“Why don't you come and stay with me and my mum?” she said. “At least until you get sorted.” “That's a lifesaver, but only if your mother doesn't mind,” I replied. Lara assured me that it would be fine, so I gratefully accepted the offer. Given that my Hall of Residence had, that very day, burnt to the ground, I urgently needed somewhere to live. With around 100 other male students in the same mess, new accommodation was...

Andy banged on the door. "Chris, you there?" "Yeah, yeah, gimme a mo," came the reply. Footsteps echoed on the hardwood floor as Chris approached. "Come on then, let's go," he said, as he swung the door open. Chris and Andy, both 18, had been friends for years, growing up in the same neighbourhood, going to the same schools, crashing the same parties. They were inseparable. This night was no exception. The School Prom was...

Chapter Eleven: The Wonderful Anticipation Over the next few days, Sophie and Daniel slipped into a comfortable routine. They talked every night, sent each other goofy messages during the day, and found out they both loved Friday nights with popcorn and old movies, random road trips, and lazy Sunday mornings. Sophie learned Daniel liked his coffee strong, hated guacamole, and—worst of all—always read the last page of a my...

I was ready for the flight from Las Vegas to San Francisco to be over before it even started. I'd spent the past several days trying to forget about my uncle's ultimatum. He wanted me to spill the beans on the porn industry, and he'd made it painfully clear what would happen if I refused. As if that wasn't enough, Blake Emerson, my manager and someone I considered a friend, apparently suspected I might be a narc. That hur...

Her She woke up groggy and turned to look at the clock. 3:35 AM. She rolled onto her side. She felt pain. Well, maybe not so much pain as discomfort. In her breasts. She felt her right breast over her shirt. It was hard. Hot. And full. What in the world was going on? She sat up and looked over at her husband. He was sleeping peacefully. Her mind raced. She looked down at her chest. There was just enough light from the hal...

“Why don't you come and stay with me and my mum?” she said. “At least until you get sorted.” “That's a lifesaver, but only if your mother doesn't mind,” I replied. Lara assured me that it would be fine, so I gratefully accepted the offer. Given that my Hall of Residence had, that very day, burnt to the ground, I urgently needed somewhere to live. With around 100 other male students in the same mess, new accommodation was...

It had started to spit as I carried Lily home. I'd dropped my sister and her friends off at their houses on the way back, but Lily's house was a little more out of the way, and she'd got really tired trick-or-treating. My sister and her friends were eleven years younger than me. I was home for the weekend from university and had been roped into taking them out trick-or-treating. As the rain picked up, I'd scooped Lily ont...