On a Sunday morning, Cindy would typically lie about, taking the ‘day of rest’ seriously by binge-watching some serial she’d been following or reading a book. After breakfast she might go out to do some window shopping, but rarely stopping to buy. In warmer weather, an afternoon by the pool might be called for, followed by a warm bath. The bath often figured into her Sunday fun, luxuriating in the hot water, sometimes wit...

Preamble. Once upon a time, there was a world where there were no mobile phones, no internet, no dating apps, no cable or streaming TV services, and very few broadcast channels. If you wanted to talk to someone, you had to find a telephone (if they also had one!), or write a letter and wait at least a week for a reply; much longer if it was an 'airmail' letter. This all made communicating outside your immediate community...

One of my coworkers mentioned that he'd caught his sons wanking his meat to porn. I was foolish enough to chime in and say that I was glad I had a daughter. They don't do that kind of stuff. "Girls are the worst," my friend, Gary, spoke up. "My little angel asked for a handheld shower head, and now my water bills have doubled. My wife told me not to bring it up, or I'd give her a complex. She's sixteen now, and it was a '...

The door to Violet's flat was ajar. I knocked and pushed my head around the edge. "Hi. Would you like a curry tonight?" She appeared from her sitting room. "Yes, please. I'd love one." So, I left and walked towards the shops, swinging my canvas shopping bag. I needed to pop into the post office and buy two or three items from the local Co-op: a half hour, max. My route to the post office took me past the other shops and a...

Jacque could see the arousal on Officer Woods's body. He could smell it. Her skin pulsed with it. His touch caused her heart to stutter-beat in her chest. He could taste her desire and her fear. Frank had been the only threat in the room. Did she fear him? Natalie looked back at him, and something in her eyes shifted. Did she fear for him? That was a curious thought. “Shall we go somewhere to talk?” Jacque asked. Officer...

"Good evening. This is the captain. I have an important announcement; please listen carefully. A major storm will pass close ahead of the ship tonight. All guests are kindly asked to make sure their possessions are safely stored. Please take care as you move around. The stabilisers are operating, but the ship may pitch violently at times. Thank you." ._.. Alone in Stan's suite, I sat on a sofa in his sitting room. He was...

I sat at my desk, my chin resting on steepled hands, trying to make sense of Janet and her predicament. Hard knocks on the door startled her, and Janet hid her hands in her face. Doctor Smythe and a nurse came in. I looked up at him. "I don't think Janet is fully fit to work; she nearly passed out a little while ago." The nurse knelt beside Janet and whispered so softly I could hardly hear the words. "Janet, you know me;...

Betty slugged me in the arm and laughed. We hadn’t had a customer in a while, the coffee shop always went dead after lunchtime. And our conversation had gone to the place it normally did, sex. “So you struck out again! I keep telling you to watch out for those redheads. They are tricky! Fuck, how long has it been?” I had just regaled her with my trip to the bar last night. How I had spent over a hundred bucks on drinks fo...

I woke to someone tapping on the bedroom door. Before I could respond, my friend's aunt, Elka, was standing next to the bed. "Morning, sleepyhead," she said, handing me a cup of coffee. Outside, I could hear my friend Bob and his nieces heading down to the stream where Bob's uncle, Franco, was fishing. Bob would have joined him, but we hadn't gotten in until late. "Come on, sleepyhead, are you going to join us?" Elka pull...

Erica laughed again at the sight of me weak and spent, but put her fingers to work gliding over my body, tracing the contours of my muscles. “God, look at you. It’s a good thing you never spent the night with Jason, or this might have happened a couple of years ago.” That was enough to pull me at least partially out of my stupor. I opened my eyes, and my surprise must have been evident. “Oh yeah,” she said. “I’ve had to g...

Simon's findings. Simon suggested that he should conclude the investigation with a study of the financial irregularities which had puzzled Sara, while she tried to contact Anna, to understand the relationship with Mike from her perspective. Meanwhile, he suggested leaving all the cameras in place for the time being, not only to check for any more adulterous behaviour by Mike, but also as a precautionary element of securit...

“Did you have a nice dinner?” Kylie asked their parents. “Yes, we did! Your father was quite romantic!” Mom said, her face suggesting ‘romantic’ wasn’t quite the right word. Ordinarily, the thought of her parents having sex would be cringe-worthy, but somehow, her liaisons with Sean had her thinking, ‘Good for you!’ Wondering where exactly they might have been at the time – in the car? a hotel room? – made her realize it...