Mike pushed open the door to the convenience store and walked between the shelves towards the back. He looked at the selections of drinks through the glass doors until he found what he was looking for. An ice-cold Dr. Pepper, just like home. They weren’t sold many places in the area, but he had been here long enough to become acquainted with a lot of the local stores and what they had in stock. As he walked to the checkou...

The sweltering heat was brutal as Mike reached the sweet relief of the air conditioning. His team was in the process of inspecting the warehouses and loading sites which had made for excruciatingly long days. Mercifully, it had been an early day. They had been at it for hours and being able to get out of the heat and off of his feet was all he had been looking forward to. Mike plopped down on the couch in the small studio...

“Hey you agreed to the bet,” Mike reminded his wife. “Now you have to live with it.” Ever since he had won the bet with Ashley he had been waiting for the perfect time to remind her of their deal. “Babe, I told you I’m at the store!” she answered him. “I don’t think that the deal included any exceptions,” he told her. “I’m not going to be able to shop here anymore if anyone sees,” she told him emphatically. Mike almost la...