Peter's returns to Wendy's room in Kensington, became more frequent over the following weeks and the effects on him became steadily more noticeable. Gone were his boyish face and slim, neat body; he had wisp's of hair ... [read more]
" . . . and they all lived happily ever after," said Wendy, closing the book and laying it on the table beside her. As a big sister she enjoyed taking her mothers place at story time, having passed her seventeenth birthday she felt very much the ... [read more]
I was awakened by a kiss. A kiss of such passion and beauty that I almost cried. I don't know how long I had dozed, but you were dressed and ready, and I have never known you achieve that state in five minutes. I shaved and dressed in half an hour and we ... [read more]
I am sitting quietly in our apartment, daydreaming. The sun is streaming through an open window, bright but cool, and the sounds and smells of Fall are following it through. Mingling with them are some of my favorite sounds, I am listening to music, and ... [read more]
Joined in mind and body, recovery is slow but comforting. Eventually John slips out of her, he cannot prevent himself from sliding to a crumpled heap on the floor. Unable to move, they look at each other, laughing between gasping for air. They both take a ... [read more]