He thought he was awake, but it took a moment to be sure. Jake slowly came to his senses. It had been a long night and he thought he remembered most all of it. A few more deep breaths and, realizing that he didn’t appear to have a hangover and just a sour stomach, decided…
“You think you’re so slick and smart, leading your team against me on the issue of rising college tuitions. You’re such a pompous ass.” Jillian was furious with Steve. The two were nemeses all year as they were always pitted against each other as leads of their debating teams. “You are just a hippy flower…
“Johnny, I need to go pee!” Sarah stood at the top of the road while John got their all terrain vehicle ready for their trip up to the cabin. He told Sarah they would be going to his new cabin this weekend. It was her first time there. He told her to dress with clothes…
In some respects, Jake realized, the shipwreck had very nearly been fortuitous. Any marine biologist, for example, would be downright envious of his circumstances. He hadn’t thought to do anything unusual the afternoon he’d headed out on his sailboat. The Dreamer was his pride and joy, and he practically lived on it. A literature professor…
When Lola got an invitation to The Conference, she was overjoyed. Ever since she joined Madame Raina’s Service, she had noticed that all the girls would readily sacrifice three or sometimes even four clients just for the chance to attend The Conference. When she tried to ask what the event was about, the only response…
Ren had been in bed for nearly three hours, utterly and almost painfully wide awake. Her parents had waited entirely too long before retiring, and she’d forced herself to remain deathly still as the sounds of teeth being brushed and tiny snippets of late-night conversation slowly ceased to drift down the hall. She had to…