My sister was staying with me after her marriage crumbled. She felt her ex never respected her, loved her as a woman. She wanted to feel both loved and respected so I set about to do that for her.
A Story from 2003: Don abhorred St. Patrick's Day and all the crap associated with it. However the day of the local parade he got called to the office. When he attempted to leave, all the exits from the parking area were blocked because of the parade he had done everything to avoid. As it turned out, things happened that had him reconsider his views. A young red headed Irish dancer had him mesmerized.
Prince Albert (his mother had a sense of humor) was born in Texas at the time of the War and the Comanche wars. His grandfather taught him to play poker so well that he was a rich man by the time he was an adult. He played poker on ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean and wiped out a gang of pirates in the Mediterranean Sea. That led to being hired to protect shipping from pirates off the coast of China. He was so successful that he wound up owning 10% of a shipping company. 20 chapters.
This is an autobiographical story of a day in my life when so many things changed. The names and a few descriptions were changed to protect those involved, but the story is a true one! Let me know if you enjoyed it.
A new couple just moved in and I went to introduce myself and see if I could help with the moving in. The wife was more than a little pregnant so I knew she wouldn't be able to do much. Little did I know she had her own "welcome" for me!