He grabbed breakfast at the airport before renting a car and heading to his meeting.The house was easy to locate, and soon he pulled up to ornate gates that separated the driveway of this b...

In a gloomy corner of the car park, a couple embrace. Arms entwined, they stand motionless, lost in their own world. Driving rain soaks them but neither flinches.Then, as I watch, they break apart. Words are whispered, kisses exchanged, before the two shadowy figures melt away in separate directions.I wonder who they are, friends or lovers? And why chose to meet in this cold, concrete wasteland? Could it be because each w...

As Bruce crested the stairs he saw Jan and Darlene at the door shivering in the cold November weather and he ran to admit them. Both girls were in their early twenties and very attractive, they had only been working there about a month before Bruce was hired. They were open and friendly and helped him through some of the awkwardness that many young men face around older attractive women and he was grateful. They taught hi...

Stiles stayed put in the small town he had arrived at a few weeks ago and spent most of his days in his room reviewing his notes and writing in his journal. In case of his demise, natural or otherwise, this journal would be a guide to whomever took his place. He had sent a telegram to his current client and received a request to stay there as the client was en-route to his location. About a week later a private train arri...

If I had not met youI'd have no smile on my face,If I did not know youmy heart would not race;To me, you are a giftsent from above,and I'll always thank Godfor sending you and your love

One minute she was alone with her thoughts and the next Carpenter was standing in the room not two feet away from her and her feelings at the sight of him were a mix of attraction and revulsion . "Have you done as I asked?" he questioned. She opened the carpet bag that was full of money and he smiled. "You have done well." "Thank you." "Have you considered my offer?" "I have." "I will need an answer and soon." "If I say n...

A new day dawned and the village came to life. Everyone had a task to perform and they fell to it. The scouts returned and informed the Chief that the buffalo herd was heading this way, and that was good news indeed. Then after a meagre breakfast the Chief went in search of his friend Red Owl, he was found in his tepee. The Chief sat and faced his friend and spoke to him in low tones. "What now passes between us must not...

The counsel was meeting in the grand lodge. Some of the younger members of the tribe attempted to find a gap in the rawhide covering the lodge to poke their heads under to watch and listen. Others were content in pressing their ears against the thin walls. Among the topics being discussed were the upcoming Buffalo hunt and the strange white man that now lives in the old ranch house that bordered their ancient burial groun...