The sound that indicated she had a new email, led to a huge smile spreading across her face.  As she reached for her cell phone to check the message, the office phone rang. The interruption was irritating but, sighing, she set her phone back on her desk and picked up the office phone.“Good morning, thank you for calling Ridgeway Medical. How can I help you?” She rattled off the greeting just as she had for five days a wee...

"Remind me why we are doing this..." he grumbled as he slipped on his jacket. He hated dressing up in stuffy clothes, he much preferred his cargo shorts and comfortable shirts. Carefree and easy, not buttoned down shirts and dress pants, but the wife had insisted that shorts were NOT an option for tonight's gathering."Because you look devilishly handsome and shorts are not the only clothes you own,"  she stated matter-of-...

She nibbled her lip, nervous, wondering yet again if she had made the right decision. She checked the mirror one last time to be sure she looked okay. Her green eyes stood out against the black eyeliner and double coat of mascara she had painstakingly applied. Her lips were coated with a burgundy stain covered with a shimmering gloss. She had spent a lot of time working on her hair to give it that "effortless" look. Softl...