For some deeply serious reason the young lovers couldn’t be together. Except they totally were after an inordinate amount of lingering glances and meaningful hand touches.
Tag: romance
Modern Faerie Tale
I killed him to break the spell and be with her at last.
It turns out that doesn’t grant me legal immunity.
Modern Faerie Tale
I killed him to break the spell and be with her at last.
It turns out that doesn’t grant me legal immunity.
A Tiny Tale of Unrequited Love
Margaret waited for Bill for 10 years. He didn’t notice.
What I Missed
I said that you should leave LA because it’s what you want to do. What I meant is: I love you more than I love having you.
Beautiful sleeper
Every night while I sleep I meet the person of my dreams. Every morning I wake up and realize she’s lying next to me.
Dangerous Driving
One moonlit evening, Jacob kept his eyes on the road and smiled a Cheshire-cat grin; as he concentrated on driving, Vivian concentrated on driving her tongue along the highway of his neck—kissing it, flicking it, nibbling on it—her journey continued around the curve of his ear. Vivian cradled his unresponsive hand in the ICU and whispered, “My God, what have I done?”
Shimmery Bright
The world is beautiful with tears in my eyes. What could it be without?
A Teacher’s Mistake
Stricken by a sudden surge of carelessly uncalculated compassion, she allows her hand to crawl from the open pages of his history book to the now-developed ridges of his right arm. He smells the lavender fragrance of her long, blonde hair and it is not long before the media arrives in their howling chariots, handing out shovels for the community to bury them alive beneath the thick, boiling tar of shame and half-truths.
Let Down
She grew up on Disney movies, Jane Austen novels, and romantic comedies. She was disappointed, during her first kiss, to discover that the human tongue felt strangely like a giant slug in her mouth.
Didn’t ask, won’t tell
I wasn’t lying when I told him I didn’t dance with another man. But he didn’t ask me if I kissed one.
Endgame: Affair
It’s been fun babe, but sorry. Your best friend deserves his wife’s fidelity.
Whoops
On holiday, I met a handsome and kind man who I talked to a lot and exchanged phone numbers with. When I got back to my house, I tried calling him only to be told it was the wrong number.