Though my desire didn't subside in the least, I was careful while lying at my brother's side. As minutes passed in comfortable silence, my self-restraint gave me a swell of satisfaction. I could be good for Clint. I could be appropriate. Finally, he said, "This morning, when you dropped your towel in front of me... it wasn't an accident, was it?" I froze, weighing the best response. "Maybe not," I admitted, unable to keep...

Once Tom and Charlotte were in bed, with only a single lamp illuminating the hotel room, Tom expected his assistant to demand that he fuck her. After all, that was why they were spending the night together. Instead, the young woman lay on her side and encouraged him to do the same, so that they now faced each other. She'd drawn the sheet up to her waist but left her breasts exposed to his view. As strange as it was playin...

Countless times, Landon had imagined what he might say if he ever saw Alice again. He'd tried to think of the words which would make her explain why she left, and which would convince her to return. But now, with her standing in the shadows before him, he could only sputter, "You've missed me?" Taking a step back, he shook his head. "That won't fucking cut it, Alice, not when you left without so much as a goodbye." She he...

Luke sat in his office at the clinic, studying a patient's chart. His eyes were tired, and he longed to put his head down on the desk for just a few minutes, but he knew the mid-morning lull wouldn't last. Already, he'd seen several patients since the clinic opened at eight. Minor ailments, mostly, and easily treatable. Only one required referral to the city hospital. Before he could succumb to the temptation of a brief d...

When Liam saw the woman step from the woods, he thought he was hallucinating. Leaning forward in his chair on the porch, he stared in astonishment at the approaching figure. His shock lasted only a few seconds before he was on his feet, shouting, "Stay where you are!" The woman froze at the sound of his voice. He waited for her to respond, but she stayed silent. "Are you sick?" he demanded. "There ain't any help for you h...