Gravel crunches as I park my car in the lot, only steps away from the cowboy village. My phone dings as I stop the car. Message from Jennifer. Damn it! Her baby is throwing up again and she isn’t coming. She’s already sent the sitter home and now I’m in the ridiculous tourist trap by myself. I slump in my seat. My mom always told me that you could expect inspiration in the most unlikely places. Even though this was Jenn’s...

Saturday morning was amazing. I heard little noises in the kitchen; I waited. Pam came in with two cups of coffee, wearing black heels, smiling—naked. I sat up in bed in a heartbeat. “I’m sorry. I spilled some coffee on my tee shirt and didn’t have time to get a clean one,” she cooed. “It’s – a – I mean – wow! Honey, you look marvelous,” my voice was shaking with surprise. Pam giggled and handed the cups to me. She got in...

"Hey, Leeza. Come in here. This is perfect for you," Michael yelled from the other room. "Now what?" I thought to myself. He's always finding things online that are 'perfect' for me. Most of the time they really aren't. But once in a while he would find something that really interests me. "Ok, babe. What's so important for me to see?" "It's a survey about blow jobs. And I know how much you love giving them, so it should b...

I looked at my hand. This time it was only a small bunch of hair that pulled out, right from the crown of my head. Not as bad as yesterday. A text from Elaine. “I’ll pick U up at 10. Ready 2 party?” I had the urge to party as much as I had the urge to stick needles in my eyes. But this could be our last chance to have a good time together before my health continued its downward slide. “Ready 2 party!” I replied. Elaine ar...

Once Myles was gone, the exhaustion of the previous week caught up with me. After a quick trip to the bathroom to wash up, I went straight back to bed and slept soundly for the rest of the night. In the morning, I woke only long enough to call my parents. They always wanted me to attend church with them on Sundays, but on the phone that day, I claimed I was feeling under the weather and wouldn't be able to go. "Are you ok...

As she stood in the pouring rain, getting increasingly drenched, Celeste thought wryly back to the afternoon three years ago when she had first applied to volunteer at the Paris Olympics. On applying, she had pictured herself handing out medals. She’d imagined that maybe she’d be in charge of sharpening fencing swords or helping the equestrian horses or some other cool role like that. But no. Here she was, holding the umb...

I was feeling a little lonely and a lot bored on a particular night, and I decided I needed some female companionship in my life. I didn't really feel like going through the rigmarole of getting all dressed up and going to a bar or club and trying to seduce somebody, but I also didn't feel like stooping to the desperation of prostitution, so I decided to test the waters of a massage parlor for the first time. I had driven...

“Oh! That hottie with the superhero body and I just matched!” Stacy said. Elise looked up from her phone as she lay on the large, comfortable couch and smirked evilly. “Oh, please, can we fuck with Shirtless Chad a little? If you’re going to sit on Tinder while I’m gracing you with my company, I should at least get some amusement out of it.” Elise replied. "Aw, but if we fuck with him, he’s just going to unmatch me, and h...

That single word, yes, was like a key unlocking a door. Stepping through that door would lead me deeper into this house, and closer to opportunities I'd only dreamed of. And of course, it would also bring me closer to Oliver in ways I couldn't possibly foresee. Placing a hand against the small of my back, he guided me out of the room. Now that we'd come to an agreement, he wore an easy smile. The guard who'd been told to...

I picked up the redheaded guy by his collar and carried him towards the door. My colleague, Harold, had control of the bearded dude and the fight was definitely over. The bartender, Lilian, gave us an appreciative glance as we rid the bar of the two troublemakers. To be honest, this was my favorite part of the job – pulling fights apart and tossing guys into the parking lot. I did it as often as I could. Well, second favo...

Work was horrible this week. My feet ached in my boots and I had soaked through my shirt hours ago. All the guys on the crew were ragged. Most fell asleep in the boss's car on the drive home. My buddy– Cody– had fallen asleep next to me and now his head was on my shoulder. I sat awake looking out of the back seat window. The boss’s beaten old LA Sabbre, protesting loudly, sped down the road. The old man was driving with o...