Trying Something New
**Chapter 2** Crossing through the long bathroom, he raised his hand and knocked on the other door. After a few seconds he heard rustling and foot paws shuffling against the floor. He heard the deadbolt slide open and, as the knob...
Read My Mind
**Ch 12** Though it was less than an hour, especially at the quickened pace she had set herself, the walk seemed too long. But rather than push herself faster and arrive out of breath, she let her mind wander. This would be the third time in the...
Safe Under Lock and Key
**Ch 11** * * * Time passed as they sat on the couch, some movie on TV dancing across the screen but neither paying it any attention. Even though she had assured him that nothing was wrong, her eyes, her breathing, her very posture betrayed...
Sometimes You Get Burned
**Chapter 8** * * * Slowly he started to come around, only to groan. He slept so well he hardly cared what time it was, he didn't want to open his eyes. He turned his head, trying to fall back into the comfortable darkness behind his eyelids....
Dealing for the Night
**Chapter 2** * * * As they walked on, something about the night didn't seem right. Jared kept looking around trying to figure out what it was, but nothing seemed out of place. He was starting to get agitated and nervous till he finally...