When a horse wears blinkers, it can only see what is right in front of it. But it knows there is more. It can hear it, even smell it. But it doesn't see. Until it turns its head. Or someone turns it for him.
A The Chosen Ones Story Charles Richards and Thomas Seldon are investigating an illegal arms smuggling ring for the FBI. Ghosts from their wives and their friends pasts are giving them their best leads. The investigation proves that all of their lives were fated to be intertwined... and they add some new friends to their group. The couples all happily begin their families and then one last "ghost" pops up to haunt Diana and Charles...
The nurse asked me for the baby's names so she could complete the birth certificate. I could only tell her not to put me down as the father. I hated to hurt my in-laws on what should have been a day of celebration, but I couldn't condone my wife's breaking of our marriage vows. (This started out as a flash story, but grew legs.)