There were some trees and shrubs behind there, but we were still somewhat exposed—especially to people in the distance, near the entrance of the corn maze. "I don't know what you think you're doing," I whispered as he marched me back there. He stopp...
We hadn't expected each other, and we just sort of collided in the hallway. I had made an effort to take a long time in the bathroom so that this exact thing wouldn't happen, but here we were, alone in the hallway—me wearing pajamas and him looking like he just stepped out of a fashion magazine. ...
She actually called it "the church picnic", which made me wince. Jacob was gracious enough, and thanked her for the invitation, but it was obvious that he wasn't trying to commit to anything. He stayed at my house all afternoon. I felt much better than I had all morning, b...
He was in Charlotte for three days after that, and we spent all the time we could together, but his trip snuck up on us. Before I knew it, he was gone again. Between his trip to Haiti and their family vacation to Myrtle Beach, he would be out of town for nearly three weeks, which might as well be...
"Yeah, buddy I am, but remember what I said about not needing another one if you get it wrong." "I won't," he assured me. "Okay, so once, a really long time ago, there was a young man named James Bowie but most people called him Jim. And one day Jim and this gang of rough ...
Nico's father, Pepe Torres, is a self-made millionaire from Spain who made his money in real estate and retail. He came to the U.S. when he was 33 with the intention of finding an American bride. Pepe approached the idea of procreation in a scientific way. He wanted his children to be born with c...