"Who was that woman we saw as we were coming into the station?" Sarika asked as we waited for the train. We were on their way to see a matinee show of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap in the West End. I hadn't expected to run into Rehema so it was quite a shock when I …
Their First Time
Melania was sitting on the stool she normally sat on whenever she visited Tanner at his place. It was a Saturday evening and she had been there since that morning. They spent the weekends together there. On Friday evenings, she made sure she did all of her homework and on Saturdays, she finished helping her …
Breaking Up…For Now
Image by Rachel Claire, Pexels He stood outside the apartment building where she lived with her older sister. After agonizing over it for weeks, he had finally decided that it would be best for them not to see each other anymore. It had been foolish of him, a professor, to become romantically involved with one …
Ameera’s Christmas with the Joneses
Ameera was nervous about having Christmas dinner with Timotheus and his family. He had told her all about them when they went on their first date. She laughed until there were tears in her eyes. "Your family reminds me a little of the Klump family from the Nutty Professor movies." "It's funny that you should …
Greatly Mistaken
Photo by Jennifer Pendergast "Did you have a good weekend with Daddy?" Gina asked Cameron as he played happily with his Legos. “Yes, Mommy.” “What did you two do?” "We watched movies and played games.” “Fun weekend, huh.” “Yes. Auntie Kira’s going to have a baby.” Gina stared at him. "She is?” “Yes. That’s what …
Brody Confronts Natalia
"So, what are you in the mood for watching now?" Natalia asked as she turned on the television. They were at his flat and had just finished having Thai take out. They were now going to spend the rest of the afternoon watching movies. Natalia was trying to find something for them to watch on …
Pain and Pasta
The warmth of the water soothed his aching bones. His joints were sore after the workout. He should have just done a warm up and a couple of stretches then light weights. No, for some inexplicable reason, he decided to do something new and now he was suffering for it. He closed his eyes and …
Something’s Cooking
After our explosive lovemaking on the afternoon when I ran into Mishael, we have been seeing each other on the sly. No one was privy to our coffee kisses and steamy charades. We hid our affair very well. Around others, we were friendly towards each other but when we were alone, we were all over …
My Two Dates with Anwar
School is out and I'm on my way home when Anwar walks up to me. My heart begins to pound and I can barely hide my excitement. The cutest guy in the entire school is standing right here in front of me. "Hi Rosalie." I smile shyly. "Hi Anwar." "Are you going to the Christmas …
Rahan’s Predicament
It frustrated him to no end. They had been dating for over two years but lately, her religion had become a bone of contention between them. And sex was out of the question. She didn’t want to have sex outside of marriage anymore. The last time they had sex, it was three weeks ago. It …
Notes to Women 