I try not to shake as his hands slip over my shoulders, his body close to mine while he watches me, his mask now gone, abandoned somewhere on our journey between the ballroom and here. A dark room that smells of him, musk, cut grass, and mint. How can I p...
Around they swirl, Faster and faster. Closer they draw, Loathing, self-doubt and insecurity. Tottering on the edge, I can't seem to resist. Their seductive pull, Luring me in. NO! His voice rings clear. Hands strong and firm, Pulling me from the brin...
CHAPTER 10 Her tears ran riot for the entire hundred miles back to Phoenix. Her husband would be out of town for the next two days—a sudden business something or other—but he was on the cell and ready to join her on a moment’s notice if she needed him. He...
CHAPTER 7 The next nights all I could think about was him screwing her. In my mind’s eye I could see the kids, Sarah and Mia, running into the house and calling for him: “daddy, daddy!” I was sick at heart and ruined of body. Jeff said I needed to move on...
“I was sixteen and had run away from home...” Delete “I had married young after getting pregnant…” Delete “Ernie found me cold and hungry wandering the streets…” Delete “Grrr… I hate writers block!” Even though I was sitting alone in my office, I was talk...
She sits on the grass watching the sun sink on the horizon Replaying the conversation over in her mind realizing just how quickly the conversation spiraled out of control it was her fault for saying something stupid No one to blame but herself she should...
Meeting one night by fate.We spent the whole nightTalking.Of our fears,Past,Lovers,Heartbreaks,And triumphs.On day three,We really dig,Each other.Now here it is on daySix.Feeling like we have talked for years.The feelings we have for one another is,Taking...
Under a star-filled night,Two strangers meet for the first timeNot knowing what to expect.They begin talkingFinding out each others'Deepest secrets,Worst fears.Crying together,Laughing together,Falling together,Hearts beating as oneTheir lips falling clos...
CHAPTER 23: I was literally shaking. I was terrified. The man strode in major concern in his look. “Jim, the nurse told me. Have you heard anything else?” said my ex-best friend.“No, no, not yet... Rodney...” I started, but paused. I really just didn’t kn...
CHAPTER 21: “So he seemed to soften a little? Is that what you’re saying?” said Claire.“Yes, sort of. He said he’d think about things. And I think he will. He has her to think about now too not just himself. That little wrinkle might just be what he needs...
Worry —What help have you ever been to me?Why then are you so ever present in my thoughts?So many journeys begin with you,Always destined to end with your friends here below.Not one thing do you add or enhanceNever improving the quality of your mind,And t...
It wasn't easy to get you to this point But it was worth it because here we areSo patient was I waiting for the walls to come downI don't think you knowWalls were not meant to keep us Away from what we desire or to protect usThey are there to challenge us...
Leaving Venice was a real heart wrenching moment. Although we had but a few days there It was as though it had defined our whole lives together. I felt I had learned more about Philip in that time than in the whole of the last twenty-five years. We didn't...
A waking nightmare Cloaked within a dream Can it possibly be As real as it seems? Trembling, frightened Alone and scared Miracle of miracles I realized you cared Wrapping me tightly In your protective embrace Gently you put Tender kisses upon my face Chas...
