Gina stared at herself in the mirror. How miserable she looked. She was tempted not to go to her cousin, Natalie’s wedding. The last thing she wanted was to see her father. Ever since he found out about her trying to keep Matt and Cam apart, he had made her life miserable by threatening to… Read More Gina Attends a Wedding
“Guess what?” Joel said to Kira. “What?” she asked, looking at him. “Gina has agreed to give Matt a divorce.” Kira’s eyes widened. “She has?” she exclaimed. “I thought she was going to fight him tooth and nail.” “I thought so too but Matt called me this morning at the office to tell me that… Read More Joel Tells Kira the News
It was Shandra’s twenty-fifth birthday and as Stuart promised, it was going to be a night on the town. When she opened the door, he stood there staring her. She laughed when she saw the expression on his face. “You have no idea how funny you look at this moment.” “Wow,” was all he could… Read More A Night on the Town
Tadeas went to VANS shoe store during his lunch hour. As he waited for the girl to bring the shoes he had chosen in his size, he checked for messages. There were a few from friends and one from his cousin whose bachelor party he had told William about. He was inviting Tadeas to attend… Read More Tadeas Bumps into Akello
Antonia watched them–Martina and her male friend. They had just come out of the restaurant and were standing in front, laughing and talking. It was the attractive black man who had been at the wedding. His fiancée had been there too. As Antonia watched them, she wondered if Laird and the man’s fiancée knew that… Read More Antonia Visits Laird
The sun felt good in his face as he jogged on the bridge overlooking the river. He was in a really bad mood. Last night he hardly slept a wink. After leaving his mother’s place and got home, he called Natalia to invite her to come over to his place later. He had tried her… Read More Brody’s Resolve
It was Friday, the day before Laird’s wedding. Antonia was feeling really cut up about it but what could she do about it? As much as she wanted to, she couldn’t prevent it from happening. Tomorrow, she was going to sit in the church and pretend to be happy like everyone else when she was… Read More Antonia Visits the Art Gallery
It was still raining and he was still fuming over his run in with Kalisha. He couldn’t believe that she was engaged to Professor Warren. Why didn’t the professor mention that when he saw him? Had it slipped his mind? No, that wasn’t likely. Perhaps, they hadn’t made the announcement public as yet. Kalisha was… Read More Brody Blows Off Steam
When Martina got to the restaurant, Emma was already there. They greeted each other with a hug. “Have you been waiting long?” Martina asked. “No. I got here about five minutes ago.” “I guess Antonia isn’t here as yet?” “No. Do you think we should wait for her at the table or wait out here?”… Read More The Ladies Have Lunch
“So, you finally met my parents,” Martina said. Last night she and Laird had dinner with her parents and it had been a blast. “Yes. I was nervous at first but they made me feel so welcome. They are two of the warmest people I’ve ever met.” “Yes, they are. They were quite taken with… Read More Laird Shares His Concerns
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