She couldn't help but wonder how Lauren was taking this news. Lauren is a reasonable, mature woman. She'll understand that this was inevitable and really couldn't be helped. "Tear 'em to shreds, Dev!" Lauren crowed eagerly. "Ladies and gentlemen, President Marlowe will now take a few questions o...
The dock in front of the house was only moments away, but Will was worried about the gloomy skies and had decided it was safer to walk the rest of the way to the house than it was to row there. He and Bridget both dropped onto their backs on the island’s dark-soiled beach,...
The garage was dark except for a hanging light attached under the hood and another flipped on over her workbench. She needed to keep the throttle spring just so … "Damn thin’!" The tool at her fingertips clattered to the concrete floor, causing another stream of four letter words to be launched i...
Louis, Missouri "What are you doing here at five?" Jacie's lips thinned as she unlatched the chain on her door, but pointedly didn't offer an invitation to come inside. She schooled herself in patience as she spoke. "What happened to 7:30?" She had just walked in the door from an unexpected ...
It wasn’t being called a bachelor or bachelorette party, it was just “The President’s party” and Lauren’s was just hers. The children had indignantly demanded their own when they found out they weren't invited to the others. And their mother had eagerly complied. By necessity and protocol, her ch...