mattwatt: Stories

Captain Tom Davis met Laurel, his neighbor's little girl, who was out walking her doll Betty. She'd gone around the corner and he took her back to where he Mom was out looking for her. It only increased his deep feelings for both Laurel and her Mom Sherry. He was there also, when there was a real problem and proved a help. It was Laurel's idea to announce that he was her 'Poppa' and that was all that Tom needed to ask Sherry to allow him to make it real. She did, of course.

Caught in the rain walking her dog, and pal, Sparky, Allura Cain encounters her boss, John Stennerd. But it's what Sparky does that sets off events moving into the future.

Jennie Wainright succeeds in meeting her goal and decides it's time to live again. She gives herself a sensuous vacation, and becomes the plaything of the Dean's wife but love is just around the corner.

School superintendent Chris Wilkins falls in love with both Wally Rhodes and his Poppa Charlie, the cop. She never expected anything to come of it; then fate took control.

The week that changed Janie's life forever: a strange mixture of getting rid of old trash, getting rich and falling in love.

Jay Nelson stopped for a bottle of juice in the midst of his run. A quiet voice from behind him accosted him with the giggled accusation: "Young Man, you're not wearing any underwear!" He turned to face the grinning white haired lady. Was she crazy or just brash? Or was she maybe a lifetime's love?

Crossed phone messages and phone numbers, a distraught woman who'd been left by her former husband, who then called her with a dirty suggestion. John C wandered innocently into this and initially met with a storm from Marian, whose number it was. She'd called him by mistake and then proceeded to yell at him. It must be love.

Stella and her Melody were out to lunch. It was a needed treat. Her husband of 9 years had abandoned them and taken all the resources with him, everything. In fact, Stella had money only enough for lunch for Melody. She said she wasn't hungry. Sitting across from them was Charles Ward, big boss and owner of the large department store where they were lunching. He heard and gave their waitress money for their lunch, and a romance was born.

Her 50th birthday was a total disaster for Wendy Barton; she was in a terrible mood and let it be known throughout the plant that it was not to be mentioned. Of course, as a joke, new employee Ryan Whalen was urged to wish her a happy birthday. First, sparks flew but romance was not long in coming, despite the disparity of their ages.

Always overlooked because she was the 'fat' girl, Ginger Ramer, one day at her workout, met Paul. He was polite and cheerful with her and her friend Wanda. Then she met him again, when he needed some foot surgery. Paul was enchanted, and refused to let Ginger ever use the word 'fat', which, he said, didn't describe her at all. A love was born.