They didn’t have long before they had to arrive separately at a cookout at the Hightowers’. They were supposed to be in separate hotel rooms, but somehow Terrill had talked his way into her bed. She couldn’t believe that she had been lucky enough to have this man as her lover for over a year. Pen...
The town she lived in, Elmwood Park, had started out many years ago as a sort of suburb of Paterson, like South Paterson and West Paterson. In fact, the town used to be called East Paterson until they changed the name to remove all associations with the inner city. Still, it was a little safer fo...
The convertible sports car let the island breeze in to tousle her hair. On a regular day, a sister would have been a tad bit upset about messing up the do. But there was something about the company and general feel of the moment that made Cicely think it was okay to sacrifice the roller set she’d...
He looked around her home and nodded. “Nice place. It’s real y homey. I like it.” She smiled because she had worked hard to make the smal space cozy for her and her son. She had caught clearances at Pier 1 and IKEA for most of the furnishings and knickknacks, and she had even picked up a few gent...
Nothing has happened. Nothing will happen. I’ll probably be able to go back to California soon.” Minerva mumbled the mantra to herself as she walked back from the corner bodega that was three blocks away from their tenement with some seasonings and spices she had picked up to use with dinner. I l...
Penny made a mental note to thank the person who had the perfect timing to show up just when Carla was trying to figure out a way to make Penny take her to California. Is it so bad that I don’t really want anything else to do with my old life? she thought as she snatched open the door. Seeing Jas...