Pretending Ch. 09 © 2009 All Right Reserved Connie let the water run down on her from the shower head after she’d finished. The hot water felt wonderful after such a long day. She turned off the water, wrapped her hair in one towel and grabbed another for her body. While she’d been in there,…
Pretending Ch. 08 © 2009 All rights reserved Emily proved prophetic. Despite Simon’s grandiose claims, John had wiped out both him and Edward in a few short hands. He was more than happy to see Emily and Connie return. Lydia came in a few moments later, and headed into the kitchen to make coffee and…
Pretending Ch. 02 © 2009 All Rights Reserved Sunlight peeked through the blinds and prodded Connie awake. She took a moment to orient herself. I don’t have piles of books on top of my computer, she thought. Then she remembered where she was and turned her head. Simon lay behind her, his hand on her…
Pretending Ch. 05 © 2009 All Rights Reserved “Rachel! Rachel, look out!” Connie was shouting and pointing, but nothing was coming out. The SUV loomed larger and larger as it approached from behind. Connie had seen it in the side mirror and watched in horror as it grew and grew, until the grille filled the…
Pretending Ch. 04 © 2009 All Rights Reserved Neither of them mentioned the kiss after that. They did agree to Simon’s idea of going on dates and acting like a “real” couple. Connie found she couldn’t keep her guard up all the time. More than once she realized she had forgotten the “pretend” part of…
It was Thanksgiving night. I was over at my dad’s house, with my aunt Sarah, uncle Ruby, my dad, and aunt Sarah’s friend Lisa. It was about 2 am. We were sitting by the table, laughing, drinking playing poker. I was 16 at the time, but I still drank. It was fun. Nothing too sexual…